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Local Sourcing Manager

Position Snapshot

Business area: Local Sourcing Manager

Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8; Hybrid

A little bit about us:

While Nestlé is known for KitKat®, Gerber®, Nescafe®, and Maggi®. Our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people.

We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,400+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward.

Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also on enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

What to Expect:

This is a contract role that that is primarily focused on category strategy creation, vendor contract negotiation, across all indirect procurement spend.

The candidate will work with Nestlé-in-Market (NiM) stakeholders to translate business requirements to commercial agreement strategy and execute with agility and speed.

The Local Sourcing Manager is responsible for developing, validating, communicating and implementing sourcing strategies for locally managed categories (at NiM level) following the Strategic Sourcing Process tools, templates and policies developed by Global Procurement, and applying the Nestlé Standardized Procurement Mode

Role Requirements:

• Strategic negotiation, and lifecycle management of a large number of procurement contracts under their scope. They will define and implement commercial strategies to ensure the best business outcomes using Strategic Sourcing Process’ tools, templates and policies developed by Global Procurement.
• Perform supplier market analysis, category analysis, and supply risk analysis, and develop Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) understanding, as well as the map of how sourcing process and channels work within the locally managed category (at NiM level) and identify improvements to be targeted.
• Prepare and execute negotiation events seeking best TCO contracts and beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers for the locally managed categories (at NiM level)
• Promote and ensure Compliance to Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies, standards and Procurement Policy, Procurement Standardized Model, Nestlé Supplier Code, Best Practices, etc.
• Establish relationships with stakeholders to integrate category plans and outcomes in local budgets and price planning processes as required
• Integrate innovation, renovation and post award cost improvement elements from suppliers into Nestlé's innovation and renovation processes.
• In partnership with Supplier Relationship Management experts, lead the planning and regular contract Service Level Agreement reviews with suppliers and other functional partners such as Quality

Preferred Skills:

• Strong negotiation skills and history of successful end-to-end negotiation and writing of commercial contracts with high-value/high-leverage partners
• Breadth and depth of knowledge of procurement categories including all Services & Indirect materials
• High fluency in legal contracts, risk management and external regulatory standards relevant to Food CPG
• General fluency in financial accounting standards and deep understanding of business P&L
• Demonstrated experience in in delivering competitive advantage to the business through development and implementation of effective local sourcing strategies for the spend category in charge over a sustained period (3-5 years)
• Has experience in different spend categories as Sourcing Manager and has demonstrated robust knowledge and skill in the use of the Strategic Sourcing Process
• Demonstrated leadership skills in delivering successful implementation of sourcing strategies, risk management, responsible sourcing and supplier relation management process
• Project Management experience and fluency in project management tools and processes (Critical Path, GANTT, etc.)

What you need to know

At Nestlé Canada, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. This position offers a competitive salary within the range specified above, aligned with our commitment to equitable pay practices. This position is a brand-new role

Compensation Range: $100,000 - $110,000 Annual

If you believe you have the profile we are looking for, please contact your line manager before submitting your application and ensure this role is part of your PDP. As a general guideline, it is preferred that you have a minimum of two years’ experience in your current job, with a solid track record of performance.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.