Procurement Specialist

Position Summary The Factory Buyer role is a critical purchasing network position, with functional responsibility for all indirect services and materials to include maintenance spare parts, reporting in to the Financial Controller. The Factory Buyer’s prime focus is the area of indirect materials and services, with a key focus on negotiating contracts and agreements, working with Corporate Purchasing and the ION Network on new initiatives, implementing and maintaining compliance strategies within the purchasing area, creating cost savings projects and initiatives within services and indirect materials, and maintaining supplier relationships. Job Duties / Responsibilities Oversee the coordination of purchases of all supplies, equipment, and services used by all departments to ensure lowest cost is obtained. Review purchase requisitions for accuracy and completeness, designate approved supplier (with support from corporate purchasing), assign correct account information and assign requisitions to staff for processing. Facilitate team and functional meetings to drive decision making, information sharing and consensus building in support of an optimized S&I&M spend. Ensure inventory accuracy through monitoring and reporting effective cycle counts performed by Engineering. Ensure corrective actions are taken if accuracy falls below acceptable threshold. Copilot with Engineering to monitor inventory stock levels and turns. Ensure factory is compliant with all Nestle Purchasing Policies and perform periodic audits of processes. Negotiate contracts and agreements for factory for localized S&I&M purchases. Engage the plant with key, strategic suppliers to identify cost savings initiatives and projects. Develop and maintain good relationships with all S&I&M suppliers. Work closely with Corporate Purchasing supporting National initiatives. Support all departments with any special projects. Education Requirements Bachelor’s degree preferred; degrees in business area such as Finance or other analytical field a plus. Experience & Skills Requirements Minimum 2 years finance, manufacturing, purchasing, or supply chain experience required. Basic accounting. High performance team player. Results oriented. Excellent attention to detail. Excellent analytical and computer skills (SAP & Excel). Ability to visit Gemba to work with teams, audit inventories. The approximate pay range for this position is $65,382 to $88,323 base salary. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401(k) with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefits packages may vary depending on the position. We value diversity and are an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io or call 711 and provide this number to the operator: View phone number on click.appcast.io. Position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. #J-18808-Ljbffr