Co-manufacturing Purchasing Support Specialist - London / Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom - Nestle

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Position Snapshot
Procurement Support Specialist

Purina

Gatwick (hybrid/ flexible working available)

Salary - £35,000 - £38,000 dependent on experience

At

Nestlé PURINA Pet Care, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too. As a world leading company in pet care and nutrition,

Nestlé PURINA Pet Care has been helping pets' live healthy, happy lives for over 85 years. We are proud to produce some of the UK's best loved brands including

FELIX,

WINALOT,

GO-CAT,

BAKERS and

BONIO, trusted and bought by millions of pet owners.


Position Summary


As European Procurement Support Specialist you'll be responsible for understanding, communicating and helping to implement the Co-Manufacturing sourcing strategies including new or changing materials, S2P channel management and of new suppliers.

The Procurement Support Specialist gathers data and business requirements to transmit them to the Contract Manufacturing Manager for setting actions/strategies accordingly.

You'll work to liaise with stakeholders for assigned scope with various functions and Co-Manufacturing / Co-Filling sites.


A day in the life

Responsibilities will include:

  • Proactively understand the business needs and requirements within the assigned scope for contract manufacturing requirements
  • Resolve invoice queries, carrying out as directed any data retrieval, analysis and representation required, mapping how ordering (S2P) work within the locations serviced, and identify improvements to be targeted
  • Interface with contract manufacturers as required to help with any supplier development, or supplier switch out activities as directed by Contract Manufacturing Manager
  • Provide the Contract Manufacturing Manager with information and requirements gathered through the daily business and report to him/her on a regular basis (contract coverage reports)
  • Manage SAP Contract requests for comanufacturing and cofilling
  • Support the Contract Manufacturing Manager on compliance to the co
- manufacturing standard, SAP Make or Buy process / responsible sourcing/ manufacturing dossiers & frame agreements.

  • Be the procurement lead on some I2L and business projects.
  • Develop into managing a category / negotiation of contracts

What will make you successful?
This is a great role which will suit someone looking to progress into a Buyer role in the future.

We're looking for someone with the following skills and experience:


  • Demonstrated ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability on project management / good organisational skills
  • Working across functions and countries
  • SAP Reporting
  • Ability to convince others
  • Ability to use networks to influence business activity
  • Financial understanding

What you need to know


What can we offer in return? Great benefits you'd expect from a business the size of Nestlé - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, good holiday allowance per year, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.


The closing date for this role is 28th February 2023.
**Right to work in the UK
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