Nestle Careers: Job Vacancy for DE_Strategischer buyers, Germany

Nestle is the world's leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness company. Our mission of "Good Food, Good Life" is to provide consumers with the best tasting, most nutritious choices in a wide range of food and beverage categories and eating occasions, from morning to night.

We believe that leadership is about behaviour, and we recognise that trust is earned over a long period of time by consistently delivering on our promises. Nestlé believes that it is only possible to create long-term sustainable value for our shareholders if our behaviour, strategies and operations also create value for the communities where we operate, for our business partners and of course, for our consumers. We call this 'creating shared value'.



The Nestlé Corporate Business Principles (pdf, 1 Mb) are at the basis of our company’s culture, developed over 140 years, which reflects the ideas of fairness, honesty and long-term thinking.

The Company was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland, where our headquarters are still located today. We employ around 280 000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. Nestlé sales for 2010 were almost CHF 110 bn.

We seek qualified candidate for the below position:

Job Title: DE_Strategischer buyers (w / w) 
Job Number: 1100010V
Location: Germany


Description 

The activities of Nestlé focuses on quality and committed action - in all divisions. Within the central shopping for "Indirect Materials & Services" in Frankfurt am Main, we are looking to strengthen our team as quickly as possible to a purchaser (m / w) in marketing and consulting services.

Your tasks: 

• You are responsible for the strategic sourcing of marketing and consulting services, market research, as well as coaches and Events 
• They initiate and manage projects in accordance with national and design and procurement strategies are working closely with the European and global purchasing 
• They integrate responsible business and cross-buying strategies 
• They optimize the supplier portfolio by selecting suppliers agree, framework agreements and contract negotiations 
• Overarching framework contracts will enable the realization of synergy potentials 
• With the use of eProcurement tools (such as e-Catalogue and P-Card) to analyze and optimize the procurement processes   

Your profile: 

• Completed business management training 
• At least three years experience preferably in the purchasing of services, if desired also in the marketing or agency environment 
• Analytical and strategic thinking skills 
• Organizational skills, assertiveness and communication skills 
• Teamwork 
• Persuasiveness, independent action and proactivity 
• Sound knowledge of MS Office and knowledge of SAP procurement processes 
• Fluent English skills 

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