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You may also be assigned projects based on the business priorities (e.g. compliance, sustainability, e-auction).\nWe operate on a truly global scale, bringing together over 40 nationalities across three dynamic hubs in Switzerland, Panama, and Malaysia. 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All information is treated confidentially.\nStay 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.\nReady to Be a Force for Good?\nApply now and feel trusted to make decisions that matter.\nLocation: Panama, Panama City\nWork model: Hybrid /Full time \nContract type / duration: Temporary - 9 months (February - October 2027)\nBe a force for good and feel trusted to make decisions that matter.\nAs a Regional Procurement Manager for Grains at Nestlé Global Procurement, your mission is to contribute to the formation of the category strategy and implement it on a regional & global level as required - utilizing strategic sourcing processes, tools and policies. 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All information is treated confidentially.\nStay 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.\nReady to Be a Force for Good?\nApply now and feel trusted to make decisions that matter.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7471,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Spanish","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":true},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Hybrid work","Parental leave","Performance based bonus"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Panama","iso":"PA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Grains, Cereals & Pasta","Supply Chain","Pet Food, Supplies & Care","Confectionery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T09:06:41Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":16,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nestle-regional-procurement-manager-grains","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nestle-regional-procurement-manager-grains.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T18:57:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9371,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":447067},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=447067"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnestle-regional-procurement-manager-grains"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnestle-regional-procurement-manager-grains"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnestle-regional-procurement-manager-grains"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nestle-regional-procurement-manager-grains\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnestle-regional-procurement-manager-grains"}]}