Procurement Specialist

Main Purpose of Job:
Responsible for understanding, communicating and helping to implement sourcing strategies on a local level (at the market) including new or changing items/services, P2P channel management and of new suppliers; Gather data and business requirements and convey local requirements to transmit them to Local Business Partners and Local Sourcing teams and Above Market Category teams for setting actions/strategies accordingly.
Key Output:
- Provide the Local Business Partner with information and requirements gathered through the daily business and report to him/her on a regular basis
- Proactively understand the business needs and requirements within the assigned scope for functional and plant level requirements
- Carry out as directed any data retrieval, analysis and representation required, mapping how ordering (P2P) and channels work within the locations serviced, and identify improvements to be targeted
- Interface with local suppliers as required to help with any supplier development, or supplier switch out activities as directed by category and sourcing teams
- Work with Business partners to integrate sourcing plans and outcomes in local budgets and price planning processes as required
- As directed by category and sourcing teams, act to integrate innovation, renovation and post award cost improvement elements from suppliers into all in scope functional or site/production processes, ensuring that all supplies to that site adhere to Nestlé's Suppliers Code and all actions from audit events are acted upon
- Provide information and support for Procurement Ensure Supply process (e.g. Prioritized list of materials for risk analysis, input for criteria for risk analysis), Lead to find alternative sources for single source materials
- Define and implement the strategies for the locally managed category's, utilizing the Strategic Sourcing Process tools, templates and policies.
- Ensure Compliance to Nestlé's business principles, policies, standards and Procurement Policy, Procurement Standardized Model, Nestlé Supplier Code, Best Practices, etc.