Commodities Support Specialist

Location: Malaysia
Company: Nestlé
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contact: Permanent contract
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces.
Dynamic international working environment.
Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

We are currently looking for a highly competent Commodity Support Specialist based in Malaysia.
Reporting directly to the Team Lead for Commodities Support, you will be responsible for contract management lifecycle for the spend in scope on a global level, utilizing processes, financial tools, and policies in place.
In this role, you will be managing the relationship between our Ensuring Supply and Price Risk Management activities. The focus will be on ensuring Supply and Hedge Effectiveness through allocation of volumes, contracts and derivatives used in price management of key commodities used by the group.
We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

As a strategic partner of the business, we help the company achieve sustainable growth and ensure responsibly sourced supply and value creation. Located in hubs in Switzerland, Panama, Spain, 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 the Life of a Commodity Support Specialist

1. Implement distribution of futures to match physical requirements to ensure hedge effectiveness.
2. Allocate volumes and suppliers to markets from Nestrade parent contracts.
3. Prepare and record price fixations with suppliers.
4. Link hedge results to physical supply contracts.
5. Proactively manage the contract life cycle.
6. Exchange daily with Price Risks Management Desk, Suppliers and Strategic Buyers.
7. Ensure close follow-up of shipments.

What will make you successful

1. Master or bachelor’s degree in business, Finance or Supply Chain.
2. Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role.
3. Strong analytical skills and understanding of Procurement and financial instruments.
4. Attention to details, sense of initiative and solution-oriented.
5. Ability to work in an international and complex environment.
6. Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills.
7. Proficiency in English. Any other language is a strong asset.

If your profile matches our needs, we will be looking forward to receiving your application in English. Please visit www.nestle.com/jobs and apply in English.

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.