Procurement Performance Acceleration

Position snapshot

• Location: Panama, Panama City
• Company: Nestlé Global Procurement Division
• Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %
• Type of contract: Permanent

What we offer at Nestlé

• Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions.
• Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration.
• A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core.
• A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.

Don't hesitate to connect with us during the recruitment process to learn more.

Position summary

As a Project Manager for our Procurement Performance Acceleration team, you will play a central role in the creation and deployment of world class solutions required to drive the strategy of the functional stream in our Global Procurement Organization.

In this high-impact role, you'll define the direction, objectives, and relevant success metrics, ensuring a seamless roadmap from strategy to implementation. With your expertise and influence, you will unlock business value, create competitive advantage, and lead transformation on a global scale.

Global Procurement at Nestlé

As a strategic partner to our businesses, we drive sustainable growth and unlock long-term value. With over 40 different nationalities based across our three dynamic hubs in Switzerland, Panama, and Malaysia, we operate on a truly global scale. With a strong focus on innovation and deep commitment to sustainability, we're shaping the future of procurement. Our diverse teams lead with purpose, ensuring value creation through responsibly sourced supply across a broad range of direct and indirect categories. Join us and Be a Force for Good

A day in a life of a Project Manager for Procurement Performance Acceleration (PPA):

• Lead procurement solutions that support the Functional Stream strategy and ensure alignment with the overall Procurement vision.
• Gather stakeholder requirements, manage expectations, and deploy processes and solutions that meet strategic objectives and adhere to the Procurement vision.
• Define and monitor key measures to ensure compliance, implementation, and sustainability of processes and solutions across markets and global levels.
• Contribute to the development of procurement initiatives by providing ideas, feedback, and requirements from your area of responsibility.
• Identify and engage relevant external partners to bring future-focused insights on Procurement and Functional Stream topics.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships within the Procurement function and with key stakeholders outside the function.

What makes you successful:

• Proven track record in driving business performance through strategic projects in complex environments.
• Experience operating across multiple countries and regions in leadership roles, including managing virtual teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to handle pressure and multiple priorities effectively.
• Expertise in raw and packaging material cost models; experience with digital solutions for managing cost model data is a plus.
• Knowledge of applying price forecasts to cost models for future outlook and understanding of how material specifications impact cost models and their structures.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex models and envision future digital solutions.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset.

If your profile matches our needs, we look forward to receiving your application in English.

Nestlé is committed to the accessibility of its recruitment process. If you require an adaptation during the recruitment process, please do let us know so we can support you effectively. All information will be treated confidentially.

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.

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