Position Snapshot:

• Location: Panama City, Panama
• Company: Nestrade Procurement Division
• Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %
• Type of contract: Permanent

What we offer at Nestlé:

• Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you!
• Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
• Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
• Dynamic international working environment
• Attractive additional benefits 

Position Summary :

We are currently looking for a highly competent Procurement Manager based in Panama City, Panama responsible for managing commercial and sourcing activities for the Energy Category covering Electricity, Thermal Energy and Liquid Fuels consumed by Nestlé Latin America.

Reporting directly to the Global Category Leader, your main responsibility will be to contribute to the formation of the category strategy and to manage spend and implement procurement initiatives on a regional level as required - utilizing strategic sourcing processes, tools and policies. You may also be assigned projects based on the business priorities (e.g. supply security, supplier management, compliance, sustainability, e-auctions).

Procurement at Nestlé:

As strategic partner of the business, we help the company achieve 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 Procurement Manager for Energy – LATAM:

• Responsible for ensuring full Procurement support and meeting Nestlé Net Zero Emission strategic objectives
• Manage the relationship with various stakeholders to integrate business requirements with long-term strategic category plans and outcomes in line with budgets and operations planning.
• Define and implement the category sourcing strategy, utilizing Strategic Sourcing processes, tools and policies.
• Using expert Stakeholder Management skills including working closely with Zone Leadership, Manufacturing, ESG and collaboration with other categories
• Perform supply & demand 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.   
• Lead the commercial relationship with their strategic suppliers and ensure contract performance.
• Ensure compliance to Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies and standards.

What will make you successful:

• University degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Supply Chain.
• Well established experience in sourcing for various Commodities including in Energy for the LATAM region
• Price Risk Management experience hedging Natural Gas and Electricity across LATAM Energy Markets.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills - with the ability to influence and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders across a complex organization.
• Demonstrated success in risk management, responsible sourcing and supplier relation management.
• Understanding of National and International Procurement Regulations.
• Knowledge of SAP is considered highly beneficial.
• Being highly structured and well organized.
• Fluency in English and Spanish, Portuguese would also be an advantage for this role.