Yang Liu

Global Procurement Manager | FMCG | Chemicals / Dairy / Soft Commodities 9 years at Unilever, covering global sourcing, cost base optimisation, and supply risk management across chemicals, sugar and logistics categories. @ Unilever

Country

China

City

Shanghai

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

S&OP implementation, RFID Applications, Contingency Planning, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Product Costing, Commodity Risk Management, Soft Commodities, Supplier Development, Logistics Engineering, Demand Supply Planning, Strategic Procurement, Inventory Management, Capacity Planning

Experience

Assistant Procurement Manager for Chemicals and Logistics

Unilever

2024-12 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

• Managed €150M+ annual spend across Global markets • Delivered 5%+ cost base reductions for key market • Strong in strategic sourcing, specification‑driven cost reduction, and cross‑functional execution • Chartered Member of CIPS (MCIPS)

Assistant Procurement Manager for Soft Commodity

Unilever

2022-1 - 2024-11 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Managed 120 m€ annual spending of sugar, dairy & functional ingredients for SEAA&NA Region. Led cost control with PRM and CRM methodology and implemented supplier‑base optimization.

Assistant Planning Manager

Unilever

2019-1 - 2021-12 · 3 yrs

Led demand, supply & distribution planning for about 150 SKUs with 70m€ annual GSV. Lead the S&OP process to build an integrated volume plan and to collaborate on key business priorities at SKU level with short-to-middle promotions and long-term growth targets.

Logistics Excellence & Production Supervisor

Unilever

2017-2 - 2018-12 · 1 yr 11 mos

Implemented AGV automation for RPM inbound and FG outbound; supported RFID-based tracing platform. Optimized “Dragonfly” production line and operation process to improve OEE from 60% to 85% within 1 month; reduced WIP loss by 36%.