Procurement Specialist, Business Partnering (Remote

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way.

We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

As a Procurement Specialist you will play a key role in driving value across a diverse portfolio of spend categories for Nestle Health Science. In this role, you will partner with local and global stakeholders to execute sourcing strategies, lead supplier selection and contract negotiations, and optimize supplier performance. As a key liaison between NHSc US and Nestrade, you will help shape category strategies, identify value creation opportunities, and lead cross-functional initiatives.

You will also manage critical supplier relationships, with a focus on risk mitigation, innovation, and sustainability.

• This position is remote. Preference will be given to candidates who reside within the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut), Arlington, VA & Solon, OH.

• Provide the focus support of manufacturing.
  • Act as Single Point of Contact for factory escalations and drive sustainable resolutions.
  • Own OSCAR projects to drive savings, ensure supply and compliance objectives.
  • Monitor business goals and help periodically reassess the targets.
  • Ensure information flow between the factory teams & Procurement to effectively deliver against business/function strategies.
  • Seek proactive feedback regarding and enable focus on high value returns.
• Understand business requirements and challenges; including priorities, must win battles and key value drivers. Transmit this understanding to the category management teams at NIM and Nestrade at the appropriate level so the category sourcing strategies and priorities are defined accordingly.
  • Lead Monthly Category Reviews as required.
  • Represent the Above Market and At Market Procurement Team in Ideas and stakeholders/business requirements as assigned.
  • Confirm Business objectives, challenges, projects, requirements and expectations are shared with the Category Management Team to help shape strategic planning.
• Provide Support to Stakeholders, including but not limited to Supply Chain, CTAG, Quality and Finance.
  • Act as the Single Point of Contact for assigned Categories.
  • Provide insight into Nestle Pricing and Opportunities to increase overall profitability.
  • Assist in developing strategy for critical items for assigned facilities as required.
  • Identify local ensure supply risks and develop sustainable mitigation strategies.
• Play an active role in our sourcing strategies and Business Continuity Planning through the participation of key meetings, by ensuring right stakeholder engagement and through interactions with local suppliers, category managers where needed.
  • Identify and ensure implementation of projects to decrease risk of out of stock inventory.
  • Represent projects through the PMP.
• Other duties as assigned.

• School:
  Bachelor’s Degree preferred;…