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Unilever is hiring an Assistant Procurement Manager – Tea Sustainability & Supplier Compliance at its Kolkata location. This Agriculture job is ideal for candidates passionate about agriculture, sustainability, regenerative agriculture, ethical sourcing, and supply chain impact. If you’re looking to grow your career with a global leader in sustainable business, this Unilever Career role opens the door to meaningful work that influences both farming communities and global supply chains.
Job Details:
- Job Title: Assistant Procurement Manager
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
- Job Type: Full-time
- Category: Supply Chain – Procurement
- Travel Requirement: 25%
- Job ID: R-1168715
About the Company
Unilever is a global leader in consumer goods, touching the lives of 3.4 billion people across 190+ countries every day. With a diverse portfolio of trusted brands, the company is driven by its purpose to make sustainable living commonplace. Unilever believes that doing business the right way drives long-term, superior performance.
The organization is deeply committed to sustainability, ethical sourcing, climate action, and community wellbeing. Its people-centric culture fosters innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact across global markets. Unilever Career allows employees to work on transformative projects that improve lives, strengthen communities, and
support a healthier planet. Joining Unilever means becoming part of a dynamic company where purpose, performance, and sustainability go hand in hand.Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for driving Unilever’s sustainability goals in nature, climate, and livelihoods pillars for key crops like tea and coffee.
- Responsible for sustainable deforestation-free sourcing, regenerative agriculture, supplier climate program, livelihoods programs, and supplier compliance in tea.
- Responsible for expansion of the sectoral partnerships focused on environmental, social, livelihoods impact.
- Manage the compliance to Unilever Supplier Qualification System and supplier contracts.
- Work in close coordination with program partners, suppliers, and industry stakeholders to deliver on the procurement priorities and commitments.
- Responsible for program monitoring and reporting.
- Support the organization to identify and design the future framework of the interventions in the tea extended supply chain.
Education
University degree in agriculture, environmental science, agri-business, agronomy.
Experience Required
- Experience in program management and sustainability.
- About 2 – 5 years of experience in agricultural/plantation supply chain.
- Good understanding of tea industry would be preferred.
- Experience managing contracts and budgets.
Skills required
- Multiple language capabilities a plus, fluent and written English essential.
- Experience of working in an industry facing role and connected team.
- Able to manage different projects concurrently, deliver effective and consistent implementation.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a good team player, able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to create effective ways of working.
- Experience in data analytics tools preferred.
- Having a high bias for action, good planning skills.
- Being curious about sustainability action to ensure the programs can catch the hotspots in the industry.
- Knowledge of sustainability standards, regenerative agriculture must.
- Ability to analyze data and report on sustainability performance.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to organize work and act independently.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage timelines.
This Assistant Procurement Manager role is an exciting opportunity for professionals passionate about sustainable sourcing, agriculture jobs, climate action, and supply chain transformation. As part of Unilever’s high-impact procurement team, you’ll help shape the future of responsible tea sourcing while working with global experts, suppliers, and farming communities. Make a real difference in sustainability while growing with Unilever career.
