Strategy Sourcing Manager IT - Services

Experience Required :

Qualification / experience

• 8+ years of relevant business experience, with a focus on software and IT services procurement.
• Strategic sourcing, portfolio strategy expertise, with experience in managing complex portfolio / category, at global or multi-regional level.
• Expert in negotiation and contracting; setting up contracts and commercial terms with suppliers, with strong contract skills and deep knowledge of contracting and negotiation.
• Understanding of supply market, value chain, and FMCG knowledge. Knowledge of Cloud Computing, Network, Infrastructure, portfolios and supply markets would be a strong plus.
• Experience in strategic supplier relationship management.
• Experience on large-scale project management.
• Demonstrated and proven leadership capabilities to lead 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 leading 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 effectively and efficiently to understand their needs and deliver effective balanced solutions
• Delivers change whilst managing the interface between day to day and improvement projects.
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Fluent in English, strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations
• High financial and business acumen
• Strong in selling ideas and concepts
• Inspiring, motivational, and accountable people leader, able to lead remote 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
• Savings and simplification mindset : focusing on cost savings and simplification in all sourcing activities.

Travel :

Avg. 20% international travel is required.

Contacts : Internal :

Procurement :

• CPO and UPLT
• MBS VP and MBS LT
• Sourcing teams
• Supplier Operations in UniOps
• Procurement Strategy and Insights
• Procurement Partners and Purpose team
Business partners :
• UniOps
• HR
• Finance
• Legal

Skills Required

Procurement, Supply Chain, Cloud Computing, Change Management, Project Management, Strategic Sourcing