Procurement Category Management Manager (Remote)
Nestlé Health Science · Holbrook, NY · 1 mo ago
Marketing$125k–$145k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes a paragraph about Nestlé Health Science, then Position Summary, Key Responsibilities, Experience & Education Requirements, Salary, Bonus Eligibility, benefits mention. We need to use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content. We have content for About the role (the introductory paragraph about Nestlé Health Science and the role summary). Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities). Requirements (Experience & Education Requirements). Possibly Skills could be separate but we can combine into Requirements or Qualifications. The instructions: Use headings for those exact strings. We need to decide which sections to include. We have content for About the role (position summary). Responsibilities (key responsibilities). Requirements (experience & education). Possibly Skills (some of the requirements could be considered skills). But we can keep Requirements heading and include both experience and skills within
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content. We have content for About the role (the introductory paragraph about Nestlé Health Science and the role summary). Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities). Requirements (Experience & Education Requirements). Possibly Skills could be separate but we can combine into Requirements or Qualifications. The instructions: Use headings for those exact strings. We need to decide which sections to include. We have content for About the role (position summary). Responsibilities (key responsibilities). Requirements (experience & education). Possibly Skills (some of the requirements could be considered skills). But we can keep Requirements heading and include both experience and skills within - . Pay: we have salary range and bonus eligibility. Benefits: we have mention of benefits (401k, healthcare, etc). Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. Qualifications: maybe we could split Requirements into Qualifications and Skills, but we have to avoid thin sections. Better to have Requirements covering both experience and skills. Use
for Requirements. For Pay: we have salary and bonus eligibility. For Benefits: we have benefits description. For About the role: we have position summary and company intro. For Responsibilities: we have key responsibilities.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, accommodations, visa sponsorship, privacy notice, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Keep all substantive info.
We need to preserve all substantive information: company intro, position summary, responsibilities list, experience/education requirements, skills list, salary, bonus eligibility, benefits description.
We need to format lists with - . For prose use
. For headings use
.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Let's extract content.
Company intro paragraph: "At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers."
Position Summary: "Position Summary: The Procurement Category Manager will lead sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, supplier negotiations, contracting, and category management. This role is responsible for delivering value through strategic supplier partnerships, cost optimization, innovation, and service excellence. Managing up to $100 million in annual spend, you will oversee key categories including Media (National & Retail), Creative and Content Agencies, Packaging, Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Consumer Insights & Analytics, and Innovation. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, build strong cross-functional partnerships, optimize supplier performance, and drive measurable business impact across a dynamic marketing portfolio."
We can combine company intro and position summary under About the role.
Responsibilities list: The bullet points under Key Responsibilities (multiple sentences). We need to extract each duty as list items.
Let's list them:
- Develops and implements long term Holistic Health brand Advertising & Consumer Marketing Spend (including Media investments, excluding trade promotion) Marketing Category Strategies and sourcing pipeline plan to optimize spend, reduce costs, and maximize value for all addressable spend under influence.
- Develops and manage continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year over year savings and pipeline opportunities ensuring savings tracking in partnership with Finance.
- Through stakeholder management the incumbent must understand requirements related to business needs.
- Works with the business team to identify and implement initiatives to achieve substantial cost savings and high customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams such as Legal and Marketing organization to negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure product and service availability.
- Executes market research within the category to keep abreast of market conditions and analyze market trends, consumer behavior, and performance metrics to identify opportunities and risks within the category.
- Ensures optimal sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting service level requirements for spend area.
- Ensures effective negotiation and implementation of agreements with suppliers to deliver the greatest overall value.
- Monitors supplier contract compliance on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans as required for suppliers under procurement management.
- Ensure proactive risk management strategy as well as partnering with the Business Stakeholders to ensure timely issue resolution.
- Complies with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization.
We need to keep them as list items.
Experience & Education Requirements: list of requirements.
Let's extract each line:
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field.
- Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in Category Management and Procurement.
- Experience with SAP ERP is preferred.
- Deep subject matter expertise in Marketing categories, including Brand Advertising, Consumer Marketing, and Media investments.
