AddressWe are the Good food, Good life company. We believe in the power of food to enhance lives. Good food nourishes and delights the senses. It helps children grow healthy, pets thrive, parents age gracefully and everyone live life to the fullest. Good food brings us together. Good food also respects our planet and protects resources for future generations.
This is your opportunity, if you’re keen for a challenge; something you can sink your teeth into and take ownership of; something that will provide you an opportunity to make an impact and get noticed.
The Procurement Business Partner position offers diversity through management and prioritization of procurement activities and overseeing of effective alignment of business and procurement strategies.
The Procurement Business Partner is the link between the business and the procurement organisation to facilitate the delivery of value. In addition, as an advocate for the business you will help to manage commercial risk and drive excellence in the supply base.
Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will be responsible to:
- Be the procurement representative and first point of contact for the business
- Understand business needs / insights / local constraints & regulation; transmit this information to category management teams.
- Lead implementation of sourcing strategies at business level; ensure business buy-in; communicate value deliveries by procurement to the business.
- Identify, understand and proactively manage risk to the business.
- Participate in key meetings / senior interactions with suppliers where needed as part of the Supplier Relationship Management program.
- Ensure early involvement of procurement in new product development and innovation.
- Provide procurement insights to help budgeting.
Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role and Strategic Buying experience
- You will possess strong FCMG experience and knowledge.
- You have Tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Economic, Business or equivalent.
- You will have experience working within business units of Nestle
- The ideal candidate would have demonstrated success in delivering competitive advantage through development and implementation of procurement strategies.
- You have excellent collaboration, influencing and interpersonal skills, and experience with managing stakeholders and suppliers
Benefits:
You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.
In addition, we offer:
- Varied career experiences and personalised development support
- Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
- Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and program
- Paid parental and partner leave
- Purchase Leave Scheme
- Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave
- Discounted Nestlé products
- Free gym access
- Parking onsite
Applicants must have full Australian working rights
We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.
