What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Management Analyst position at Nestle?
Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.
If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestle is the place for you. Nestle USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestle's presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.
We're determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain pricing catalogs, developing supplier performance scorecards and creating spend analysis reports.
- Track and communicate savings achieved from cost reduction initiatives.
- Understand business objectives to generate project information, action items, schedule, and deliverables for the team.
- Provide recommendations on all procurement related issues, plans, reports, trainings and metrics.
- Analyze industry trends and market competitions to develop business improvement initiatives.
- Support opportunity assessments and benchmarking to develop sourcing opportunities.
- Support the Procurement and Legal Teams in the administration of contract data, addendums, and additional supplier documentation.
- Review contracts to ensure compliance around pricing, payment terms, volume commitments, rebates...etc.
- Support risk management assessment relating to supplier vulnerability, sourcing options, and material availability.
- Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree required in Purchasing, Operations Management, Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering or Supply Chain.
- 2-4 years of experience within procurement and/or Engineering
ESSENTIAL SKILLS / COMPETENCIES:
- Must be highly collaborative with stakeholders at the same location and across other Nestle sites
- Experience with SAP ERP systems.
- Knowledge of techniques and processes involved in strategic sourcing.
- Mathematical and reasoning skills required for proper analysis of bids, inclusive of differential pricing analysis and total cost of ownership
- Excellent organizational skills including planning, standards of excellence, personal accountability, and managing self.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills with experience in manipulating data within large database systems.
- Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet analysis, using Excel.
- 10-15% travel to Nestle sites is required for events and administrative support is required
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To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestle. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestle seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestle home.
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This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
