Location: La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract



Procurement at Nestlé:


As a strategic partner of the business, Nestrade Procurement Division supports Nestlé Group operating companies in achieving sustainable growth by ensuring responsibly sourced supply in a professional and cost-effective manner. Located across 3 global 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 offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment that provides opportunities to develop and grow your career within the Nestlé Group across different companies, functions and regions.
Position Summary
As a Procurement Controller, you will be part of the Procurement Controlling team responsible for Services and Indirect Materials (i.e. Marketing, IT, Corporate Services, Technical Equipment and Logistics).
You will support the senior procurement controller in advising the Global Category Leads for the spend in scope as a trusted co-pilot driving the development and implementation of the global sourcing strategy to deliver sustainable and competitive cost advantage to the businesses. You will also handle financial reporting providing end-to-end visibility around costs through relevant analysis for informed decision making.


A Day in the Life of a Procurement Controller:

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  Support the Procurement Controlling team in financial reporting and forecasting activities.
• Help and proactively facilitate strategy formulation and communication of concerned spend categories.
• Consolidate financial inputs and assess risks & opportunities to engage in scenario planning.
• Review and validate proposed savings initiatives along with project owners.
• Enhance ESG controlling and reporting capabilities.
• Provide functional support to Market / Business Procurement Controllers.
• Ensure compliance towards internal Nestlé Standards and Guidelines.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices.

What will make you successful:

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  A formal financial qualification of appropriate level in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• A first experience in Accounting / Finance function – preferably in Costing and/or Operations Controlling.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to extract and summarize information quickly when faced with large datasets.
• Ability to communicate financial aspects clearly and concisely to various stakeholders in a network organization.
• Willingness to work across time zones with the extended team present in the 3 Global Procurement Hubs.
• High level of proficiency in English, both oral and written.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP, MS Office applications (esp. Excel & Power Point) and data visualization tools.

If your profile matches our needs, we will be looking forward to receive your application in English. Please visit www.nestle.com/jobs and apply in English. #nestradecareer
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