Tail Spend S2P Team Lead - Sourcing & Optimization

Nestlé S.A.; Meycauayan; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé S.A. is seeking a seasoned Tail Spend Lead to manage and grow our tail spend program. You will direct supplier selection, tendering, negotiation, and award support in line with policies and strategies, while implementing tools and systems to enhance cost control and transparency.

You will build and coach a high-performing team, drive automation, and ensure compliance across tail-spend processes. The role emphasizes cost savings, market intelligence, and stakeholder collaboration to meet

Qualifications

• Experience in Procurement, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• Proven track record of leading teams and delivering business value.
• Demonstrated success in leading complex projects and managing people.
• Strong negotiation skills across functions and markets.
• Effective business partnering, stakeholder management and engagement capabilities.
• Solid knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Office applications, and procurement/buying tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team to consistently achieve business objectives and targets.
• Build team capability through coaching, development, and upskilling.
• Optimize processes to maximize cost efficiency and performance.
• Drive tail-spend optimization through automation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with tail-spend processes and policies.
• Deliver agreed cost savings, cost reduction targets, and departmental goals.
• Maintain strong market intelligence across assigned procurement categories.
• Support and drive organizational goal alignment.
• Foster a positive work environment that promotes employee engagement and minimizes attrition.
• Develop and enhance reporting and dashboards to provide operational and management visibility.
• Continuously improve procurement processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Strengthen procurement technology adoption and tool utilization across the team.

Skills

Team leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Procurement strategies

Cross-functional teams

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Procurement tools

Job description

Nestlé S.A. is seeking a seasoned Tail Spend Lead to manage and grow our tail spend program. You will direct supplier selection, tendering, negotiation, and award support in line with policies and strategies, while implementing tools and systems to enhance cost control and transparency.

You will build and coach a high-performing team, drive automation, and ensure compliance across tail-spend processes. The role emphasizes cost savings, market intelligence, and stakeholder collaboration to meet