Assistant Procurement Manager - Packaging

Location: Panama City, Panama
Work model: Hybrid / Full time 100%
Contract type / duration: Permanent

Be a force for good and feel trusted to make decisions that matter

As an Assistant Procurement Manager at Nestlé Global Procurement, your mission is to support sustainability projects and sourcing activities for packaging used by Nestlé worldwide. We operate on a truly global scale, bringing together over 40 nationalities across three dynamic hubs in Switzerland, Panama, and Malaysia. You’ll make a difference by collaborating closely with procurement managers, suppliers and stakeholders across categories. This is your chance to drive innovation, sustainability, and impact at scale, ensuring value creation through responsibly sourced supply across diverse categories.

How you’ll make an impact as an Assistant Procurement Manager – Packaging

• Tracking sustainability project progress and milestones with suppliers to support measurable environmental and financial outcomes.
• Supporting the execution of sustainability strategies that help reduce emissions, protect forests and advance responsible sourcing.
• Driving capability building across packaging teams to strengthen knowledge on decarbonization, deforestation and virgin plastic reduction.
• Delivering supplier insights and information that enable better decisions on environmental and sustainable sourcing topics.
• Contributing to packaging sustainability training materials that help teams turn ambition into practical action.
• Building procurement category management capabilities while supporting sourcing activities, project delivery and data-driven decisions.

What will make you successful

• Bringing procurement, supply chain, logistics, business or engineering knowledge to support sustainable packaging priorities.
• Applying sustainability and direct materials understanding to connect supplier actions with business and environmental goals.
• Using data, reporting tools and presentation skills to track progress, forecast outcomes and communicate clear recommendations.
• Collaborating confidently with suppliers and internal stakeholders in a complex, international environment.
• Communicating fluently in English; additional languages are an asset.
• Demonstrating courage, collaboration, speed and continuous learning.

At Nestlé Global Procurement, we place people at the heart of everything we do

Our benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so you can thrive at work and in life:

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work possibilities (for office-based roles)
• Paid holidays beyond legal requirements
• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career
• Performance based bonus
• Health insurance and access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Strong employer contribution to your pension plan
• Generous parental leave and comprehensive family support solutions
• Attractive employee discounts across various products and services

What to expect from our hiring process

We are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations if needed. Our workplaces are fully accessible and supported by a strong safety culture, with modern installations and procedures to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

The hiring process typically includes an interview with Talent Acquisition, an interview with the hiring team, and a final discussion and offer. We review applications as they are received and close the role once a strong list of relevant candidates is identified, so we encourage you to apply early. All information is treated confidentially.

Stay vigilant: Nestlé will only contact candidates via official company email addresses and will never ask for payments or sensitive personal information at any stage of the hiring process.

Ready to Be a Force for Good?

Apply now and feel trusted to make decisions that matter.

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