Senior Procurement Category Specialist (Service and Indirect 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 - Service and Indirect Materials (S&IM) role will be responsible for leading and managing the procurement of S&IM spend categories for Nestle Health Science USA. This role will also be responsible for developing solid working partnerships with in-market and Nestrade (Nestle’s global buying organization) stakeholders to optimize sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting, and ongoing supplier management. 
 

The Senior Procurement Category Management Specialist (S&IM) will also serve as the key interface between Nestle Health Science USA, Nestrade and Nestle USA, contributing to the development of category strategies, identifying value creation opportunities and leading cross functional projects.  This role will also be an important resource managing local supplier relationships with a focus on risk management, innovation and sustainability. This role is a remote-based opportunity. 

Responsibilities: 

•    Manage a $200M spend portfolio as the internal market expert and work with Category Managers to develop a solid working partnership and implementation of procurement activities across multiple suppliers and categories with varying levels of complexity. 
•    Will be the first point of contact for the Nestle Health Science USA Factories in escalation and issues.
•    Manage end to end assigned categories, including localization of global strategies, development of at-market strategies, and coordination with suppliers and Nestrade / NUSA buyers. 
•    Cross functionally coordinates with Procurement Business Partners and stakeholders on strategy, implementation and assigned scope of responsibilities. 
•    Manages the monthly governance with business and ensure procurement value contribution to the business and day to day operations.
•    Identify value creation opportunities and manages a continuous improvement pipeline to deliver year over year productivity while ensuring supply. 
•    Assess suppliers based on business requirements and business needs and ensures saving tracking (OSCAR) 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, providing analytical support. 
•    Proactively advises on optimal sourcing, supplier selection, contract pricing, terms and conditions and supporting documentation while meeting quality and service level requirements to the business needs.  
•    Aggressively contributes to the Nestle Health Science USA point of view to Nestrade and Nestle USA stakeholders to realize the greatest overall value for Nestle Health Science USA.   
•    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. 
•    Communicates issues clearly to the key stakeholders, escalating when necessary and provides oversight for critical tasks like BCP, supplier performance, and ensuring supply.  
•    Supports new product, new technology or new initiative launches as applicable, leverages supplier partner in securing differenced MRO and operational consumables and technology, and identifies resource cost saving ideas. 
•    Supports the corporate sustainability strategy by