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Job Title: Lead IT Strategic Sourcing Manager JOB FUNCTION: Procurement- Supply Chain WORK LOCATION: UniOps Bangalore Centre, India ABOUT UNILEVER With 3. 4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people - we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don t believe in the one size fits all approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. CATEGORY OR FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ABOUT PROCUREMENT Part of the Global Business Operation family, Procurement is accountanbl e for over 30B Euro of material and services spend globally with more than 60, 000 suppliers, over half of them in MBS. Getting the right services and materials, sustainably sourced and ensuring resp onsible procurement is critical to ensuring our brands with purpose grow. Our teams work closely with the business to understand stakeholders needs, bring innovation to meet changing consumer, employee and customer needs, and drive financial value for Unilever through competitive buying. We re at the forefront of digital procurement, bringing new tools and analytics to drive data-based decisions. ABOUT IT Procurement Global IT Procurement, part of Global MBSIT Power of One Portfolio, manages an annual spend of ~1. 3B Euro with a supplier base of about 3, 000. The team has mission of be the trusted advisory team to enable sustainable competitive business solutions and value thru mastery of IT industry and supplier knowledge, total cost of ownership, bold priority, and e ff iciency. It operates under Together we Grow Higher culture which includes Empower, Empathy, Constructive Challenge, Fulfilment and Have Fun. Key Resp onsibilities: Global Strategic Sourcing IT manager is resp onsible for supporting the development and implementation of sourcing strategy for relevant products and markets . Total spend adding up to around 42 mE p. a. In this portfolio, Unilever is more and more embarking on long term s trategic relationships with global application services providers like Accenture, Capgemini, EY, Deloitte and Mindtree etc. as well as Software/SaaS providers . He/she needs to be able to build and drive relationships with these companies, and with key people in these companies over many years in a non-confrontative way, while still being able to represent and defend Unilever s interests. He/she will increase efficiency by driving scale where it makes sense, decreasing fragmentation, pooling expertise across geographies, prioritizing higher impact spend areas, leveraging technology and data, and drive performance that unlocks GAP Acceleration Plan for Unilever. The role will foster and build a culture of collaboration and agility to enable an efficient project rollout. It will ensure close alignment in strategy with GDT Service Line Leads, Finance partners, Legal partners, MBS Leadership team and BU Procurement Directors by defining and utilizing a robust support network for the whole team and providing clarity on the ways of works and roles and resp onsibilities. Experience Required: Qualification/experience 1 0 + years of procurement experience, including proven experience preferably in IT procurement, alternatively in related field or indirect procurement portfolios. Strategic sourcing, portfolio strategy expertise , with experience in managing complex portfolio/category, at multi-regional level. Expert in negotiation and contracting. Understanding of FMCG , customer development . Knowledge o f AI, Cloud Computing, Network, Infrastructure, portfolios and supply markets would be a strong plus. Experience in strategic supplier relationship management. Experience on medium -scale project management. Demonstrated and proven leadership capabilities to manage a virtual global team. Experience in shaping and leading transformational business process reengineering, with experience driving Change Management initiatives. Knowledge of and passion for sustainability, including social sustainability. General Skills & Competencies A thought leader. A collaborative team player. Being able to work with strategic suppliers in an open and truly partnership approach, while still strongly representing Unilever s interests. Ability to work under pressure and in a complex global environment balancing a broad spectrum of stakeholder requirements. Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity, and managing through constant change. Able to create and drive adoption and execution of a shared vision and strategy for change. Ability to interact with senior stakeholders e ff ectively and e ff iciently understand their needs and deliver e ff ective balanced solutions. Delivers change whilst managing the interface between day to day a and improvement projects. Passion for continuous improvement. Fluent in English, strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of e ff ective presentations. High financial and business acumen. Strong in selling ideas and concepts. Inspiring, motivational, and accountable people leader, able to manage remot e and cross-cultural teams and connect people and ideas. Strong in project and time management for complex global projects. Stakeholder management and people skills. Passion and practical creativity. Tenacious and resilient in the pursuit of challenging goals. Travel: Avg. 15% international travel is required . Contacts: Internal: Procurement: MBS VP and MBS LT IT Procurement LT Sourcing teams Supplier Operations in UniOps Procurement S&I Business partners: GDT (Global digital technology team) HR Finance Legal External: External Partners Advisors and benchmarking organizations Reporting Channel: Reporting into Global IT Procurement Portfolio Lead Individual Contributor D&I statement: Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color , religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life . This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.