Junior Buyer

**Position Snapshot**:
Location: Panama City, Panama
Company: Nestrade Procurement Division
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract

**What we offer at Nestlé**:
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

**Procurement at Nestlé:
As strategic partner of the business, we help the company achieving sustainable growth and we ensure responsibly sourced supply and value creation. Located in hubs in Switzerland, Panama and Malaysia, our division provides a range of services, including the management of procurement for specific raw materials, packaging, indirect materials, and other services. We also support markets with managing local spend. For you, this will be the opportunity to become a real strategic partner - delivering sustainable value and working with the business, for the business.

**Position Summary**:
We are currently looking for a highly competent Junior Buyer who will work closely with the Procurement Managers in managing the commercial and sourcing activity for Packaging used by Nestlé worldwide.

Reporting directly to the Global Category Lead/Category Manager, you will support the definition and the implementation for the category strategy on a regional level and strongly contribute on delivering the zone’s sustainability objectives.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

**A day in the life of a Junior Buyer - Packaging**:

- Support designated Procurement Manager for assigned tasks, including examples such as data management, forecasting, project support and other tasks
- Interact with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to monitor and drive progress for cost initiatives, source to pay challenges, sustainability, and responsible sourcing initiatives
- Learn the fundamentals of procurement category management to serve as a backfill when needed in support of the extended packaging team
- Manage the day-to-day procurement support activities, RFx and contracting process for selected markets or businesses
- Help to develop and execute the category strategy to deliver value to the business from cost improvements, sustainability activities and ensuring supply
- Manage less complex/small scale spend (category management)
- Ensure compliance to Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies, and standards

**What will make you successful**:

- University degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Supply Chain and/or Engineering
- At least 2 years of experience in Procurement
- Ability to work in an international and complex environment
- Strong command of Excel and at ease with SAP and PowerPoint
- Understanding of National and International Procurement Regulations
- Fluent in English, another language will be an asset

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.