**Financial Controller – Procurement** **Position Snapshot** + Location: Panama City, Panama + Company: Nestrade S.A. + Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100% + Type of contract: Permanent contract The recruitment will be entirely driven by the fit between the individual competencies and the requirements of the job. Each candidate whose skills match best the requirements of the role will be considered (Internal posting only). **What we offer at Nestlé** • Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home (up to 40%). Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you! • Genuine opportunities for career and personal development • Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces • Dynamic international working environment • Attractive additional benefits **Procurement at Nestlé** As a strategic partner of the business, Nestrade Procurement Division supports Nestlé Group operating companies in achieving sustainable growth by ensuring responsibly sourced supply in a professional and cost-effective manner. Located across 3 global 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 offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment that provides opportunities to develop and grow your career within the Nestlé Group across different companies, functions and regions. **Position Summary** As a Procurement Controller, you will be part of the Group Procurement Controlling team supporting a Commodity category. You will act as a trusted co-pilot helping to drive and deliver sustainable and competitive cost advantage to the businesses. You will also lead the reporting process providing end-to-end visibility around costs through relevant analysis for informed decision making. **A Day in the Life of a Procurement Controller** • Proactively influence and facilitate strategy formulation and communication of the concerned spend category • Drive the monthly price forecasting process, challenging TCO assumptions and highlighting variances • Manage transfer pricing and be responsible for spend category P&L • Consolidate financial inputs and critically assess risks & opportunities to engage in scenario planning • Review and validate proposed savings initiatives along with project owners • Implement and increase ESG controlling and reporting capabilities • Provide functional support to Market / Business Procurement Controllers • Ensure compliance towards internal Nestlé Standards and Guidelines • Drive continuous improvement and best practices **What will make you successful** • A formal financial qualification of appropriate level in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration • 3-5 years of experience in Accounting / Finance function – preferably in Costing and/or Operations Controlling • Prior experience in food ingredients, manufacturing and agri-commodities trading companies a plus • Attention to detail and ability to extract and summarize information quickly when faced with large datasets • Ability to articulate financial aspects clearly and concisely to various stakeholders in a network organization • Willingness to work across time zones with the extended team present in the 3 Global Procurement Hubs • High level of proficiency in English, both oral and written • Extensive knowledge of SAP, MS Office applications (esp. Excel & PowerPoint) and data visualization tools 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.