Senior Procurement Specialist - Flexible Packaging

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • $83K — $117K *

Solon, OH 44139In-Person

Food & Beverages

Less than 5 years of experience

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Qualifications

5-7 years of procurement or supply chain experience
Strong understanding of strategic sourcing processes
Experience in risk management and supplier relationship management
Proven ability to influence stakeholders within a matrixed organization
Familiarity with sustainability practices and supplier diversity initiatives

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end procurement for assigned categories, adapting global strategies to local needs.
Implement Nestlé's 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process to generate cost savings and drive sustainability in North America.
Identify and develop value creation opportunities through in-depth understanding of business requirements and market insights.
Establish risk management frameworks and proactively address supplier-related risks.
Drive process improvements and share best practices to enhance operational effectiveness across the procurement function.
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to align category strategies with overall business goals.

Benefits

Opportunity to lead high-impact projects within a global network.
Engagement with diverse suppliers, enhancing professional development in supplier diversity.
Access to continuous learning through industry associations and market intelligence tools.
Involvement in initiatives focused on sustainability and innovation.
Support for career growth within a globally recognized organization.

Full Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

In this role, you'll serve as a Senior Procurement Specialist, managing the procurement strategy for spend areas in your scope and localizing any globally created strategies. This role identifies value creation opportunities and leads cross-functional projects for the category, as well as supplier strategy, category risk management, collaboration, and local relationship management with a focus on risk mitigation, innovation, sustainability, and supplier diversity. You will provide oversight for category-critical tasks like business continuity planning, supplier performance management, ensure supply, PPV forecast, etc., while working with the business to understand strategy, requirements, and challenges and to report updates. This role is the face of their assigned category to Nestrade (Global Buying Organization for Nestlé) and serves as the key interface with business/functional leadership across Nestlé USA for their respective categories. Proven competence in influencing and ensuring stakeholder accountability within a matrixed organizational structure.

JOB DUTIES/DELIVERABLES:

End-to-end management of assigned category/categories, including localization of global strategies, development of at-market strategies, and coordination with suppliers and Nestrade buyers (as required).

Execute Nestlé's 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process in the North American market, enabling value generation through sustainability, innovation, and cost improvements for Nestlé business units:
- Identify value creation opportunities by developing a deep understanding of each relevant business unit's requirements, challenges, and opportunities, and leverage these insights to create and implement savings initiatives.
- Leverage opportunities to lower total cost of ownership or increase value to the business while ensuring supply.
- Assign initiative owners for category-aligned spend initiatives; provide category expertise and help guide initiative savings execution and pull-through.
- Use knowledge of global suppliers and processes to bring opportunities to the forefront.
- Benchmark against competitors and promote supplier-led innovation to unlock value.
- Use insights and trends to liaise strategically with the business, factories, and suppliers.

Define risk management strategies for the business and promote mitigation activities to reduce the chance of disruption:
- Proactively manage supplier relationships, resulting in a reduction of contractual risks.
- Clearly communicate risks and issues to key stakeholders, knowing when and to whom to escalate significant issues.

Suggest improved ways of working, introducing new processes or re-engineering existing ones in support of key priorities:
- Recognize strategic drivers and activities that support key priorities, both within your category and across the organization.
- Leverage intelligence tools and participate in professional associations to learn best practices and industry trends; apply learnings to category strategies to drive continuous improvement.
- Comply with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization.
- Apply project management principles to drive cross-functional teams in the effective and efficient delivery of business objectives for both day-to-day activities and key projects.
- Analyze market trends and assess potential risks to identify Purchase Price Variance (PPV) opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned.

MEASUREMENTS/PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

This role achieves success when they develop and implement a robust category strategy that localizes global strategies, addresses business requirements, reflects macro trends, and drives savings. To thrive in the role, you must be recognized as an expert and authority for the category, with a healthy network of partners internally and externally.
This role must work cross-functionally across th

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