Regional Procurement Manager - Glass & Metal

Position snapshotLocation: La-Tour-De-Peilz, SwitzerlandCompany: Nestle Global Procurement DivisionAct. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %Type of contract: 12-month ContractWhat We Offer At NestleExciting 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 hereA 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 SummaryAre you ready to drive transformation at the heart of Nestlé’s packaging strategy? As a Regional Procurement Manager for Rigid Packaging - focusing on glass and metal across Europe—you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing category strategies that directly impact our business performance and sustainability ambitions. Reporting to the Global Category Lead, you will be empowered to lead high-stakes negotiations, forge strategic supplier partnerships, and champion innovative sourcing solutions that deliver measurable value.This is more than a procurement role: it’s an opportunity to influence the future of sustainable packaging at scale, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, international environment. You’ll tackle complex challenges, from optimizing cost and supply resilience to advancing Nestlé’s ambitious ESG targets. If you thrive on making a tangible impact, driving change, and developing your expertise in a truly global context, we invite you to join us and be a catalyst for positive disruption.Global Procurement at NestléAs 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 Regional Procurement Manager Rigid Packaging – Glass & Metal: Support the team for assigned tasks, including examples such as data management, forecasting, project support and other tasksInteract with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to monitor and drive progress for cost initiatives, source to pay challenges, sustainability, and responsible sourcing initiativesLearn the fundamentals of procurement category management to serve as a backfill when needed in support of the extended packaging teamManage the day-to-day procurement activities, RFx and contracting process for selected markets or businessesContribute to develop and execute the category strategy to deliver value to the business from cost improvements, sustainability activities and ensuring supplyEnsure compliance to Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles, policies, and standardsWhat Makes You SuccessfulUniversity degree in Procurement, Business Administration, Supply Chain and/or Engineering.Confirmed experience in ProcurementExpertise within the Rigid Packaging category and / or Glass would be a mustAbility to work in an international and complex environmentStrong command of Excel and at ease with SAP and PowerPointUnderstanding of National and International Procurement RegulationsExperience in ESG initiatives and knowledge of GHG emissions, understanding of Nestle ESG targets and requirementsFluent in English, another language will be an assetIf your profile matches our needs, we look forward to receiving your application in English.#NestradeCareerNestlé is committed to the accessibility of its recruitment process. If you require an adaptation during the recruitment process, please do let us know so we can support you effectively. All information will be treated confidentially.At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.