Procurement Category Management Lead - Co-Manufacturing Procurement Category Management Lead - Co-Manufacturing

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Solon, OH

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About The Position

This role is the face of their assigned category and serves as the key interface with business/functional leadership across US16 for respective category. You are an expert of the contract manufacturing category, setting the procurement strategy for spend areas in your scope. This role identifies value-creation opportunities and leads cross-functional projects for the category, as well as supplier strategy, collaboration, and local relationship management with a focus on risk mitigation, innovation, sustainability. You will provide oversight for category-critical tasks like business continuity planning, supplier performance management, ensure supply, pricing reviews, etc., while working with the business to understand division strategy, requirements, and challenges and to report updates. Role level and category alignment dependent on applicable category experience, category complexity, supplier fragmentation, total spend, and other relevant factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum 7 years of knowledge of and experience with global procurement and sourcing processes, legal contract negotiations, and contract management systems.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Interpersonal skills to effectively build relationships with and influence a dynamic and diverse set of stakeholders, including the ability to listen and understand differing perspectives
Strategic mindset with quantitative, problem-solving, project management, and negotiation skills and a strong desire for progress and continuous improvement
Proven ability to analyze and present findings in a clear and cohesive manner
Adept at managing change and working through ambiguity to identify and drive to a solution, both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise across boundaries and boarders and influence with integrity
P40 must historically demonstrate strong NLF employee behaviors in order to stretch into leadership based activities and ways of working

Nice To Haves

SAP, Ariba, experience preferred

Responsibilities

End-to-end management of assigned contract manufacturing category/categories
Execute Nestlé’s 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process in the North American market, enabling value generation through sustainability, innovation, and cost improvements for Nestlé business units
Identify value creation opportunities by developing a deep understanding of each relevant business unit’s requirements, challenges, and opportunities, and leveraging these insights to create and implement savings initiatives
Leverage opportunities to lower total cost of ownership or increase value to the business while ensuring supply
Develop deep understanding of supply industry in order to guide business teams through best competitive strategy considering industry trends, constraints, competitive dynamics, etc.
Assign initiative owners for category aligned spend initiatives; provide category expertise and help guide initiative savings execution and pull through Use knowledge of suppliers and processes to bring opportunities to the forefront
Benchmark against competitors and promote supplier-led innovation to unlock value
Use insights and trends to liaise strategically with the business, factories, and suppliers
Define risk management strategies for the business and promote mitigation activities to reduce the chance of disruption
Proactively manage supplier relationships resulting in a reduction of contractual risks
Clearly communicate risks and issues to key stakeholders, knowing when and to whom to escalate significant issue
Suggest improved ways of working, introducing new processes or re-engineering existing ones in support of key priorities
Recognize strategic drivers and activities that support key priorities, both within your category and across the organization
Leverage intelligence tools and participate in professional associations to learn best practices and industry trends; apply the learnings to the category strategies to drive continuous improvement
Comply with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization
Apply project management principles to drive cross-functional teams in effective and efficient delivery of business objectives for both day to day activities and key projects
In addition to the responsibilities above, P40 (Lead) role is expected to embody NLF behaviors not only as Employee but demonstrate Leadership NLF behaviors. This can evolve through (but not limited to): Identify and develop business case for meaningful intern project
Lead/guide intern developing KPIs, holding performance reviews, and developmental check-ins
Embody mentor/leadership role across category teams, act as SME within strategic areas in order to level up skills and understanding of team
Responsible for coaching on 7CSS, and other key procurement processes and metrics
Perform other duties as assigned