- Strong procurement experience supporting manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions across diverse operating models.
- Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Extensive experience managing marketing spend categories within the consumer products, wellness, nutraceutical, or related industries.
- Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, category management, and procurement best practices.
- Demonstrated success developing and executing sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value and innovative solutions.
- Strategic mindset with the agility to thrive in fast-paced, evolving, and ambiguous environments.
- Self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to establish effective processes and drive continuous improvement.
- Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and category strategy development.
- Excellent project management skills, including RFP and RFQ management.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis and business process evaluation.
- Customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering value and exceptional stakeholder support.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to navigate and succeed within a matrixed organization.
- Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), media and agency contracts, sponsorship agreements, influencer partnerships, licensing agreements, service-level agreements (SLAs), and KPI-based performance arrangements.
- Foundational financial acumen, including P&L analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
We could separate Skills but we can keep all under Requirements.
Pay: Salary: $125,000.00 to $145,000.00 per year Bonus Eligibility: Yes The pay range provided is a good faith estimate... Final compensation may vary... It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
We need Benefits section: mention of benefits: 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, broad range of other benefits, performance-based incentives, total rewards package. Also link to benefits page.
We should not include the "Learn more at ..." maybe it's okay as part of benefits.
We need to avoid duplication: The benefits paragraph repeats some of the same as in pay paragraph. We'll combine.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, veteran statement, accommodations, visa sponsorship, privacy notice, etc. Remove those.
Now construct HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... company intro + position summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
Pay
... salary and bonus eligibility ... maybe also note about incentives ...
Benefits
... benefits description ...
We should not include Schedule.
Make sure we preserve all substantive info: include the link to benefits page? It's substantive. Keep it.
Now write the HTML.
We need to be careful with HTML escaping: no special characters that break. Use plain text.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph: combine company intro and position summary. Might be long but okay.
We'll produce:
About the role
At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. The Procurement Category Manager will lead sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, supplier negotiations, contracting, and category management. This role is responsible for delivering value through strategic supplier partnerships, cost optimization, innovation, and service excellence. Managing up to $100 million in annual spend, you will oversee key categories including Media (National & Retail), Creative and Content Agencies, Packaging, Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Consumer Insights & Analytics, and Innovation. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, build strong cross-functional partnerships, optimize supplier performance, and drive measurable business impact across a dynamic marketing portfolio.
Now Responsibilities list.
We'll copy each bullet as - .
Make sure to keep punctuation.
Now Requirements list.
Now Pay: include salary range, bonus eligibility, note about good faith estimate,
for Requirements. For Pay: we have salary and bonus eligibility. For Benefits: we have benefits description. For About the role: we have position summary and company intro. For Responsibilities: we have key responsibilities.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, accommodations, visa sponsorship, privacy notice, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Keep all substantive info.
We need to preserve all substantive information: company intro, position summary, responsibilities list, experience/education requirements, skills list, salary, bonus eligibility, benefits description.
We need to format lists with - . For prose use
. For headings use
.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Let's extract content.
Company intro paragraph: "At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers."
Position Summary: "Position Summary: The Procurement Category Manager will lead sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, supplier negotiations, contracting, and category management. This role is responsible for delivering value through strategic supplier partnerships, cost optimization, innovation, and service excellence. Managing up to $100 million in annual spend, you will oversee key categories including Media (National & Retail), Creative and Content Agencies, Packaging, Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Consumer Insights & Analytics, and Innovation. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, build strong cross-functional partnerships, optimize supplier performance, and drive measurable business impact across a dynamic marketing portfolio."
We can combine company intro and position summary under About the role.
Responsibilities list: The bullet points under Key Responsibilities (multiple sentences). We need to extract each duty as list items.
Let's list them:
- Develops and implements long term Holistic Health brand Advertising & Consumer Marketing Spend (including Media investments, excluding trade promotion) Marketing Category Strategies and sourcing pipeline plan to optimize spend, reduce costs, and maximize value for all addressable spend under influence.
- Develops and manage continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year over year savings and pipeline opportunities ensuring savings tracking in partnership with Finance.
