Procurement Specialist - Media POSITION SNAPSHOT
Location: Cairo, Egypt Company: Nestlé
Full-time
POSITION SUMMARY
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for understanding, communicating and helping to implement sourcing strategies on a local level (at the market) including new or changing items/services, P2P channel management and of new suppliers. The Procurement Support Specialist as Market Procurement as a partner consultant on delivery/performance gathers data and business requirements and conveys local requirements to transmit them to Local Business Partners. Local Sourcing teams and Above Market Category teams for setting actions/strategies accordingly. He/she will work to liaise with the NiM stakeholders for assigned scope to Contribute to cost/process improvement projects. Ensure that suppliers provide quality products/services to meet the corporate requirements
Initiate and lead changes to ensure supply & improve for the end to end procurement process.
A DAY IN THE LIFE …
Provide the Local Business Partner with information and requirements gathered through the daily business and report to him/her on a regular basis
Proactively understand the business needs and requirements within the assigned scope for functional and plant level requirements in the NiM serviced
Collaborate with Consumer Insight teams and external agency partners to ensure Nestlé applies latest media research, insights, and trends. Provides consultancy on key media vendors for creation of content (including video assets & websites).
Be involved in the evolution of market media capability to track core KPIs for 'delivery, compliance and market advantage'. Consult Nestlé Audit and Procurement to evolve best practice and identify external partners for benchmarking.
Interface with local suppliers as required to help with any supplier development, or supplier switch out activities as directed by category and sourcing teams Benchmark all buying performance to ensure continuous improvement.
Work with HOP and Business partners to integrate sourcing plans and outcomes in local budgets and price planning processes as required
As directed by category and sourcing teams, act to integrate innovation, renovation and post award cost improvement elements from suppliers into all in scope functional or site/production processes, ensuring that all supplies to that site adhere to Nestlé's Suppliers Code and all actions from audit events are acted upon.
Provide information and support for Procurement Ensure Supply process - PES(e.g. Prioritized list of materials for risk analysis, input for criteria for risk analysis)
Preferred 3 -5 years of experience with Suppliers, Benchmark companies, Media chain (Agency, Supplier, Buyers and Provider),Communication and Research Partners, Marketing Services suppliers. Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in fields such as Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Marketing. Experience in both planning and buying functions plus knowledge of emerging media. Basic knowledge across both offline & online media. Demonstrated success in delivering competitive advantage to the business through development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the spend category in charge over a sustained period (2-3 years) Negotiated successfully in cross-functional and cross-market teams with readiness to take ownership of initiatives Strong interpersonal skills and capability to work with different teams.
Procurement Specialist - Media
POSITION SNAPSHOT Location: Cairo, Egypt Company: Nestlé
Full-time
POSITION SUMMARY
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for understanding, communicating and helping to implement sourcing strategies on a local level (at the market) including new or changing items/services, P2P channel management and of new suppliers. The Procurement Support Specialist as Market Procurement as a partner consultant on delivery/performance gathers data and business requirements and conveys local requirements to transmit them to Local Business Partners. Local Sourcing teams and Above Market Category teams for setting actions/strategies accordingly. He/she will work to liaise with the NiM stakeholders for assigned scope to Contribute to cost/process improvement projects. Ensure that suppliers provide quality products/services to meet the corporate requirements
Initiate and lead changes to ensure supply & improve for the end to end procurement process.
A DAY IN THE LIFE …
Provide the Local Business Partner with information and requirements gathered through the daily business and report to him/her on a regular basis
Proactively understand the business needs and requirements within the assigned scope for functional and plant level requirements in the NiM serviced
Collaborate with Consumer Insight teams and external agency partners to ensure Nestlé applies latest media research, insights, and trends. Provides consultancy on key media vendors for creation of content (including video assets & websites).
Be involved in the evolution of market media capability to track core KPIs for 'delivery, compliance and market advantage'. Consult Nestlé Audit and Procurement to evolve best practice and identify external partners for benchmarking.
Interface with local suppliers as required to help with any supplier development, or supplier switch out activities as directed by category and sourcing teams Benchmark all buying performance to ensure continuous improvement.
Work with HOP and Business partners to integrate sourcing plans and outcomes in local budgets and price planning processes as required
As directed by category and sourcing teams, act to integrate innovation, renovation and post award cost improvement elements from suppliers into all in scope functional or site/production processes, ensuring that all supplies to that site adhere to Nestlé's Suppliers Code and all actions from audit events are acted upon.
Provide information and support for Procurement Ensure Supply process - PES(e.g. Prioritized list of materials for risk analysis, input for criteria for risk analysis)
Preferred 3 -5 years of experience with Suppliers, Benchmark companies, Media chain (Agency, Supplier, Buyers and Provider),Communication and Research Partners, Marketing Services suppliers. Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in fields such as Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Marketing. Experience in both planning and buying functions plus knowledge of emerging media. Basic knowledge across both offline & online media. Demonstrated success in delivering competitive advantage to the business through development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the spend category in charge over a sustained period (2-3 years) Negotiated successfully in cross-functional and cross-market teams with readiness to take ownership of initiatives * Strong interpersonal skills and capability to work with different teams.
