Procurement Assistant Manager - Raw Material (7 Months contract)

Scope: The position will hold the overall responsibility for Raw Materials (RM) Procurement & Collaborative Manufacturing (CM) for Unilever Vietnam. The primary objective is to ensure smooth flow of Procurement activities ensuring superior service and supporting superior product through driving resilience, savings & partnership programs and maintaining right Quality inline with Unilever sustainable sourcing program for RM and CM. The role reports to Procurement Manager.Service & Resilience• Coordinating with Planning team and Suppliers to ensure smooth material delivery n+1 and beyond time horizon• Coordinate with Global Buyers in ensuring timely placement of material contracts and delivery through effective negotiations & competitive benchmarking.• Conduct quarterly / monthly Risks and opportunities connect to ensure material delivery risks are addressed with Contingency plans.• Manage the operations of locally purchased material portfolio.• Work with Supply Chain, R&D and Global buyers to ensure resilience action plan and execution in place to support business growth.• Track RM/ CM aspects of Innovation networks to support OTIF Innovation delivery.Cost & Cash• Ensure Net Material Inflation Target delivery for the Business Unit & market and enable Gross margin Delivery. • Responsible for accurate input to market by reviewing the Quarterly Forecasting process with Global procurement and timely accurate short-term input as update to Monthly Material Forecasting process to reflect accurate Material costs• Coordinate with R&D teams and support smart product/Spec initiatives and Ensure the Company Gross Margin agenda is delivered through Improved buying performance, 5S Savings and special initiatives for Raw Materials/ CM sites• Conduct Cost benchmarking exercises locally/ globally and derive best value to the business• Ensure Cash Delivery through Creditor ManagementStrategic & Partnership• Coordinate and execute Partnerships program for local sourcing inline with Unilever sustainability agenda.• Implementation of supplier strategy, Sourcing Network strategy and end to end management of collaborative Manufacturing (CM) space.• Manage Cost and Service of CM portfolio by effective assessment of CM partners & through commercial and contract negotiations.• Value Chain mapping – Work with Strategy & Insights steam on Value stream mapping to enhance supply performance.Quality & Compliance• Drive Quality and Compliance standards across Local and global suppliers for Raw Materials & CM partners• Ensure Responsible Sourcing (RS) Compliance of Suppliers and supply partners• Conduct Technical Risk Assessment and follow up on actions basis business needs