Global Capex, Utilities & MRO Procurement Director

Unilever Brasil Ltda.; Rotterdam; Presencial; EUR 101.000 - 139.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Unilever Netherlands – Capex, Utilities, MRO Procurement Director is responsible for shaping and delivering the global procurement strategy across Capex, MRO and Utilities, spanning all regions and a €350+ million spend base. Collaborates with Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Sustainability, Legal, GBS, suppliers and partners to maximise value and decarbonisation efforts.

The role leads a nine-FTE global procurement team including this Director, sets portfolio priorities, establishes

Formación

• Senior procurement leadership experience across Capex, MRO and/or Utilities in large, complex manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record of delivering significant value, capital efficiency and cash impact at comparable spend and organisational scale.
• Strong experience in portfolio-based sourcing models, strategic supplier partnerships and digital procurement.
• Deep commercial and financial acumen, including the ability to balance cost, risk, speed, quality and sustainability in high-value decisions.
• Experience leading global, multicultural teams and influencing executive stakeholders across Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Sustainability, Legal, Procurement, GBS and suppliers

Responsabilidades

• Lead, develop and empower the Global Capex, Utilities and MRO Procurement organisation of nine FTEs, including this Director role, with three Managers and five Assistant Managers, of whom five report directly to the Director, responsible for approximately €350+ million spend globally.
• Shape and deliver the global procurement strategy across Capex, MRO and Utilities, establishing clear portfolio priorities, governance, delivery accountabilities and performance expectations.
• Define portfolio-based sourcing strategies that combine global scale with regional and Business Unit responsiveness to deliver productivity, savings, cash, inflation mitigation and scalable low-cost sourcing solutions.
• Build and land multi-year value creation programmes in close collaboration with Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Sustainability and Business Unit stakeholders, balancing competitiveness, capital efficiency, resilience, decarbonisation, simplification and business growth priorities.
• Partner with Engineering and Supply Chain from capital planning and front-end design through execution and lifecycle management, shaping specifications, technology choices, contracting strategies and early supplier involvement to maximise capital value, investment efficiency, project outcomes and operational reliability.
• Establish should-cost, total-cost-of-ownership and lifecycle-cost standards across equipment, projects, MRO materials, services and utilities to improve investment decisions, commercial transparency and long-term asset value.
• Own the Utilities and decarbonisation agenda, including renewable electricity, power purchase agreements, biomass, energy partnerships and sustainability-linked sourcing models.
• Build strategic supplier ecosystems across OEMs, EPCs, utilities providers and technology partners, shifting from transactional buying to outcome-based partnerships.
• Establish portfolio and supplier performance mechanisms across cost, schedule, quality, delivery, capacity, innovation and lifecycle outcomes, with clear scorecards, accountabilities and escalation.
• Transform MRO procurement from fragmented site-level buying into strategic programme management through specification harmonisation, parts and supplier rationalisation, preferred-provider adoption, inventory optimisation and global buying channels.
• Simplify governance and sourcing processes, reduce fragmentation and use digital tools, data, analytics and AI-enabled automation to improve productivity, transparency and decision quality.

Conocimientos

Senior procurement leadership

Capex procurement

MRO procurement

Utilities procurement

Portfolio-based sourcing

Digital procurement

Global teams leadership

Executive stakeholder management

Descripción del empleo

Unilever Netherlands – Capex, Utilities, MRO Procurement Director is responsible for shaping and delivering the global procurement strategy across Capex, MRO and Utilities, spanning all regions and a €350+ million spend base. Collaborates with Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Sustainability, Legal, GBS, suppliers and partners to maximise value and decarbonisation efforts.

The role leads a nine-FTE global procurement team including this Director, sets portfolio priorities, establishes