.Marketing Procurement Specialist - End-to-End Cabinet Sourcing AmericasLocation: Tultitlán / Bosques, MexicoScope: Global / RegionalReports to: Portfolio Strategy Lead Ice-Cream Cabinets and Selling Systems (Procurement)Terms & Conditions: HybridThe Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace.
We have strong brand equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall's, Magnum, Ben & Jerry's.
We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.JOB PURPOSEAre you a technically savvy procurement specialist with a passion for sustainability and innovation?
We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team of ice-cream cabinets (freezers) procurement.
This role is not just about purchasing; it's about developing &delivering sustainable practices, driving innovation and finding opportunities to bring value to the category, keeping us leaders in this space.Reporting to the Global Portfolio Strategy Lead Ice-cream Cabinets and Selling Systems, you will be part of a team of Procurement Specialists who manage our Cabinet portfolio globally.
Therefore, being a team player is critical to the group's success.
Your primary function will be to drive category value through your negotiations, technical and analytical skills to move our ice cream cabinets towards the highest level of innovation, design, and commercialization, while ensuring equipment is timely delivered to all the countries under your portfolio.FUNCTION SPECIFIC ACTIVITIESDevelop and implement agreed regional sourcing strategies in relation to the ice-cream category to support both commercial, technical, innovation, and sustainability requirements.Create and maintain a 3-year value chain detailing both regional and country-specific projects and associated value.Provide product, service and supply chain expertise to the Ice-cream category members in the region to build relationships and member development, drive collaboration, increase participation and improve System effectiveness and efficiency.Build and enhance key internal stakeholder relationships in the region to increase System trust and effective collaboration to drive sustainable value.Build and enhance regional and global supplier relationships to secure alignment with the category strategies and build win-win collaboration to drive sustainable value.Project lead and execute sourcing initiatives at regional and global levels in line with the Unilever sourcing process with goals and metrics to secure agreed outcomes.Analyse regional and global industry trends, evolving technologies, innovations and developments to help protect continuity of supply and contribute to the System capability for exploiting competitive advantage opportunities