Procurement Specialist

About the role

The Factory Buyer’s prime focus is the area of indirect materials and services, with a key focus on negotiating contracts and agreements, working with Corporate Purchasing and the ION Network on new initiatives, implementing and maintaining compliance strategies within the purchasing area, creating cost savings projects and initiatives within services and indirect materials, and maintaining supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the coordination of purchases of all supplies, equipment, and services used by all departments to ensure lowest cost is obtained.
• Review purchase requisitions for accuracy and completeness, designate approved supplier (with support from corporate purchasing), assign correct account information and assign requisitions to staff for processing.
• Facilitate team and functional meetings to drive decision making, information sharing and consensus building in support of an optimized S&IM spend.
• Ensure inventory accuracy through monitoring and reporting effective cycle counts performed by Engineering. Ensure corrective actions are taken if accuracy falls below acceptable threshold. Copilot with Engineering to monitor inventory stock levels and turns.
• Ensure factory is compliant with all Nestle Purchasing Policies and perform periodic audits of processes.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements for factory for localized S&IM purchases.
• Engage the plant with key, strategic suppliers to identify cost savings initiatives and projects.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with all S&IM suppliers.
• Work closely with Corporate Purchasing supporting National initiatives.
• Support all departments with any special projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; degrees in business area such as Finance or other analytical field a plus.
• Minimum 2 years finance, manufacturing, purchasing, or supply chain experience required.
• Basic accounting
• Negotiation skills
• Strong Proactive Cooperation skills
• High performance team player
• Results Oriented
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and computer skills (SAP & excel)
• Ability to visit Gemba to work with teams, audit inventories

Qualifications

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Skills

• Basic accounting
• Negotiation skills
• Strong Proactive Cooperation skills
• High performance team player
• Results Oriented
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and computer skills (SAP & excel)
• Ability to visit Gemba to work with teams, audit inventories

Benefits

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

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Contact Information

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Location

Cleveland, OH, US, 44113