Senior Europe Corrugates Sourcing Lead

Unilever PLC; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 527,000 - 791,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever is seeking a Packaging Procurement Manager – Europe Corrugates to lead the Europe corrugates portfolio, manage €100+ million in annual spend, and translate business priorities into a clear sourcing strategy and execution plan.

Based in Poland, you will lead a two-person team, collaborating with Packaging, R&D, Planning, Supply Chain, Customer Operations, Quality, Finance, Sustainability and factories to drive value, supplier performance, and responsible-fibre progress across Europe.

Qualifications

• University degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Packaging, Business or related discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong techno-commercial knowledge of corrugated packaging, paper and board value chains.
• Strong sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier-development and performance-management capability across multi-country portfolios.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen across pricing, forecasts, cost models, business cases, savings, cash and portfolio reporting.
• Experience leading regional corrugated-packaging procurement strategies across multiple markets.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and empower the Europe Corrugates Procurement team of two FTEs, including this Manager role, with one Assistant Manager reporting directly, responsible for approximately €100+ million managed spend.
• Lead the Europe Corrugates procurement portfolio, translating business, factory, customer, innovation and sustainability priorities into sourcing strategy and execution pipeline.
• Define category choices across paper and board grades, converter footprints, printing technologies, box specifications and supplier networks using market intelligence, cost models and operational requirements.
• Lead complex sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier-selection activities and ensure timely implementation of pricing and commercial conditions across European factories and markets.
• Own supplier relationship, performance and risk management across cost, board and print quality, delivery, service, capacity, resilience, sustainability and compliance.
• Build value through competitive sourcing, board-grade optimisation, lightweighting, specification harmonisation, supplier alternatives, complexity reduction, logistics efficiency and cash initiatives.
• Lead responsible-fibre and circularity progress while developing converter capability, scanning new suppliers and providing direction to the Europe Corrugates Assistant Manager.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Sourcing strategy

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Packaging, Business

Job description

Unilever is seeking a Packaging Procurement Manager – Europe Corrugates to lead the Europe corrugates portfolio, manage €100+ million in annual spend, and translate business priorities into a clear sourcing strategy and execution plan.

Based in Poland, you will lead a two-person team, collaborating with Packaging, R&D, Planning, Supply Chain, Customer Operations, Quality, Finance, Sustainability and factories to drive value, supplier performance, and responsible-fibre progress across Europe.