Position snapshot

• Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or Panama City, Panama
• Company: Nestlé Global Procurement Division
• Act. Rate: Full-Time, 100 %
• Type of contract: Permanent

What we offer at Nestlé

• Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions.
• Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration.
• A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. 
• A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.

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Position summary 

We are currently looking for a highly competent Global Procurement Manager based in one of our Global Procurement HUBs in Kuala Lumpur MY or Panama City PA, responsible for supporting the global commercial and strategic sourcing activity of the Processing Equipment category (Coffee, Confectionary and Food Categories) for the Nestlé manufacturing operations worldwide.

Reporting directly to the Global Category Manager for Processing Equipment, you will be responsible for defining and implementing the category strategy for the CAPEX and OPEX technical spend in scope on a global level by using strategic sourcing processes, tools and policies, as well as working closely with the global Nestle Technical Competence Centers and R&D functions to drive the implementation of the category strategy, support innovation and drive standardization processes.

Global Procurement at Nestlé

As a strategic partner to our businesses, we drive sustainable growth and unlock long-term value. With over 40 different nationalities based across our three dynamic hubs in Switzerland, Panama, and Malaysia, we operate on a truly global scale. With a strong focus on innovation and deep commitment to sustainability, we’re shaping the future of procurement. Our diverse teams lead with purpose, ensuring value creation through responsibly sourced supply across a broad range of direct and indirect categories. Join us and Be a Force for Good

A day in the life of a Global Procurement Manager Processing Equipment:

• Define collaboratively with the Global Category Manager and the key business and technical stakeholders the global  category strategy for the spend and drive the implementation process by working closely with the business and the local procurement organizations.
• Take the lead on sourcing projects for capital investments in the Coffee, Food and Confectionery processing equipment categories, and drive Total Delivered Cost (TDC) reduction, as well as identify and mitigate risks to ensure supply.
• Implement key Strategic Sourcing processes, tools and policies such as catalogue pricing, supplier management, standardization, aggregation, and best cost country sourcing.
• Manage relationships with various global, regional and local stakeholders to integrate the category strategy.
• Perform supplier market/category/supply risk analysis and develop Total Cost Ownership (TCO) models to identify improvement opportunities and implement them.
• Create a competitive environment for Nestlé’s needs.
• Build on synergies between the various Nestle factories’ needs, directing all the potential efforts to obtain the best opportunities for cost optimization and value creation.
• Introduce / develop new suppliers in close cooperation with the technical standard owners.
• Negotiate supply contracts ensuring the most beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers in line with the category strategy and in collaboration with Nestrade Legal team.   
• Manage and lead supplier relations with key strategic suppliers under the category’s scope.
• Ensure compliance with Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies, and standards.

What makes you successful:

• University degree in either Engineering, Procurement, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Economics or Finance.
• 5-10 years of experience in strategic sourcing, ideally with a regional or global scope; experience in technical procurement will be an asset.  
• Strong flexibility and mental agility to work and collaborate in a cross-functional environment in a highly complex global organization.
• Demonstrate successful use of effective category sourcing, TCO modelling, risk management, responsible sourcing and supplier relationship management.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, and externally with suppliers worldwide.
• Understanding and use of digital tools and AI is expected as a driver of effectiveness and time to market.
• Ability to manage complex set of data for sourcing activities.
• People oriented and collaborative ways of working.
• High fluency in English, other languages will be an asset.

If your profile matches our needs, we look forward to receiving your application in English.

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