Strategic Sourcing Specialist jobs in Cleveland, OH

• Execute Nestlé’s 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process in the North American market, enabling value generation through sustainability, innovation, and cost improvements for Nestlé business units

o Identify value creation opportunities by developing a deep understanding of each relevant business unit’s requirements, challenges, and opportunities, and leveraging these insights to create and implement savings initiatives
o Leverage opportunities to lower total cost of ownership or increase value to the business while ensuring supply
o Assign initiative owners for category aligned spend initiatives; provide category expertise and help guide initiative savings execution and pull through
o Use knowledge of global suppliers and processes to bring opportunities to the forefront
o Benchmark against competitors and promote supplier-led innovation to unlock value
o Use insights and trends to liaise strategically with the business, factories, and suppliers

• Define risk management strategies for the business and promote mitigation activities to reduce the chance of disruption

o Proactively manage supplier relationships resulting in a reduction of contractual risks
o Clearly communicate risks and issues to key stakeholders, knowing when and to whom to escalate significant issue

• Suggest improved ways of working, introducing new processes or re-engineering existing ones in support of key priorities

o Recognize strategic drivers and activities that support key priorities, both within your category and across the organization
o Leverage intelligence tools and participate in professional associations to learn best practices and industry trends; apply the learnings to the category strategies to drive continuous improvement
o Comply with all Procurement and company policies, procedures, and practices, and promote adherence across the organization
o Apply project management principles to drive cross-functional teams in effective and efficient delivery of business objectives for both day to day activities and key projects