Lead Procurement Category Management - Marketing Lead Procurement Category Management - Marketing

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Solon, OH

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About The Position

The Lead Procurement Category Management role involves creating and implementing a Category Strategy for each assigned category, aligning with business objectives and utilizing the 7-step strategic sourcing process. Key responsibilities include ensuring Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for indirect services, identifying cost-saving opportunities, fostering strategic relationships with suppliers, facilitating innovation initiatives, making contracting decisions, conducting negotiations, and reducing Nestle's total cost of ownership. This role also requires a strong understanding of financial acumen, alignment with multiple partners, representation in meetings with Business Partners and Procurement Leaders, and driving improvements in identified key performance indicators (KPIs).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Organizational Development or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience.
• Experience in Excel, Word, & PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to think strategically and develop long term plans to optimize a category.
• Understanding of procurement processes, category management, and supplier relationship management.
• Proven experience in negotiation and cross functional influencing skills.
• Ability to navigate complex problems independently and make decisions to change processes to drive improvements with cross functional teams and improve end to end execution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Collaborate effectively across diverse perspectives to achieve shared goals.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Marketing or Supply Chain fields.
• Experience in SAP, Power BI and other advanced data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive Category Strategies for each assigned category, in context of business objectives and utilizing the 7 steps to strategic sourcing process to understand and integrate category expertise, to set the direction of sourcing for the categories. Annually present strategies to Procurement and cross functional teams.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and cost avoidance projects and present analysis & category expertise driven insights to both functional and divisional partners. Drive execution of projects and maintain accurate records in Oscar.
• Ensure Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) are in place for indirect spend within the assigned categories.
• Identify and present innovation opportunities from suppliers to partners to drive innovation and implementation.
• Conduct and Assist with RFPs and negotiations with suppliers to achieve the most favorable price, incoterm and payment terms to reduce Nestle Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), make contracting decisions accordingly.
• Collaborate with Partners to ensure high quality agency partnerships.
• Stay updated on market trends, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements related to the assigned categories to reduce and communicate risk and understand price changes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Nestrade, Finance, Legal, and Quality Assurance, to ensure compliance and alignment with company policies and standards.
• Assist leading within the team to shape strategic direction and driving the execution of key objectives to achieve category goals.
• Effective communication skills to present to Senior Leadership.

Benefits

• Inclusive workplace
• Workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates achievements
• Empowerment to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas
• Supportive and collaborative environment that encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees