Procurement Coordinator

**Position Snapshot
Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland

Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.

Act. Rate: 80 to 100%

Type of contract: 2 years contract

Start date: As soon as possible

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development

Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces

Dynamic international working environment

Attractive additional benefits

**Position Summary
Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 1000 people and is comprised of five Nestlé Institutes: Material Sciences; Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Packaging Sciences and Agricultural Sciences. Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website. Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.

As a **Purchasing Coordinator **, working in a team of roughly 10 people, you will be responsible to ensure compliance and accurate SAP data related to purchasing (from request to payment) and play a key role to improve ways of working aligned with strategy and make the team successful.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

**A Day in the Life of a Procurement Coordinator
- Generate Purchase Requests and perform related SAP P2P tasks.
- Ensure adherence to Nestlé purchasing policies, internal compliance and quality standards.
- Manage issue resolution for accurate good receipt/ invoice receipt posting.
- Facilitate communication with stakeholders, provide information & training as required.
- Perform reporting and reviews for management or internal clients as required.
- Act as Single Point of Contact on all purchasing topics for defined units/institutes.
- In the frame of Continuous Excellence, participate to/lead improvement projects.

**What will make you successful
- Operational Purchasing background in an international environment
- Good knowledge in MS Office tools (Excel) and SAP
- Fluency in English and French
- Understanding of budget management & accounting concepts
- Strong analytical, organizational and customer orientation skills
- Communication skills, able to influence others
- Collaborative mindset / Team player
- Problem-solving abilities