Procurement Business Partner Specialist - Direct Materials

Position Summary

As a Procurement Business Partner Specialist – Direct Materials, you’ll lead procurement for your consumer business unit and serve as the key liaison between Marketing, Supply Planning, and Category teams. You’ll translate business strategies, demand changes, and innovation priorities into actionable insights—ensuring material readiness, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity.

This role plays a critical part in driving business results through Innovation & Renovation (I&R) initiatives, enabling the successful launch of new products while maintaining a resilient and efficient supply network.

• Serve as the primary Procurement point of contact for your assigned brands/business unit, building strong cross‑functional partnerships with Marketing, Supply Planning, and Finance.
• Translate business strategies, brand priorities, and demand changes into actionable procurement insights.
• Provide recommendations and influence decision‑making by communicating trade‑offs across cost, supply risk, and speed‑to‑market.
• Act as a core project team member on innovation and renovation initiatives, ensuring procurement engagement early in the process.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust and influence across functions.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable plans.
• Comfort operating in a fast‑paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize data into insights and recommendations.
• Proactive, ownership‑driven approach with a focus on delivering results.

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 2+ years’ project management, purchasing, procurement, logistics, or related experience.

Pay range: $63,000 to $90,000. Final compensation may vary based on knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location.

Benefits include a 401(k) with company match, healthcare coverage, and other performance‑based incentives and rewards. Please see the company website for detailed benefit information.

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Contact us at  or dial 1‑800‑321‑6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Job Requisition: 406181