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Willem Uijen

Chief Procurement Officer

Unilever

Manufacturing Revenue $ 62.07bn 149,000 Employees

Uijen’ s career at Unilever spans more than 23 years, having first joined the organisation in 1999 as a trainee engineer. Since then, he has worked across numerous supply chain disciplines including logistics, manufacturing, customer service and distribution, and planning. In 2022, Uijen was appointed CPO where he is responsible for the procurement of all goods and services globally, supporting the creation of 400 brands sold in over 190 countries.

“ What we are striving for is procurement with purpose. And in doing so, we are looking for partners with purpose. We want to get more out of our partnerships, we want to work more closely together, we want to focus on joint innovations and cost reduction”

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