Senior Procurement Category Specialist (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 Description: 

The Senior Procurement Category Specialist (Raw Materials) will be responsible for leading and managing the procurement of raw material spend categories for Nestle Health Science USA (NHSC). In this role, you will be responsible for developing solid working partnerships with both in-market (vendors) and Nestrade (Nestle’s Global Buying Organization) stakeholders to optimize sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting, and ongoing supplier management. This role will also serve as the key interface between both Nestle Health Science USA and Nestrade contributing to the development of category strategies, identifying value creation opportunities and leading cross functional projects. The Senior Procurement Category Specialist will also be an important NHSc USA resource managing local supplier relationships with a focus on risk management, innovation and sustainability. This is a remote-based opportunity. 

Responsibilities: 

•    Manage a significant spend portfolio of up to 200 million USD, overseeing procurement activities across multiple suppliers and categories with varying levels of complexity.
•    Manage assigned categories, including localization of global strategies, development of at-market strategies, and coordination with suppliers and Nestrade Buyers (as required).
•    Identifies and manages a continuous improvement pipeline to deliver year over year productivity while ensuring supply and ensures saving tracking in partnership with Finance. 
•    Executes market research in various areas, contributing to Category Strategies and keeps abreast of market conditions and maintains an agile mindset to meet changing business needs. 
•    Advises on optimal sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting quality and service level requirements. 

•    Aggressively contributes Nestle Health Science USA's point of view to Nestrade stakeholders in order to realize the greatest overall value for the NHSc USA market.  

•    Monitors supplier performance and proposes improvement plans as required. 
•    Defines a proactive risk management strategy for critical items and ensures proactive problem solving of supply issues and communicates issues clearly to the key stakeholders, escalating when necessary.
•    Supports new product, new technology or new initiative launches as applicable and leverages the supplier partner in securing differenced ingredients and technology. 
•    Supports the corporate sustainability strategy by representing supply base capabilities and working with the Nestrade and Nestle Sustainability team to achieve Sustainability goals and integrate them into the strategic sourcing process.
•    Support various transformation projects (such as Network optimization, complexity reduction) on an as needed basis.
•    Ensures timely and accurate maintenance of Procurement data in ERP (i.e. quotas, contracts, source lists, etc.).
•    Verify the financial assumptions in the monthly price forecast review process.
•    Perform additional duties and tasks as assigned by the Senior Procurement Category Manager.  
 

Requirements: 

•    High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or in a related field preferred. 
•    3-4+ of relevant work experience in Procurement (Raw Materials) or Supply Chain Management wit