Senior Procurement Specialist (Coffee & Cocoa)

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At Nestle USA, we're all working towards the same goal - to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity - and responsibility - to be there for every moment in our consumers' lives.

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Position Summary :

In this role, you'll serve as a Senior Procurement Specialist for the Coffee & Cocoa categories managing the procurement strategy for spend areas in your scope and localizing any globally created strategies. This role identifies value-creation opportunities and leads cross-functional projects for the category, as well as supplier strategy, category risk management, collaboration, and local relationship management with a focus on risk mitigation, innovation, sustainability, and supplier diversity. You will provide oversight for category-critical tasks like business continuity planning, supplier performance management, ensure supply, purchase price variance (PPV) forecast, etc., while working with the business to understand strategy, requirements, and challenges and to report updates. This role is the face of their assigned category to NesTrade (Global Buying Organization for Nestle) and serves as the key interface with business / functional leadership across Nestle USA for their respective categories. Proven competence in influencing and ensuring stakeholder accountability within a matrixed organizational structure.

Job Duties / Deliverables :

• End-to-end management of assigned category / categories, including localization of global strategies, development of at-market strategies, and coordination with suppliers and NesTrade buyers (as required)
• Execute Nestle's 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process in the North American market, enabling value generation through sustainability, innovation, and cost improvements for Nestle 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

Proactively manage supplier relationships resulting in a reduction of contractual risks

Recognize strategic drivers and activities that support key priorities, both within your category and across the organization

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