Procurement Category Manager (Raw Materials - Remote Opportunity)

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. 
 

Job Summary: 
 

The Procurement Category Manager (Raw Materials) will be responsible for leading and managing the Procurement of significant categories of raw material spend for Nestle Health Science USA.  This role will develop solid working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to optimize sourcing, supplier selection,  pricing, contracting and ongoing supplier management, while meeting quality and service level requirements. This role will also be responsible for preparing and executing category strategies, negotiating and developing contract pricing, terms and conditions, and other relevant sourcing related documentation.  These strategies and tactics should enable the identification, negotiation and implementation of agreements with suppliers to ensure the greatest overall value.

The Procurement Category Manager will require an in-depth knowledge of raw materials used in the Food, Chemical, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical and/or the Nutraceutical industries. The incumbent must also be knowledgeable in Procurement methodologies and possess an in-depth understanding of relevant supplier bases.  Additionally, the incumbent must understand service requirements related to business needs, as well as quality assurance and control. This position works within key business teams to identify and implement initiatives to achieve substantial cost savings and improvements in quality, delivery, etc. to achieve high customer satisfaction and manages multi-million dollar spend and numerous categories.

This is a remote-based opportunity. However, preference will be given to applicants who live or reside within the New York City/Tri-State Area (New York/Connecticut/New Jersey), Solon/Cleveland, Ohio and/or within the Arlington, Virginia/Washington D.C. metro areas. 
 

Responsibilities: 
 

•    Develops and implements long term Category Strategies and yearly sourcing plan for Procurement of several categories of spend for Nestle Health Science US.
•    Develops and manage continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year over year productivity.
•    Executes market research in various areas, resulting in robust Category Strategies; keeps abreast of market conditions and maintain an agile mindset to flex resources and external capacity as needed to meet changing business needs.
•    Ensures optimize sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting qualities and service level requirements for their spend area; this results in ensuring negotiation and implementation of global, regional and local agreements with suppliers to deliver the greatest overall value. 
•    Monitors supplier performance on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans as required. 
•    Ensure proactive risk management strategy as well as partnering with supply planning team to ensure timely problem solving of supply issues. 
•    Liaises with various commercial teams to ensure two-way dialogue and understanding of business/brand needs as well as industry trends and opportunities in their area of expertise.
•    Supports new product, new technology or new initiative launches as applicable. 
•    Participate in innovation franchise team and leverage supplier partner in securing differenced ingredients and technology.
•    Ensures timely and accurate maintenance of Oracle Costs Accounting Systems. Establish standard costs and manage monthly PPV review