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The Procurement Specialist is responsible for understanding, communicating, and helping to implement sourcing strategies on a local level (at the market), including new or changing items/services, P2P channel management, and new suppliers. He/She will gather data and business requirements and convey local requirements to transmit them to Local Business Partners, Local Sourcing teams, and Above Market Category teams for setting actions/strategies accordingly. He/she will work to liaise with the NiM stakeholders for the assigned scope, focusing on functions and plant, production, and Co-Man sites in the Market concerned.

A day in the life of...

1. Provide the Local Business Partner with information and requirements gathered through daily business and report to him/her regularly.
2. Proactively understand the business needs and requirements within the assigned scope for functional and plant level requirements in the NiM serviced.
3. Carry out data retrieval, analysis, and representation as required, mapping how ordering (P2P) and channels work within the locations serviced, and identify improvements to be targeted.
4. Interface with local suppliers as required to assist with supplier development or switch activities as directed by category and sourcing teams.
5. Work with HOP and Business partners to integrate sourcing plans and outcomes into local budgets and price planning processes as needed.
6. Act to integrate innovation, renovation, and post-award cost improvement elements from suppliers into all in-scope functional or site/production processes, ensuring compliance with Nestlé's Suppliers Code and actions from audit events.
7. Provide information and support for Procurement Ensure Supply process PES (e.g., prioritized list of materials for risk analysis, input for risk analysis criteria).

What will make you successful...

1. Demonstrated success in delivering competitive advantage through development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the spend category over 2-5 years.
2. Proven ability to successfully lead projects.
3. Successful use of risk management, responsible sourcing, and supplier relation management.
4. Experience in negotiating within cross-functional and cross-market teams.

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