Local Sourcing Manager(12 month contract)

Local Sourcing Manager(12 month contract)

Position Snapshot

Business area: LocalSourcingManager

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 authenticselvesto work each day. There are 3,400+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated fortaking actionusing agility, courage, and trust to find solutions thatbenefitthe business or greater good.We’rea 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 workculture, 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 Manageris responsible fordeveloping,validating,communicatingand implementing sourcing strategies for locally managed categories (atNiMlevel) 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 ofa large number ofprocurement 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 (atNiMlevel) andidentifyimprovements 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 asrequired

Integrate innovation,renovationand 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,



riskmanagementand external regulatory standards relevant to Food CPG

General fluency in financial accounting standards and deep understanding ofbusinessP&L;

Demonstrated experience in in delivering competitive advantage to the business through development and implementation of effectivelocalsourcing strategies for the spend category in charge over a sustained period (3-5 years)

Has experience in different spend categories as Sourcing Manager and hasdemonstratedrobust knowledge and skill in the use of the Strategic Sourcing Process

Demonstrated leadership skills in delivering successful implementation of sourcing strategies, risk management, responsiblesourcingand 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

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.

Position Snapshot

Business area: LocalSourcingManager

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 authenticselvesto work each day. There are 3,400+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated fortaking actionusing agility, courage, and trust to find solutions thatbenefitthe business or greater good.We’rea 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 workculture, 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 Manageris responsible fordeveloping,validating,communicatingand implementing sourcing strategies for locally managed categories (atNiMlevel) 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 ofa large number ofprocurement 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 (atNiMlevel) andidentifyimprovements 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 asrequired

Integrate innovation,renovationand 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, riskmanagementand external regulatory standards relevant to Food CPG

General fluency in financial accounting standards and deep understanding ofbusinessP&L;

Demonstrated experience in in delivering competitive advantage to the business through development and implementation of effectivelocalsourcing strategies for the spend category in charge over a sustained period (3-5 years)

Has experience in different spend categories as Sourcing Manager and hasdemonstratedrobust knowledge and skill in the use of the Strategic Sourcing Process

Demonstrated leadership skills in delivering successful implementation of sourcing strategies, risk management, responsiblesourcingand 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-current role

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

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.

📌 Local Sourcing Manager(12 month contract) (Toronto)
🏢 Nestlé
📍 Toronto