Strategic Buyer - Marketing Content

Nestlé SA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking an experienced Strategic Buyer to join the Marketing Content team in Kuala Lumpur. This role involves managing sourcing activities, supporting procurement strategies, and ensuring compliance with business principles. Candidates should have at least 3 years in procurement with strong negotiation and project management skills. Join a dynamic international environment and help us achieve sustainable growth.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Dynamic international working environment

Flexible work policies

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within Procurement, ideally in marketing services.
• Excellent communication skills to influence and collaborate.
• Ability to lead projects and implement changes in multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage RFx processes aligning with category strategy.
• Prepare and execute negotiation events for cost-effective contracts.
• Identify opportunities and manage global projects to achieve objectives.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Project Management

Curiosity

Job description

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• Genuine opportunities for career development, training and personal development.
• Passionate and dynamic international working environment in the world’s largest FMCG.
• F lexible work policies in terms of working hours and working from home.

Position Summary:

An opportunity currently exists for an experienced Strategic Buyer to join our Marketing Content team responsible for managing commercial and sourcing activities for Marketing Content services used by Nestlé worldwide.

Reporting to the Global Category Leader, your primary responsibility will be to support Procurement Managers in the implementation of the category strategy on a regional & global level through the efficient use of strategic sourcing processes and tools. You will also manage RFx process and take ownership of managing key projects (e.g. e-auction, harmonization, process optimization, sustainability).

As a strategic partner to the business, we help Nestle achieve sustainable growth by ensuring responsibly sourced supply and value creation. Located in hubs in Switzerland, Panama and Malaysia, our people provide a range of services, including managing the procurement of raw materials, packaging, indirect materials and other services. We also support Nestle businesses across the world to manage local spend.

For you, this will be the opportunity to become a true strategic partner – delivering sustainable value and working with the business, for the business.

A day in the life of a Regional Buyer for Marketing Content:

• Preparing and executing negotiation events - seeking best total cost of ownership (TCO) contracts and beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers as approved by the Procurement Managers
• Contributing to the global sourcing strategy by implementing the communication and supplier management plan.
• End to end management of RFx processes in alignment with the category strategy and business objectives.
• Understanding Manufacturing process & best cost of origin to help source the lowest cost
• Ensuring compliance with Nestlé's Business Principles, policies and standards.
• Identifying opportunities and managing regional/global projects to achieve business objectives
  

What will make you successful:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within Procurement, ideally managing marketing services or other indirect procurement).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with individuals across a complex organization. Love to negotiate and find win-win solutions.
• Ability to successfully lead projects and implement change in multicultural and cross-functional environment.
• Curiosity, high learning speed and the agility to navigate ambiguity.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is essential. Multi-lingual abilities are advantageous.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us and work with diverse teams in an agile and diverse context! Apply Now!!

We look forward to receiving your resume in English

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

• Genuine opportunities for career development, training and personal development.
• Passionate and dynamic international working environment in the world’s largest FMCG.
• F lexible work policies in terms of working hours and working from home.

Position Summary:

An opportunity currently exists for an experienced Strategic Buyer to join our Marketing Content team responsible for managing commercial and sourcing activities for Marketing Content services used by Nestlé worldwide.

Reporting to the Global Category Leader, your primary responsibility will be to support Procurement Managers in the implementation of the category strategy on a regional & global level through the efficient use of strategic sourcing processes and tools. You will also manage RFx process and take ownership of managing key projects (e.g. e-auction, harmonization, process optimization, sustainability).

As a strategic partner to the business, we help Nestle achieve sustainable growth by ensuring responsibly sourced supply and value creation. Located in hubs in Switzerland, Panama and Malaysia, our people provide a range of services, including managing the procurement of raw materials, packaging, indirect materials and other services. We also support Nestle businesses across the world to manage local spend.

For you, this will be the opportunity to become a true strategic partner – delivering sustainable value and working with the business, for the business.

A day in the life of a Regional Buyer for Marketing Content:

• Preparing and executing negotiation events - seeking best total cost of ownership (TCO) contracts and beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers as approved by the Procurement Managers
• Contributing to the global sourcing strategy by implementing the communication and supplier management plan.
• End to end management of RFx processes in alignment with the category strategy and business objectives.
• Understanding Manufacturing process & best cost of origin to help source the lowest cost
• Ensuring compliance with Nestlé's Business Principles, policies and standards.
• Identifying opportunities and managing regional/global projects to achieve business objectives
  

What will make you successful:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within Procurement, ideally managing marketing services or other indirect procurement).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with individuals across a complex organization. Love to negotiate and find win-win solutions.
• Ability to successfully lead projects and implement change in multicultural and cross-functional environment.
• Curiosity, high learning speed and the agility to navigate ambiguity.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is essential. Multi-lingual abilities are advantageous.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us and work with diverse teams in an agile and diverse context! Apply Now!!

We look forward to receiving your resume in English

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.