Procurement Specialist - London / Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom - Nestle

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4 weeks ago

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Nestlé UK & Ireland


Location:
Gatwick or York


Salary:
£42,000 plus companywide benefits


This is a full-time permanent opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual's flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.


Position Summary
We have a fantastic opportunity available, focused on commercial procurement based within our York or Gatwick office.

We are looking for a talented individual who wants to broaden their skill set in this Procurement Specialist/Buyer role position.


As a Commercial role, it will focus on looking after commercial spend across Marketing and Sales at Nestlé in the Market UK & Ireland.


A day in the life a Procurement Specialist/Buyer
You will be responsible for understanding, communicating and helping to implement sourcing strategies on a local level. Additionally, you'll be responsible for buying goods or services in locally sourced categories.


You will gather data and business requirements from your category and convey local requirements to Local Business Partners and Local and Above Market Category teams to help set actions and strategies.

Key responsibilities of this role- Provide the Local Business Partner with information and requirements gathered through the daily business (volume requirements, budget, supplier, spend & savings data, market issues, local market constraints)

  • Provide support to local teams to implement the Above the Market (regional) ways of working
  • Work with the Procurement Business Partner's and Local Sourcing teams to integrate sourcing plans and outcomes
  • Negotiate, implement and manage contracts securing the most appropriate cost, quality and service for the business.
  • Carry out any data retrieval and analysis to identify any improvements
  • Keep local Business Partner informed to enable effective communication about successes and failures of Procurement in terms of Savings, Contracts implementations, new WoW (ways of working)
  • Act as an interface between the local marketing and Above the Market Teams to support and coordinate the data gathering and any input required for the Above the Market Procurement teams.
  • Identify and implement cost saving initiatives in your categories.
  • Drive strong stakeholder engagement, present and promote top initiatives and outcomes at key forums.
  • Ensure compliance across all aspects of the process.
  • Approve Purchase Orders within GLOBE SAP system.

What Will Make You Successful?


To be successful you will either have previous experience of procurement or come from a buying position with an understanding of commercial categories.


Other key attributes would be:

  • Ability to build strong working relationships with numerous different stakeholders.
  • Effective influencer and clear communicator with good presentation skills.
  • Passionate about negotiating and driving value creation (Cost Savings).
  • Demonstrate project management skills and be able to manage multiple tasks at once.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and SAP.
  • Proven commercial awareness.

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, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is 1 March 2023
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