European Logistics Procurement Manager - Italy, UK & Germany

Unilever; Katowice; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever in Poland is seeking a Logistics Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement for Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. You will manage about €50 million in spend, translate country needs into coordinated sourcing and supplier plans, and shape a cross-country logistics strategy across transportation and warehousing.

You will work with country teams, finance, and legal to drive value, service, resilience and compliance while developing the Assistant Manager and strengthening

Qualifications

• 5+ years in logistics procurement or supply chain with multi-country responsibility.
• Strong sourcing, negotiation, contracting, analysis and supplier-management skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and empower the logistics procurement team of two FTEs, including this Manager role, with one Assistant Manager reporting directly, responsible for approximately €50 million managed spend across Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany.
• Lead end-to-end logistics procurement for Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany, translating country and network needs into coordinated sourcing, supplier and operational plans.
• Develop a multi-country strategy across transportation, warehousing and relevant freight services, aligned with the Europe logistics agenda.
• Maintain distinct country procurement plans and decision calendars that address local labour and transport regulation, customs exposure, infrastructure constraints and supplier-market conditions.
• Lead sourcing, negotiation, contracting and provider selection, adapting commercial structures to country market, regulation, indexation and capacity conditions.
• Own provider performance, risk and resilience across service, cost, quality, safety, capacity, sustainability and compliance.
• Build value through route, load, modal and network optimisation, supplier alternatives, demand aggregation, benchmarking, contract compliance, forecasts and disruption response.

Skills

Logistics procurement

Sourcing

Negotiation

Leadership

English

Job description

Unilever in Poland is seeking a Logistics Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement for Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. You will manage about €50 million in spend, translate country needs into coordinated sourcing and supplier plans, and shape a cross-country logistics strategy across transportation and warehousing.

You will work with country teams, finance, and legal to drive value, service, resilience and compliance while developing the Assistant Manager and strengthening