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This is an exciting opportunity as part of Unilever media journey. We operate at the forefront of competitive buying, sustainable sourcing and purpose-led partnerships. We seek to combine our own technology expertise and insights with our partners, to support the creation of disruptive sourcing strategies and supplier-led innovation that respond to ever-changing consumer needs quickly, flexibly and effectively. The Media Procurement Associate Director – US will increase effectiveness of our Media procurement by creating an expertise-driven model, streamlining accountabilities, building capabilities, and leveraging knowledge, relationships, and business strategies across markets, defining the future-fit strategy for media portfolio. The person in this role will be instrumental in increasing efficiency of our Media procurement by driving scale where it makes sense, decreasing fragmentation, prioritizing higher impact spend areas, leveraging technology and data, and drive performance that unlocks growth for Unilever.
Job Responsibility:
Partner with BUs and media leads to manage and optimize the end-to-end bidding process for media procurement.
Define and implement buying strategies across media channels to define optimal benefits for Unilever, balancing upfront negotiation and biddable approaches.
Lead negotiations with external suppliers across media channels, data and tech, ensuring value delivery and alignment with Unilever’s procurement principles.
Continuously evaluate cost drivers and market dynamics to inform and refine media bidding strategies.
Support the roll-out of new processes and digital tools to drive efficiency and transparency.
Provide regular insights and recommendations to senior leadership on market trends and competitiveness, supplier performance, and cost optimization opportunities.
Collaborate with media leads to translate business briefs into actionable procurement strategies.
Ensure delivery of value and innovation through supplier partnerships.
Deliver against financial targets and other KPIs (including value delivery, media efficiency and effectiveness) as per business plan objectives
Ensure Portfolio fundamentals (i.e. data consistency, data insights, recurring stakeholder communications, contracts, etc.) are all put in place
Requirements:
10+ years of experience including buying media experience (required)
Deep and proven experience in media buying channels and media value chain players, including AI
Strategic sourcing, portfolio strategy expertise, with experience in managing complex portfolio/category
Expert in negotiation and contracting
Understanding of supply market, value chain, and FMCG knowledge. Knowledge of Media portfolios and supply markets.
Experience in strategic supplier relationship management
Experience on large-scale project management
Experience in shaping and leading transformational business process reengineering, with experience driving Change Management initiatives.
Ability to travel internationally approximately 20% of the time
Best in class analytics capabilities
Passion for new technology and disruptive ideas
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 change
Able to create and drive adoption and execution of a shared vision and strategy for change.
Ability to interact with senior stakeholders cross effectively and efficiently functionally to understand their needs and deliver effective balanced solutions
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations
High financial and business acumen
Strong in selling ideas and concepts
Strong in project and time management for complex global projects
Stakeholder management and people skills
Tenacious and resilient in the pursuit of challenging goals
What we offer:
Bonus eligible
Long-Term Incentive (LTI) eligible
Eligible to participate in benefits plan (e.g., health insurance, retirement savings, life insurance, disability, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays)