Unilever · 5 hours ago
Associate Director, Marketing Procurement, Wellbeing Collective
El Segundo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
8+ years expUnilever is seeking an Associate Director for Marketing Procurement in their Wellbeing Collective, which is responsible for centralized services for various beauty and wellbeing brands. The role involves leading marketing procurement strategies, focusing on media investment optimization, and driving value across both media and ex-media spend.
ConsumerFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturingPersonal Care and Hygiene
Responsibilities
Lead Marketing Procurement for the Wellbeing Collective, across a rapidly growing spend of approximately €700M
Focus on media investment optimization (approximately 80% of the spend), in partnership with the VP of eCommerce and Media, as well as the respective CMOs within the Wellbeing Collective
Focus on 4 key areas for value creation: upfront negotiations on large media deals, agency contract negotiations, E2E media value chain transparency and cost optimization, and AI-related tool cost optimization and strategy development
Drive value across ex-media spend, prioritizing against the highest value opportunities in partnership with media leadership in the OpCo’s across creative agencies, PR, Social, digital, and Ad production services
Lead the marketing procurement strategy end-to-end, including partnership strategy, contracting, annual negotiations, and strategic tool rollouts
Qualification
Required
Outstanding communication skills: spoken, visual, and written
A deep understanding of marketing and media, ideally having previously worked in the marketing procurement space
Be an influencer who gets things done with a high level of sustainability and effectiveness
A very high level of business acumen who can interact with and 'speak the language' of senior executives and general managers
Comfortable managing across organizational cultures, as the Wellbeing Collective is the bridge across Operating Companies, and between Operating Companies and the broader Unilever team
Be an expert at stakeholder management and engagement
A minimum of a Bachelor Degree Supply Chain, Business, Engineering. MBA is a plus
Minimum 8 years general business experience but preferably within Marketing or Procurement (Packaging, Marketing and Business Services, Logistics, Contract Manufacturing)
Benefits
Health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)
Retirement savings benefits
Life insurance and disability benefits
Parental leave
Sick leave
Paid vacation and holidays
Access to numerous voluntary benefits
Company
Unilever
Unilever produces and supplies food, home care, beauty, and personal care products for daily consumer use.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.9MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2024-03-25Grant· $20.9M
1939-08-11IPO
Leadership Team
Fernando Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Mansfield
VP Global Media
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