Digital Transformation Lead - Global Procurement (Panama, PA)

Digital Transformation Lead – Nestlé Global Procurement

Location: Panama Work model: Hybrid / Full time Contract type / duration: Permanent

Be a force for good and feel trusted to make decisions that matter.

As a Digital Transformation Lead at Nestlé Global Procurement, your mission is to deploy and embed the Procurement digital ecosystem across Nestrade categories, ensuring global digital solutions are adopted with impact and continuously improved. We operate on a truly global scale, bringing together over 40 nationalities across three dynamic hubs in Switzerland, Panama, and Malaysia. You will make a difference by collaborating closely with Procurement, digital transformation, technology, business services, category and zone teams. This is your chance to drive innovation, sustainability, and impact at scale, ensuring value creation through responsibly sourced supply across diverse categories.

How you’ll make an impact as a Digital Transformation Lead

• Leading the deployment of Procurement digital solutions across assigned categories, helping teams adopt tools that simplify work and create value.

• Coordinating clear deployment plans, milestones and governance so digital initiatives are delivered with quality and consistency.

• Driving adoption of digital tools, processes and ways of working that enable Procurement teams to work more efficiently and confidently.

• Connecting global priorities with category needs, ensuring stakeholders stay aligned and engaged throughout the transformation journey.

• Monitoring progress, risks and opportunities so deployment stays on track and teams can realize measurable benefits.

• Gathering feedback and business requirements to improve the digital ecosystem and strengthen long-term adoption across Procurement.

What will make you successful

• Bringing strong knowledge of Procurement, digital transformation, process improvement or change management to turn strategy into practical deployment.

• Applying project management skills to organize priorities, track milestones, manage risks and drive delivery across complex initiatives.

• Using your understanding of source-to-pay processes, Procurement tools and digital ways of working to support meaningful adoption.

• Collaborating across countries, categories and functions with clear communication and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.

• Communicating fluently in English; additional languages are a plus.

• Demonstrating courage, collaboration, speed and continuous learning.

At Nestlé Global Procurement, we place people at the heart of everything we do.

Our benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so you can thrive at work and in life:

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work possibilities (for office-based roles)

• Paid holidays beyond legal requirements

• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career

• Performance based bonus

• Health insurance and access to the Employee Assistance Program

• Strong employer contribution to your pension plan

• Generous parental leave and comprehensive family support solutions

• Attractive employee discounts across various products and services

What to expect from our hiring process

We are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations if needed. Our workplaces are fully accessible and supported by a strong safety culture, with modern installations and procedures to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

The hiring process typically includes a video interview with Talent Acquisition, an interview with the hiring team, and a final discussion and offer. We review applications as they are received and close the role once a strong list of relevant candidates is identified, so we encourage you to apply early. All information is treated confidentially.

Stay vigilant: Nestlé will only contact candidates via official company email addresses and will never ask for payments or sensitive personal information at any stage of the hiring process.

Ready to Be a Force for Good?

Apply now and feel trusted to make decisions that matter.

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