Position Snapshot: 

•    Location: Panama
•    Company: Nestrade Procurement Division 
•    Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %
•    Type of contract: Fixed contract from January to June 2025
•    Attractive and dynamic international working environment.
•    Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces.

Position Summary:  

We are currently looking for a highly competent Global Buyer based in Panamaresponsible for managing commercial and sourcing activities within the Global Technical Procurement Team.

Reporting directly to the Global CategoryLead, you will be responsible for conducting sourcing activitiesfor the Industrial Services Equipment spend in scope on a global level by using strategic sourcing processes, tools and policies.

Procurement at Nestlé:

As strategic partner of the business, we help the company achieving sustainable growth and we ensure responsibly sourced supply and value creation. Located in hubs in Switzerland, Panama and Malaysia, our division provides a range of services, including the management of procurement for specific raw materials, packaging, indirect materials, and other services. We also support markets with managing local spend. For you, this will be the opportunity to become a real strategic partner – delivering sustainable value and working with the business, for the business.
 
A day in a life of a Buyer for Industrial Services Equipment : 

•    Support the Global Category Lead in implementing the category strategy
•    Manage the category spend independently with a focus on Europe and US markets.  
•    Execute sourcing projects to deliver expected cost reduction levels using  Strategic Sourcing processes, tools and policies such as catalogue pricing, RFI/RFPstandardisation, aggregation, and best cost country sourcing. Knowledge on industrial gases would be a plus for the candidate.
•    Work closely with Corporate Engineering functions to support Nestlé’s global sustainability commitments
•    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:

•    Honours University degree in either an engineering or a scientific subject, or in Procurement/Supply Chain.
•    Solid experience in sourcing, ideally in Industrial Services.
•    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 acrossa global networkDemonstrate successful use of effective category sourcing and risk management.
•    Fluency in English, and if possible Spanish

If your profile matches our needs we will be looking forward to receive your application in English. Please visit www.nestle.com/jobs and apply in English. 

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