Karen Geraldine S.

Strategic Global Procurement at Unilever | Copywriter & Editor

Jakarta Metropolitan Area

About

• Unilever Future Leaders Program Graduate in Supply Chain • Executive MBA, INSEAD • B.Eng. in Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Indonesia

Experience

  • Unilever (Full-time · 5 yrs 9 mos)
    • Global Procurement for Oral Care Business Group
      May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

      • Crafting procurement strategy for raw and packaging materials, ensuring efficient allocation of resources across 500m€ spend globally • Leading innovation scouting across diverse oral care formats to support premium product development in key design markets • Strengthening supplier resilience and supporting compliance with global regulations, ensuring all materials meet industry standards

    • Execution Planner for Bottles
      Jun 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr

    • Unilever Future Leaders Program: Supply Chain
      Oct 2020 - Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Unilever’s prestigious Future Leaders program in Supply Chain with highly competitive selection process for selected individuals to gain diverse experience across multiple strategic roles within the organization. Role Highlights: • Procurement: Resilience & Market Intelligence for Indonesia, Collaborative Manufacturing for Malaysia, Singapore • Production Engineer & Sourcing Unit Innovation & Technology Lead: Savoury Factory (Royco, Bango) • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Project Lead • Planning Excellence

  • Copywriter and Editor at Seasalt Memoirs
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

    Portfolio and Catalogue: email me at [email protected] Find Me on Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~0174859b704fe7bad4

  • Intern - End-to-End Export Planning at Unilever
    Feb 2020 - Jul 2020 · 6 mos

    Awarded golden ticket from Women in Engineering Unilever Leadership Fellowship (WULF) event for outstanding performance during event to continue in ULIP internship without having to undergo further selection process.

  • Curriculum Developer and Educator at Cakap
    Dec 2019 - Jul 2020 · 8 mos

    • Developed curriculum for high school Biology (Grade 10-12). • Virtually taught in pre-recorded classroom.

  • Manufacturing Engineer Intern at Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, Division Bogasari Flour Mills
    Jul 2019 - Aug 2019 · 2 mos