Procurement Specialist at Nestle

Job Description

• The Procurement Specialist is responsible for understanding, communicating, and helping to implement commodity sourcing strategies on a local level (at the market).
• The Procurement Specialist will gather business requirements in the local market and drive alignment with Category market teams as input into the strategy.
• The Procurement Specialist will gather commodity data, business requirements, and local requirements to transmit them to Local Business Partners and Above Market Category teams for setting actions/strategies accordingly.  He/she will work to liaise with the management stakeholders for assigned scope focused on functions and plant, production and Co-Man sites in the Market concerned.

A day in the life of a Procurement Specialist:

• Provide the Local Business Partner with information and requirements gathered through the daily business and report to him/her on a regular basis.
• Proactively understand the business needs and requirements within commodity environment from a functional and plant level requirements in the business.
• Carry out as directed any data retrieval, analysis and representation required, mapping how ordering (S2P) and channels work within the locations serviced, and identify improvements to be targeted.
• Interface with local suppliers as required to help with any supplier development, or supplier switch out activities as directed by category and sourcing teams.
• Work with HOP and Business partners to integrate sourcing plans and outcomes in local budgets and price planning processes as required.
• On a monthly basis ensuring accuracy and integrity of the commodity price outlook, with strong collaboration with category teams, Procurement Controller, and Business partners.
• As directed by category and sourcing teams, act to integrate innovation, renovation, and post award cost improvement elements from suppliers into all in scope functional or site/production processes, ensuring that all supplies to that site adhere to Nestlé's Suppliers Code and all actions from audit events are acted upon.
• Drive risk mitigation strategies to help ensure supply of commodity materials for all factories (e.g.  Risk analysis, alternative supplier approvals, and business continuity plans).

What will make you successful?

• B Degree or equivalent tertiary qualification.
• 5 years in Procurement, with commodity experience and strong financial acumen would be beneficial
• Demonstrated success in delivering competitive advantage to the business through development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the spend category in charge over a sustained period (2-3 years).
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead projects.
• Demonstrated successful use of risk management, analyses, responsible sourcing, and supplier relation management.
• Negotiate successfully in cross-functional and cross-market teams
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and delivering to tight deadlines