Procurement Controller

Position snapshot:

• Location: Vevey, Switzerland
• Company: Nestrade Finance & Control
• Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %
• Type of contract: Permanent contract
• Genuine opportunities for career development, training and personal development.
• Attractive and dynamic international working environment.
• Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces.

The recruitment will be entirely driven by the fit between the individual competencies and the requirements of the job. Each candidate whose skills match best the requirements of the role will be considered.

What we offer at Nestlé:

Exciting opportunities to develop your career; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions. A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. Learn more here.
A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.
Attractive additional benefits.

Position summary:

As part of the Zone Europe (ZEUR) Procurement Finance team, you will play a pivotal role by acting as a co-pilot to the heads of procurement of different business categories of the Zone while also supporting market controllers in their various functions. Additionally, you will participate in projects and collaborate with Zone categories to enhance procurement finance operations across Europe, focusing on best market practices, guidelines, processes, and leveraging shared service centers.

Procurement at Nestlé:
As strategic partner of the business, we help the company achieve sustainable growth and we ensure responsibly sourced supply and value creation. Located in hubs in Switzerland, Panama and Malaysia, our division provides a range of services, including the management of procurement for specific raw materials, packaging, indirect materials and other services. We also support markets with managing local spend. For you, this will be the opportunity to become a real strategic partner – delivering sustainable value and working with the business, for the business.

A day in a life of a Procurement Controller – Zone Europe:

• Serve as a trusted co-pilot for business category procurement heads, providing guidance and insights on cost evolution, ensuring clear communication to stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Lead the procurement reporting process for Zone Europe, ensuring the quality of market submissions and proactively engaging with markets to mitigate risks.
• Provide guidance to ZEUR market procurement controllers on a variety of topics including but not limited to reporting, guidelines, processes, compliance.
• Work closely with the business category CFOs and operations controllers by providing insights on direct and indirect material costs (forecast, actuals, risks and opportunities amongst other).

What makes you successful:

• Prior controlling, copilot or audit experience is a must.
• University degree, preferably in Business Administration or Finance.
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) experience is a major plus.
• Very high level of proficiency in English.
• Excellent communication skills are necessary for this role with the ability to formulate very clear messaging.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and steer discussions.
• Strong capacity to perform under pressure is necessary.

If your profile matches our needs, we look forward to receiving your application in English.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
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