Senior Road Procurement Partner

We have a fantastic opportunity within our expanding European Transport Hub team as a Senior Transportation Procurement Partner. We are looking for an experienced Procurement/ Transport professional to join our team. This is a full-time permanent opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual's flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process on what this could look like. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don't delay in submitting your application. Our head office in York was chosen to become the base of Nestlé's first European Transport Hub. The Hub has responsibility for planning and executing Nestlé's transportation within Europe that simplifies and standardizes our European transportation processes. We manage the transport of intermarket flows between Nestlé's European factories and distribution centres, as well as inbound raw and packaging materials. A day in the life of a Senior Road Transport Planner Reporting into the THUB Procurement Lead the Senior Road Transportation Procurement Partner is a key enabler and responsible for the implementation of the group's road transportation procurement strategy defined "above the markets". You will be responsible for deploying the procurement activities required to support and to materialize, the global targets and agreements defined by the Nestrade Procurement Division (NPD) team. You will develop relationships with carriers, setting up a comprehensive review process and providing improvement inputs to THUB operations. You will support the operations team on daily basis regarding escalations and capacity shortfalls whilst actively ensuring the deployment and execution of the global roadmap is achieved. Main responsibilities will include:

• Implement the category's strategies in accordance with the guidance given by the Category Manager, including sustainability projects
• Support the NPD team to collect and to understand the markets needs whilst supporting and managing the tender processes and assisting in the implementation of the deals agreed and closed by the team.
• Support supplier performance and act as point of commercial escalation to meet business needs.
• Enable efficiencies and savings.
• Establish relationships with different stakeholders to communicate and explain the benefits of the category strategy adoption including SLA reviews.
• Maintaining data and performing analytics using excel, Power BI
• Ensure Compliance to Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies, standards and Procurement Policy, Procurement Standardized Model, Nestlé Supplier Code, Best Practices., We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!
  
  Ideally, you'll come from an international transport sourcing background with experience in a transport/logistics operational role. Hands on experience buying at a regional level with knowledge and experience of the UK and European third-party logistics market will help you be successful in this role.
Other key skills required: -
• Understanding of National and International Procurement Regulations is essential.
• Experience managing stakeholders in terms of negotiation and commercial conversations.
• Ability to convince others and to use network to influence business activity.
• Experience in root cause analysis of issues and ability to challenge the norm.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analytical skills
• Agility to develop and sustain in a transitional organization while showing strong interpersonal skills
• Agility and resilience will be important when dealing with different market challenges
• Influencing skills and the flexibility to adapt your approach
  
  Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience + car allowance + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!
Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. At Nestlé we are proud to support and provide equality of opportunity that supports employees to effectively blend their work life and commitments through hybrid and flexible working arrangements, so speak to us to understand what this could look like for you. We would be open to discussing part time working arrangements for this role., What can we offer in return? Great benefits you'd expect from a business the size of Nestlé - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.