Procurement Strategy & Transformation Director

Nestlé; Solon (OH); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Total rewards package

Job summary

Nestlé USA is seeking a strategic Chief of Staff to the Chief Procurement Officer. You will lead procurement strategy, governance, and capability building, translating executive vision into a concrete, multi-year roadmap and initiatives across the function.

This leadership role requires broad external awareness and the ability to drive cross-functional execution in a dynamic consumer goods environment. The role combines strategy, governance, and development of the procurement organization, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of procurement, purchasing, strategic planning, chief of staff, transformation, finance, business operations, or related leadership experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Chief of Staff and strategic advisor to the NUSA CPO and Procurement Leadership Team, supporting priority-setting, decision-making, executive communications, and leadership alignment.
• Translate complex functional and business needs into clear recommendations, tradeoffs, actions, and leadership routines that enable disciplined follow-through.
• Prepare senior-level presentations, reports, and strategic updates that connect Procurement priorities, performance, risks, and decisions needed.
• Develop and maintain Procurement's multi-year strategic roadmap across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Define and design new capabilities via relationships with functional and business leaders, market research, industry conferences, etc.
• Translate external insights into strategic priorities, capability roadmaps, and opportunities that strengthen Procurement's impact and future readiness.
• Lead the functional development strategy and team, ensuring Procurement builds the skills, capabilities, leadership readiness, and ways of working required to deliver the roadmap.
• Lead or shape major strategic initiatives that advance Procurement priorities, strengthen the operating model, and accelerate business value creation.
• Establish governance processes and operating routines that drive accountability, visibility, and execution discipline across Procurement priorities.
• Build and maintain relationships across Procurement, businesses, functions, global teams, and external partners to align direction and advance strategic objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Marketing, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Job description

Nestlé USA is seeking a strategic Chief of Staff to the Chief Procurement Officer. You will lead procurement strategy, governance, and capability building, translating executive vision into a concrete, multi-year roadmap and initiatives across the function.

This leadership role requires broad external awareness and the ability to drive cross-functional execution in a dynamic consumer goods environment. The role combines strategy, governance, and development of the procurement organization, with