- Through stakeholder management the incumbent must understand requirements related to business needs.
- Works with the business team to identify and implement initiatives to achieve substantial cost savings and high customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams such as Legal and Marketing organization to negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure product and service availability.
- Executes market research within the category to keep abreast of market conditions and analyze market trends, consumer behavior, and performance metrics to identify opportunities and risks within the category.
- Ensures optimal sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting service level requirements for spend area.
- Ensures effective negotiation and implementation of agreements with suppliers to deliver the greatest overall value.
- Monitors supplier contract compliance on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans as required for suppliers under procurement management.
- Ensure proactive risk management strategy as well as partnering with the Business Stakeholders to ensure timely issue resolution.
- Complies with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization.
We need to keep them as list items.
Experience & Education Requirements: list of requirements.
Let's extract each line:
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field.
- Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in Category Management and Procurement.
- Experience with SAP ERP is preferred.
- Deep subject matter expertise in Marketing categories, including Brand Advertising, Consumer Marketing, and Media investments.
- Strong procurement experience supporting manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions across diverse operating models.
- Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Extensive experience managing marketing spend categories within the consumer products, wellness, nutraceutical, or related industries.
- Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, category management, and procurement best practices.
- Demonstrated success developing and executing sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value and innovative solutions.
- Strategic mindset with the agility to thrive in fast-paced, evolving, and ambiguous environments.
- Self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to establish effective processes and drive continuous improvement.
- Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and category strategy development.
- Excellent project management skills, including RFP and RFQ management.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis and business process evaluation.
- Customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering value and exceptional stakeholder support.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to navigate and succeed within a matrixed organization.
- Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), media and agency contracts, sponsorship agreements, influencer partnerships, licensing agreements, service-level agreements (SLAs), and KPI-based performance arrangements.
- Foundational financial acumen, including P&L analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
We could separate Skills but we can keep all under Requirements.
Pay: Salary: $125,000.00 to $145,000.00 per year Bonus Eligibility: Yes The pay range provided is a good faith estimate... Final compensation may vary... It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
We need Benefits section: mention of benefits: 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, broad range of other benefits, performance-based incentives, total rewards package. Also link to benefits page.
We should not include the "Learn more at ..." maybe it's okay as part of benefits.
We need to avoid duplication: The benefits paragraph repeats some of the same as in pay paragraph. We'll combine.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, veteran statement, accommodations, visa sponsorship, privacy notice, etc. Remove those.
Now construct HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... company intro + position summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
Pay
... salary and bonus eligibility ... maybe also note about incentives ...
Benefits
... benefits description ...
We should not include Schedule.
Make sure we preserve all substantive info: include the link to benefits page? It's substantive. Keep it.
Now write the HTML.
We need to be careful with HTML escaping: no special characters that break. Use plain text.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph: combine company intro and position summary. Might be long but okay.
We'll produce:
About the role
At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. The Procurement Category Manager will lead sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, supplier negotiations, contracting, and category management. This role is responsible for delivering value through strategic supplier partnerships, cost optimization, innovation, and service excellence. Managing up to $100 million in annual spend, you will oversee key categories including Media (National & Retail), Creative and Content Agencies, Packaging, Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Consumer Insights & Analytics, and Innovation. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, build strong cross-functional partnerships, optimize supplier performance, and drive measurable business impact across a dynamic marketing portfolio.
Now Responsibilities list.
We'll copy each bullet as - .
Make sure to keep punctuation.
Now Requirements list.
Now Pay: include salary range, bonus eligibility, note about good faith estimate,
. For headings use
.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Let's extract content.
Company intro paragraph: "At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers."
Position Summary: "Position Summary: The Procurement Category Manager will lead sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, supplier negotiations, contracting, and category management. This role is responsible for delivering value through strategic supplier partnerships, cost optimization, innovation, and service excellence. Managing up to $100 million in annual spend, you will oversee key categories including Media (National & Retail), Creative and Content Agencies, Packaging, Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Consumer Insights & Analytics, and Innovation. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, build strong cross-functional partnerships, optimize supplier performance, and drive measurable business impact across a dynamic marketing portfolio."
