Unilever is proud of its Tea business, the biggest in the world, with world class purpose driven brands such as Lipton, PG tips and Pukka. Recently, Unilever decided to separate the Tea business to ensure it can best achieve its potential. Unilever is currently reviewing several options for separation, including a demerger, an initial public offering, a disposal or through partnership models. The Tea businesses in India and Indonesia, and the partnership interests in the ready-to-drink Tea joint ventures will be retained.
The balance of the Tea brands and geographies and all Tea estates, with generated revenues of €2 billion in 2019, is growing and profitable with proven potential both pre- and post-COVID-19. As a standalone entity, the Tea company remains number one in the world and is even better positioned to lead the industry and take full advantage of the opportunities in the category, with more focus and entrepreneurship driving greater growth and value.
The current vision for the Tea company is to champion a tastier, healthier, more sustainable world of plant-based drinking. Purposeful thinking will be the core anchor of the business, its brands as well as its culture, and enables simple and agile decision making, supports an entrepreneurial mindset and is driven by passion for our consumers.
As we move through this journey towards separation, we are seeking employees with a passion for exciting entrepreneurial experiences, who want to pursue unique career opportunities and have a desire to be an integral part in building the bright future of this plant-based company.
Role Expectations
To drive efficiency in Mombasa Tea buying Cost
Lead the team for correct tasting and classification of Teas and categorization as per Tea Lingo for auction and non auction channel
Forecast Kenya Market prices and trends.
Support on strategic stocking decisions.
Delivery as per OP including forecasting of blend prices
Procurement KPI’s of Material Cost % TO, Savings, NMI
Supply Chain KPI’s of OTIF, blend quality as per standard, Days on Hand
Build Tea skills and capabilities in Mombasa TBO
Additionally, to link with the Global Tea network in providing all demand requirements for raw tea in the region working with the APS and SAP Supply systems.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the team in weekly correct tasting and classification of Teas in auction and non auction channels.
Forecast Tea prices on weekly basis.
Drive buying efficiency
Executing the buying plan on a weekly basis in auctions and non auctions
Entering into Long and Short term contracts
Spot buying of Tea
Meeting OTIF targets for shipping from Kenya
Delivering on procurement KPIs in cost, quality and service
Providing competition insights
Providing crop estimates accurately
Procurement
Stakeholder Management and Interfaces:
Tea buying teams of other regions
Tea Blending teams
Tea Planning Team
Procurement Leadership Team
Supply Chain
Manufacturing
Quality
Inbound Logistics
Finance
Procurement Finance Teams
SC Finance Teams
External
Suppliers
3rd Party Manufacturers
3rd Party Service Providers
Auction Brokers
Trade Bodies
Essential Requirements
University degree ( preferably in business or agriculture)
Fully Operational Tea Taster at least 8-10 years with below requirements
Can assess and evaluate in detail tea samples at differing brew strengths eg consumer strength, technical strength
Acts as a lead taster in their space/team.
Is engaged in the ongoing development of GTP/Tealingo
Classifies tea samples into Tealingo items as a matter of course
Scores above the minimum pass mark in an unguided taste test on average over a 1-year period
Blending Skills With Below Requirements
Evaluates the new blends as per Tasting Room SOP to pass/fail vs a blend specification or standard
Evaluates blends on both physical, visual and sensory parameters
Understands and exploits the interaction between different tea types to achieve a blend end result
Understands and exploits the interaction between base blend and additives such as aroma/flavour (choice, dosage etc)
Can construct a blend in a live system in accordance with a prescribed recipe and/or specification
Can make the necessary changes to a blend if it has not passed the evaluation to ensure it meets the specification
Procurement skills including financial acumen
Skills And Experience
5 to 10 years of relevant experience including:
Min of 3 to 5 years Relevant procurement experience in international environment in Strategic Sourcing and Tea Business
Relevant supply market knowledge of Tea Market
Experience in supply and portfolio strategy development
Experience in working in a virtual team and regional/global scope
Experience in leading a team and people management
Experience in change management projects
Travel required : 20% or limited travel. Now limited due to CV19 restrictions
Women and People living with Disability encouraged to apply.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
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careers.unilever.com
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