Procurement Category Manager

**Position Snapshot**

Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Nespresso HQ
Act. Rate: Full-Time
Type of contract: Permanent contract
Travel rate: around 5-10% per year
Grade: 4 (H)

**What we offer at Nespresso**

Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development.
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces.
Dynamic international working environment.
Attractive additional benefits.
The pride to work for a B Corp certified company and one of the world’s most trusted brands.

**Position Summary**:
At Nespresso, we believe that we can elevate the world of coffee to drive a positive impact and be a force for good which shapes lives and landscapes for the better. We place people at the heart of our success - all 14,000 of them. We actively cultivate diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. We celebrate individuality, believing that your authenticity and uniqueness can help us to grow together. Quality and sustainability are core to who we are and critical to our vision of driving positive change. We're committed to delivering an exceptional coffee experience that elevates our community, suppliers, farmers, and each other.

As a “**Procurement Category Manager - Marketing Accessories**”, you will develop, validate, and implement sourcing Strategies for the Indirect Materials Spend for all Nespresso accessories that deliver business value, competitive advantage and which contribute to the reduction of operational risk through efficient and effective delivery. Accountable for the end to end spend management, you will manage all the relationships externally with Marketing accessories suppliers and the different Stakeholders to ensure upstream/early involvement in all projects.

**A Day in the Life of a Procurement Category Manager - Marketing Accessories**:

- Develop and validate a sourcing Strategy in joint collaboration with all Nestlé’s Businesses.
- Be early involved in all concepts, analyse requirements, lead RFP processes and supplier selection in alignment with sourcing strategy.
- Perform category, supplier market and supplier risk analyses to find synergies between businesses and develop Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) understanding.
- Provide Category recommendations to influence business decisions.
- Build with internal stakeholders business continuity plan to mitigate risks.
- Confirm scale of contribution, report and deliver on category target, managing maximum value creation.
- Ensure supply by selecting the right suppliers for the spend category, prepare and execute negotiation events seeking best TCO contracts and beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers.
- Integrate Innovation elements from suppliers into Nestlé's Innovation and Renovation processes.
- Lead team KPI and maintain reporting tool.
- Develop industry benchmarking to ensure competitive advantage.

**What will make you successful**:

- University Degree in Procurement Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing or any related discipline.
- Extensive and proven experience in Procurement in above market / large market structures.
- Ability to manage complex projects in complex environment and operating across multiple countries.
- Excellent business writing and speaking skills, ability to convince and influence others.
- Advanced negotiation skills to develop win/win situations with key suppliers.
- Fluency in English both written and spoken.
- System and software skills such as E-Auction and Ariba are a plus.

At Nespresso, we’ve built a culture of care and inclusion, making sure everyone can be their bold selves, while growing with the company. We innovate, dare to try, learn and scale up in a fast paced, digital and connected environment. With a diverse workforce made up of over 90 nationalities across 58 countries, you can be a part of an innovative culture, where supportive people help each other. One where anyone is encouraged to challenge the status quo and have an impact on the future for one of the biggest sustainable companies. Whatever your role, you’ll find you can drive real change and spread your enthusiasm. Join the place where you can thrive, you feel, you belong, you are inspired to be and do your best.