About this role
Position snapshot
- Location: Switzerland, La-Tour-De-Peilz
- Company: Nestlé Global Procurement Division, Nestrade
- Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %
- Type of contract: Permanent
What we offer at Nestlé
- Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions.
- Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration.
- A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. Learn more here
- A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.
Don’t hesitate to connect with us during the recruitment process to learn more.
Position summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and open-minded Buyer to join our Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) Category team in Zone Europe.
This position is based in Vevey and reports to the Global Category Lead, working closely with the MRO Zone Europe Procurement Lead to implement the MRO Category strategy across Zone Europe.
This role offers a unique opportunity to strengthen your expertise in project management, procurement, change management, and data analytics while making a tangible impact on Nestlé’s European production operations.
Global Procurement at Nestlé
As a strategic partner to our businesses, we drive sustainable growth and unlock long-term value. With over 40 different nationalities based across our three dynamic hubs in Switzerland, Panama, and Malaysia, we operate on a truly global scale. With a strong focus on innovation and deep commitment to sustainability, we’re shaping the future of procurement. Our diverse teams lead with purpose, ensuring value creation through responsibly sourced supply across a broad range of direct and indirect categories. Join us and Be a Force for Good.
A day in a life of a Buyer – MRO for Zone Europe:
- Lead sourcing activities for MRO products and services, including supplier scouting, RFP management using AI-enabled tools, supplier selection, and commercial negotiations through to contract signature.
- Implement the MRO category strategy for Zone Europe, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational needs.
- Manage supplier relationships, drive cost improvement plans, and ensure high service levels and performance across the MRO supply portfolio.
- Collaborate with factory maintenance and cross-functional teams to define procurement tactics and deliver value-driven solutions.
- Work with the procurement acceleration team to implement catalogues solution for the MRO product range.
- Continuously develop skills in procurement, change management, data analysis, and AI applications.
What makes you successful:
- University degree in procurement, supply chain, engineering, or equivalent.
- Proven success in procurement, ideally within MRO or related technical categories in complex, multi-country environments.
- Ability to work effectively with engineering and manufacturing stakeholders.
- Strong data acumen and interest in tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to lead sourcing projects and manage RFPs.
- Experience in supplier relationship management and development.
- Solid knowledge of strategic sourcing processes, risk management, and responsible sourcing.
- Ability to work effectively in virtual teams and influence stakeholders at market and factory levels.
- Excellent communication skills and passion for continuous learning.
- High proficiency in English (mandatory); additional European languages are an asset.
If your profile matches our needs, we look forward to receiving your application in English.
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Other facts
About Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.
We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.
Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.
Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category – offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
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What you'll do
- The Buyer will lead sourcing activities for MRO products and services, manage supplier relationships, and implement the MRO category strategy for Zone Europe. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver value-driven solutions and improve procurement processes.
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