Job Information
Nestle Local Sourcing Specialist in Lahore, Pakistan
Company: Nestlé Pakistan Limited
Location: Lahore, Pakistan (Head Office)
Position Type: Full-Time Grade Level: Manager
Reporting to: Procurement Business Partner
Minimum Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree
Minimum Relevant Work Experience: 5 – 7 years of experience in Procurement
Position Summary:
Nestlé Pakistan Limited is currently looking to hire a Senior Procurement Specialist who would be
responsible for developing, validating, communicating, and implementing sourcing strategies for locally managed categories following the defined Strategic Sourcing Process tools, templates, and policies. S/he
would ensure the efficient implementation of new or changing items/services, P2P channel
management and new suppliers.
A day in the life of a Senior Procurement Specialist:
• Managing a category of up to PKR 5 bio.
• Developing and implementing category strategy for Pakistan based on annual requirements/budgets and identification of opportunities for synergies across the region.
• Management of business requirements in collaboration with Tactical buyers.
• Tracking and reporting performance and savings related to his/her category, ensuring timely
communication to keep business partners informed of progress/benefits related to strategic
projects and initiatives.
• Sharing his/her findings with global Nestlé purchasing community to leverage key learning and
best practices.
• Developing and Managing performance of supplier base.
• Managing risk in category and providing contingencies to ensure sustainable supply.
• Delivering and integrating innovative materials and processes from external suppliers.
• Management of internal customer base. The candidate should effectively engage and align
stakeholders (including Marketing, Sales and Legal) to gain a comprehensive understanding of
business requirements and to ensure that procurement value delivery is understood and
recognized as an important contributor to Nestlé’s competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Usage of procurement tools including e-sourcing.
• Leading negotiations with suppliers through competitive bidding tools.
• Developing and managing contractual agreements.
What Makes You Successful:
• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a relevant field.
• 5 to 7 years’ relevant experience. • Experience managing diverse or multiple (more than one) portfolios/spend categories
over a sustained period.
• Good knowledge of spend categories, products, and relevant procurement tools.
• Demonstrated success in delivering competitive advantage to the business through
development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the spend category in charge.
• Good network of Suppliers, Vendors, etcetera.
• Demonstrated successful use of TCO analysis, risk management, responsible sourcing, and
supplier relation management.
• Instances of successful negotiations in cross-functional and cross-market teams.
• Full-cycle/End-to-End Project Management - Experience building from scratch (strategy to
implementation).
• Highly adaptable and agile personality to cope with emerging or on-the-job intricacies.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Great collaborator (team player).
• Ability to manage various stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated clarity in spoken and written words.