Senior Procurement Category Management Specialist - Marketing (Remote) (Bridgewater, NJ, US, 08807)

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Position Summary:

This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence and optimize strategic marketing investments across the business. The Senior Specialist will lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for Brand Advertising and Consumer Marketing categories, including RFP management, contract negotiations, pricing, terms and conditions, and related sourcing activities. Through strong supplier partnerships and effective negotiations, this role will help deliver exceptional value, service, quality, and business outcomes.

The Senior Specialist will oversee approximately $100 million in annual Marketing spend, spanning categories such as Media (National and Retail), Agency Services (Creative, Content, Packaging), Production, Influencer Marketing, Partnerships, Innovation, Consumer Insights and Analytics, and other related areas.

Success in this role requires a strong understanding of marketing expenditures within the Consumer Products and Wellness industries, along with expertise in procurement best practices, strategic sourcing methodologies, and supplier market dynamics.

Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, the Senior Specialist will build trusted partnerships to drive sourcing excellence, support supplier selection, optimize pricing and contracting strategies, and ensure ongoing supplier performance and stakeholder satisfaction while meeting business and service objectives.

Location Preference: This role is primarily remote; however, candidates located on Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey & Conneticut) are strongly preferred to support in-person trainings, meetings, and other business needs.

Key Responsbilities:

• 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.

• 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 preferred in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field. Relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• SAP ERP experience is a plus

• Has significant subject matter expertise in rand Advertising & Consumer Marketing Spend (including Media investments, (excluding trade promotion).

• Category Management supported with 5+ years of experience.

• Has a broad background in Procurement supporting manufacturing/ commercial/ corporate functions in various operating models.

• Has the ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels and functions of the organization.

• Has strong background in managing Marketing spend categories, ideally in, Consumer Products and the Wellness Industry or nutraceutical industries.

• Solid knowledge of P2P processes, category management, and procurement best practices.

• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work within ambiguity with the need to create the appropriate level of process and procedure.

  • Strong knowledge in strategic sourcing process and category management
  • Excellent project management skills and RFP/ RFQ Management
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including intermediate-level Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP), PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Proven analytical skills (e.g. data analysis, business processes)
  • Ability to act in a customer-service oriented capacity with stakeholders
  • Strong written and oral communication skills

• Other Preferred competencies and experiences:

  • Experience working within an ambiguous environment
  • Ability to adapt to Matrix organization
  • Experience in contract negotiation such as Master Service Agreement, Agency Media Agreements, Sponsorship, influencer, license agreement, service level agreement / KPI management, etc.
  • Possess foundational finance knowledge such as P&L analysis, budgeting, cash flow, etc.

The approximate pay range for this position is $85,000.00 to $95,000.00. Please note that 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.

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 About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)

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