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Procurement Controller

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This job is for a Procurement Controller at Nestlé in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You might like this job because it offers global scope, career development opportunities, and collaboration with various stakeholders.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Job Description

    

Position snapshot

 

  • Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Company: Global Procurement Division - Nestrade
  • Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100 %
  • Type of role: Permanent 
  • A challenging strategic role with global scope and responsibilities.
  • Genuine opportunities for career development, training, and personal development. 
  • Attractive and dynamic international working environment.
  • Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces.

 

 

Position summary  


We are currently looking for a highly competent Procurement Controller to join our team in Malaysia. This role will drive the financial performance of the Nestrade Branch, ensuring compliance with Nestlé Accounting Standards and regulatory requirements. The Procurement Controller will measure and benchmark price performance across spend categories for Zone AOA markets, collaborating with various stakeholders. Additionally, this position will lead the planning process, facilitate price forecasting discussions, and provide accurate reporting to support the Nestrade Management Committee in managing operational performance and executing strategic objectives.

 

 

Procurement at Nestlé

 

As strategic partner of the business, we help the company achieve sustainable growth and we ensure responsibly sourced supply and value creation. Located in hubs in Switzerland, Panama and Malaysia, our division provides a range of services, including the management of procurement for specific raw materials, packaging, indirect materials and other services. We also support markets with managing local spend. For you, this will be the opportunity to become a real strategic partner – delivering sustainable value and working with the business, for the business.

 

 

A day in a life of a Procurement Controller

 

  • Ensure compliance of Nestrade financials, including revenue, costs, and profit, with applicable standards and regulations
  • Operate Power BI and advanced Excel, utilizing Value Realization and Price Forecasting tools while providing support and training on these tools
  • Deliver monthly and yearly financial and non-financial reports, along with dashboards, to enhance transparency on key business KPIs across Zone AOA markets and the Nestrade Procurement Division
  • Collaborate closely with category and commodities co-pilots to operate the Price Forecasting tool PBI across managed categories (Raw & Pack and S&IM)
  • Work in partnership with category and commodities co-pilots to utilize the Value Realization tool for the same categories
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for ZAOA market procurement controllers during the implementation of new initiatives, guidelines, and improvement projects
  • Create timely and accurate ad hoc analyses on various financial KPIs, including actuals, DF, and P&L comparisons, for the Hub Copilot and Hub Head
  • Provide consistent price forecasts by analysing trends across different spend categories

 

 

What makes you successful: 

 

  • University or Masters degree in business administration, Finance, or Accounting; Management Accounting Certification is a valuable asset
  • Solid experience in Finance & Control, ideally with a background in audit coupled with factory, procurement, or supply chain controlling
  • Experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry
  • Possess strong market and/or center knowledge, with prior finance experience in a Nestlé market being a significant advantage
  • Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly Power BI, advanced Excel, and PowerPoint, along with database management skills.
  • Excellent planning skills, a change management mindset, an open-minded attitude, and strong problem-solving abilities, along with effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of SAP, especially in the FI and CO modules.
  • Proficiency in the English language, with additional language skills considered a plus

 

If your profile matches our needs, we look forward to receiving your application in English.

 

#NestradeCareer

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.

 


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Nestlé (M) Bhd

Our beginnings Since 1912, Nestlé has been nourishing Malaysians through our quality brands and products, whilst maintaining our Halal excellence and integrity. This is in line with our purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. Our commitment to providing quality products to Malaysians dates back over 100 years ago. Nestlé began in Malaysia in...