We can combine company intro and position summary under About the role.
Responsibilities list: The bullet points under Key Responsibilities (multiple sentences). We need to extract each duty as list items.
Let's list them:
- Develops and implements long term Holistic Health brand Advertising & Consumer Marketing Spend (including Media investments, excluding trade promotion) Marketing Category Strategies and sourcing pipeline plan to optimize spend, reduce costs, and maximize value for all addressable spend under influence.
- Develops and manage continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year over year savings and pipeline opportunities ensuring savings tracking in partnership with Finance.
- Through stakeholder management the incumbent must understand requirements related to business needs.
- Works with the business team to identify and implement initiatives to achieve substantial cost savings and high customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams such as Legal and Marketing organization to negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure product and service availability.
- Executes market research within the category to keep abreast of market conditions and analyze market trends, consumer behavior, and performance metrics to identify opportunities and risks within the category.
- Ensures optimal sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting service level requirements for spend area.
- Ensures effective negotiation and implementation of agreements with suppliers to deliver the greatest overall value.
- Monitors supplier contract compliance on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans as required for suppliers under procurement management.
- Ensure proactive risk management strategy as well as partnering with the Business Stakeholders to ensure timely issue resolution.
- Complies with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization.
We need to keep them as list items.
Experience & Education Requirements: list of requirements.
Let's extract each line:
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field.
- Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in Category Management and Procurement.
- Experience with SAP ERP is preferred.
- Deep subject matter expertise in Marketing categories, including Brand Advertising, Consumer Marketing, and Media investments.
- Strong procurement experience supporting manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions across diverse operating models.
- Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Extensive experience managing marketing spend categories within the consumer products, wellness, nutraceutical, or related industries.
- Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, category management, and procurement best practices.
- Demonstrated success developing and executing sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value and innovative solutions.
- Strategic mindset with the agility to thrive in fast-paced, evolving, and ambiguous environments.
- Self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to establish effective processes and drive continuous improvement.
- Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and category strategy development.
- Excellent project management skills, including RFP and RFQ management.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis and business process evaluation.
- Customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering value and exceptional stakeholder support.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to navigate and succeed within a matrixed organization.
- Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), media and agency contracts, sponsorship agreements, influencer partnerships, licensing agreements, service-level agreements (SLAs), and KPI-based performance arrangements.
- Foundational financial acumen, including P&L analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
We could separate Skills but we can keep all under Requirements.
Pay: Salary: $125,000.00 to $145,000.00 per year Bonus Eligibility: Yes The pay range provided is a good faith estimate... Final compensation may vary... It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
We need Benefits section: mention of benefits: 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, broad range of other benefits, performance-based incentives, total rewards package. Also link to benefits page.
We should not include the "Learn more at ..." maybe it's okay as part of benefits.
We need to avoid duplication: The benefits paragraph repeats some of the same as in pay paragraph. We'll combine.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, veteran statement, accommodations, visa sponsorship, privacy notice, etc. Remove those.
Now construct HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... company intro + position summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
Pay
... salary and bonus eligibility ... maybe also note about incentives ...
Benefits
... benefits description ...
We should not include Schedule. Make sure we preserve all substantive info: include the link to benefits page? It's substantive. Keep it. Now write the HTML. We need to be careful with HTML escaping: no special characters that break. Use plain text. Let's craft. About the role paragraph: combine company intro and position summary. Might be long but okay. We'll produce:About the role
At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. The Procurement Category Manager will lead sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, supplier negotiations, contracting, and category management. This role is responsible for delivering value through strategic supplier partnerships, cost optimization, innovation, and service excellence. Managing up to $100 million in annual spend, you will oversee key categories including Media (National & Retail), Creative and Content Agencies, Packaging, Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Consumer Insights & Analytics, and Innovation. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, build strong cross-functional partnerships, optimize supplier performance, and drive measurable business impact across a dynamic marketing portfolio.
Now Responsibilities list. We'll copy each bullet as