Senior Packaging Procurement Strategist (Remote)

Nestlé Health Science; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Health Science is seeking a Senior Packaging Procurement lead to drive category strategies for packaging materials in the US. The role focuses on cost savings, supplier management, and cross-functional partnerships to ensure quality and continuity of supply.

The position emphasizes remote work with preference for candidates in the Tri-State area for in-person trainings and meetings, reporting to Holistic Health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of knowledge of packaging categories including corrugate, folding cartons, labels, flexible packaging, rigid containers, closures.
• Strong experience in packaging materials procurement within food/pharma/consumer goods industries.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements long term Category Strategies and yearly sourcing plan for Procurement of several categories of spend for Nestle Health Science US (10-15%).
• Develop and manage continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year-over-year productivity. Ensure saving tracking with Finance.
• Executes market research to craft robust Category Strategies and stay ahead of market conditions.
• Ensures optimized sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting quality and service levels.
• Ensure proactive risk management and partner with supply planning to solve supply issues.
• Liaises with commercial teams to align on business/brand needs and industry trends.
• Supports new products, technology, or initiatives; leverage supplier partners for differentiated ingredients.
• Support transformation projects (Network optimization, complexity reduction) as needed.
• Ensure timely and accurate maintenance of Procurement data in ERP.
• Manage monthly price forecast review process.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier management

Project management

Excel

PowerPoint

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Nestlé Health Science is seeking a Senior Packaging Procurement lead to drive category strategies for packaging materials in the US. The role focuses on cost savings, supplier management, and cross-functional partnerships to ensure quality and continuity of supply.

The position emphasizes remote work with preference for candidates in the Tri-State area for in-person trainings and meetings, reporting to Holistic Health.