Job description

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. Position Summary: The Procurement Category Manager will lead sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, supplier negotiations, contracting, and category management. This role is responsible for delivering value through strategic supplier partnerships, cost optimization, innovation, and service excellence. Managing up to $100 million in annual spend, you will oversee key categories including Media (National & Retail), Creative and Content Agencies, Packaging, Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Consumer Insights & Analytics, and Innovation. The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, build strong cross-functional partnerships, optimize supplier performance, and drive measurable business impact across a dynamic marketing portfolio. Key Responsibilities: • Develops and implements long term Holistic Health brand Advertising & Consumer Marketing Spend (including Media investments, excluding trade promotion) Marketing Category Strategies and sourcing pipeline plan to optimize spend, reduce costs, and maximize value for all addressable spend under influence. • Develops and manage continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year over year savings and pipeline opportunities ensuring savings tracking in partnership with Finance. • Through stakeholder management the incumbent must understand requirements related to business needs. • Works with the business team to identify and implement initiatives to achieve substantial cost savings and high customer satisfaction. • Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams such as Legal and Marketing organization to negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure product and service availability. • Executes market research within the category to keep abreast of market conditions and analyze market trends, consumer behavior, and performance metrics to identify opportunities and risks within the category. • Ensures optimal sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting service level requirements for spend area. • Ensures effective negotiation and implementation of agreements with suppliers to deliver the greatest overall value. • Monitors supplier contract compliance on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans as required for suppliers under procurement management. • Ensure proactive risk management strategy as well as partnering with the Business Stakeholders to ensure timely issue resolution. • Complies with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization. Experience & Education Requirements: • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field. • Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. • 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in Category Management and Procurement. • Experience with SAP ERP is preferred.Deep subject matter expertise in Marketing categories, including Brand Advertising, Consumer Marketing, and Media investments. • Strong procurement experience supporting manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions across diverse operating models. • Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. • Extensive experience managing marketing spend categories within the consumer products, wellness, nutraceutical, or related industries. • Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, category management, and procurement best practices. • Demonstrated success developing and executing sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value and innovative solutions. • Strategic mindset with the agility to thrive in fast-paced, evolving, and ambiguous environments. • Self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to establish effective processes and drive continuous improvement. • Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and category strategy development. • Excellent project management skills, including RFP and RFQ management.Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis and business process evaluation. • Customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering value and exceptional stakeholder support. • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.Ability to navigate and succeed within a matrixed organization. • Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), media and agency contracts, sponsorship agreements, influencer partnerships, licensing agreements, service-level agreements (SLAs), and KPI-based performance arrangements. • Foundational financial acumen, including P&L analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management. Salary: $125,000.00 to $145,000.00 per year Bonus Eligibility: Yes The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at nestlejobs.com It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace. To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home. The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at nestlejobs.com. Job Requisition: 421059

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Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.
The ideal candidate brings deep marketing procurement expertise within consumer products, wellness, or related industries, along with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and category strategy experience.
Develops and manage continuous improvement pipeline to deliver significant year over year savings and pipeline opportunities ensuring savings tracking in partnership with Finance.
Through stakeholder management the incumbent must understand requirements related to business needs.
Works with the business team to identify and implement initiatives to achieve substantial cost savings and high customer satisfaction.
Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams such as Legal and Marketing organization to negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure product and service availability.
Executes market research within the category to keep abreast of market conditions and analyze market trends, consumer behavior, and performance metrics to identify opportunities and risks within the category.
Ensures optimal sourcing, supplier selection, pricing, contracting and commercialization while meeting service level requirements for spend area.
Ensures effective negotiation and implementation of agreements with suppliers to deliver the greatest overall value.
Monitors supplier contract compliance on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans as required for suppliers under procurement management.
Ensure proactive risk management strategy as well as partnering with the Business Stakeholders to ensure timely issue resolution.
Complies with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization.
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field.
Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
7 to 10 years of progressive experience in Category Management and Procurement.
Strong procurement experience supporting manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions across diverse operating models.
Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Extensive experience managing marketing spend categories within the consumer products, wellness, nutraceutical, or related industries.
Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, category management, and procurement best practices.
Demonstrated success developing and executing sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value and innovative solutions.
Strategic mindset with the agility to thrive in fast-paced, evolving, and ambiguous environments.
Self-motivated and results-oriented, with the ability to establish effective processes and drive continuous improvement.
Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and category strategy development.

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Experience with SAP ERP is preferred.Deep subject matter expertise in Marketing categories, including Brand Advertising, Consumer Marketing, and Media investments.

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