Buyer / Supply Chain / Procurement / Inventory

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.

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&IM spend.

Ensure inventory accuracy through monitoring and reporting effective cycle counts performed by Engineering. Copilot w Engineering to monitor inventory stock levels and turns.

Ensure factory is compliant with all Nestle Purchasing Policies and perform periodic audits of processes.

Engage the plant with key, strategic suppliers to identify cost savings initiatives and projects.

Work closely with Corporate Purchasing supporting National initiatives.

Support all departments with any special projects.

Bachelor’s degree preferred; degrees in business area such as Finance or other analytical field a plus.

Minimum 2 years finance, manufacturing, purchasing, or supply chain experience required.

high performance team player

Excellent analytical and computer skills (SAP & excel)

Ability to visit Gemba to work with teams, audit inventories

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. 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. Contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.