Position Snapshot

• Location: Panama
• Company: Nestlé Global Procurement Division
• Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %
• Type of contract: Permanent role

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.

Don’t hesitate to connect with us during the recruitment process to learn more.

Position Summary 

We are currently looking for a highly competent Global Buyer based in Panama responsible for managing commercial and sourcing activities within the Generic Equipment Procurement Team.

Reporting directly to the Global Category Lead, you will be responsible for conducting sourcing activities for the Generic Equipment spend in scope on a global level by using strategic sourcing processes, tools and policies.

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 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 a life of a Buyer for Generic Equipment :

• Support the Global Category Team in implementing the category strategies.
• Manage the category spend autonomously with a focus on Latam, North America and Europe. 
• Execute on time sourcing projects to deliver expected cost reduction levels using  Strategic Sourcing processes, tools and policies such as catalogue pricing, RFI/RFP, standardization, e-auctions, aggregation of spend, and best cost country sourcing.
• Create a competitive environment for Nestlé’s needs.
• Support general terms and conditions and contract negotiations to ensure the most beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers in line with the strategy.   
• Manage the relationship with market stakeholders to integrate the category strategy.
• Ensure compliance to Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies and standards.

What makes you successful:

• Honors University degree in either an engineering or a scientific subject, or in Procurement/Supply Chain.
• Strong and established experience of sourcing experience in technical categories. Knowledge on Laboratory, supplies, service and equipment would be a clear advantage.
• Strong flexibility and mental agility to work in a cross-functional environment within a highly-complex global environment.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with individuals across a global network
• Demonstrate successful use of effective category sourcing e-tools and understanding of risk management.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with individuals across a global network
• Fluency in English, and ideally Spanish.

If your profile matches our needs we will be looking forward to receive your application in English. 

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At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

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