Expires soon Nestlé

Global Strategic Buyer/IS/IT

  • Putrajaya, Malaysia
  • Procurement

Job description

Global Strategic Buyer/IS/IT

“I want to stand out while being part of an outstanding challenge”

Nestrade, Panama or Kuala Lumpur
Undefined period of time, 100%
Travel rate: from 5 to 10%


Who are we?

The Nestlé Group is the world’s largest food and beverage company with 89.8 billion Swiss Francs in sales in 2017. It is present in 189 countries around the world, has 413 factories and its 323,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favourites. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago. Learn more about our Group and reasons to join us on www.nestle.com .


Procurement at Nestlé:

To ensure that Nestlé achieves its objective of sustainable growth, a new Procurement Division was just created with hubs in Switzerland, Panama and Malaysia. They provide a range of services, including the management of procurement for specific raw materials, packaging, indirect materials and other services. The hubs also support markets with managing local spend.

In order to implement and foster our new Procurement Model, we are looking for a Global Strategic Buyer for IS/IT in our Procurement Hub based in Panama.

Are you ready to join a high performing team?

Reporting directly to the Procurement Category Manager, you be responsible for the flawless execution of the category sourcing strategy globally. You will be responsible for the end-to-end management of the spend category, creating competitive advantage and contributing to the reduction of operational risk.


Key responsibilities

· Manage the relationship with various stakeholders to integrate category plans and outcomes in local budgets and price planning.
· Define and implement the category strategy, utilizing Strategic Sourcing processes, tools and policies.
· Perform supplier market/category/supply risk analysis and develop Total Cost Ownership (TCO) models to identify improvement opportunities.
· Negotiate contracts ensuring the most beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers in line with the strategy.
· In partnership with Supplier Relationship Management, lead the commercial relationship with strategic suppliers and ensure regular contract SLAs.
· Ensure compliance to Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies and standards.

Education and experience
· University degree in Procurement, Business Administration and/or Supply Chain.
· 5 years of experience in Strategic Procurement .
· At least 2 years spent in the IS/IT Software/BPS arena .
· Exposure to international environment
· Demonstrated successful use of risk management, responsible sourcing and supplier relation management.
· Proven experience in concluding strategic deals
· Fluency in English, another language will be an asset.

What’s on offer?
· A challenging role with global responsibilities.
· Genuine opportunities for career development, training and personal development.
· We offer an attractive and dynamic international working environment within modern “smart office” locations providing flexible & collaborative workspaces.
· To become part of the Global Procurement team within Nestlé and to help drive value into our business.

What we are looking for?

Excellent leadership, strategic and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with individuals across a complex organization.

We enhance lives with science-based nutrition and health solutions for all stages of life, helping consumers care for themselves and their families. This reflects our conviction that the people are our most important asset. We make sure our employees feel this every day. If you want to make a difference apply directly in English at www.nestle.com/jobs .

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