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**Position Snapshot**
- Assago Headquarter, Milan
- Temporary Contract
- Strong analytical skills
- Minimum of 1 year previous experience in Procurement
**Position Summary**
We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to join the Procurement team as a Procurement Specialist, working with the Business Partnering team in the Service & Indirect Material Spends.
This is a diverse role with multiple opportunities to interact with stakeholders at all levels, whilst enabling internal and external exposure to demonstrate your ability to influence & engage cross functionally.
You will have the opportunity to work with Procurement local and Global Teams and with external suppliers and be part of project teams adding value back into the business.
**A day in the life of Procurement Specialist**
- Be responsible for understanding, communicating, and helping to implement sourcing strategies for new or changing on Service & Indirect materials expenditure.
- Gather data and convey local material requirements from our Factories/Business to a range of people within the Procurement organization including Local Procurement Business Partners, Local Sourcing teams and Above Market Stakeholder teams in order to implement the strategy
- Work with Procurement and Business Partners to integrate sourcing plans and outcomes in local budgets and price planning & forecasting processes
- Provide insight to the Local Business Partner on emerging needs & trends from the Factory & Business
- Carry out weekly and monthly operational activities including Supplier Performance Management, Price Forecasting, Contract Management, Material Master Data housekeeping and attending Project meetings.
- Engage with local suppliers to help with any supplier development activities, or identifying new supplier opportunities as directed by category and sourcing teams
- Adding value by being an integral part of Business innovation & renovation projects which will enable us to explore value creation opportunities with our supplier base
- Be the link between Supply Chain and our Global or Local sourcing teams, where by providing input into the Supplier Risk Mitigation Strategy
- Support negotiation when needed
**What Will Make You Successful**
- Minimum of 1 year previous experience required in Procurement
- A person of integrity: you are convinced that you can do your job in a responsible way.
You are looking for a company where responsibility is a guideline at all levels.
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convince others
- Open minded to challenges
- Good IT skills, Knowledge of SAP system and experience in the area of Procurement will be an additional advantage, Advanced of Excel spreadsheet
- Project management
- Curiousity: what you do not know yet attracts you.
You are eager to learn new things and motivated meet new personalities.
- Advanced English level
- We are Nestlé.
We are the Good food, Good life company._
- Good food, Good life is our promise, it is a daily commitment.
It is only thanks to our people that we can make a difference and realize this belief: we call them Good People._
- At Nestlé, we believe that recognition, inclusion and valorization of diversity can make us grow both as individuals and as a company.
This is why we promote a work environment, a business culture and a leadership model that guarantee equal opportunities for everyone and at all organizational levels.
We believe diversity is a winning factor and we always encourage our people to share ideas and collaborate._
- Here at Nestlé you will also be able to be part of the Emotional Communities, groups of colleagues of different functions and seniorities who come together with the aim of spreading a corporate culture that allows everyone to freely express their passions and identities.
LGBT +, Gender Balance, Young, Disability, Volunteering, Green, Multiculturalism are just some of the communities that you can be part of._
- Diversity is a fact, inclusion is a choice and we have chosen to be inclusive._