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Crop Nutrients Procurement ManagerResponsible for product line P&L including procuring for back-to-back sales and Winfield United positions as a collaborative and coordinated effort within manager and department guidelines.
This role is a key function in helping our customers maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace thru developing a market Point of View, communicating and flawless execution.
Operates under risk position guidelines, internal and external supply and demand, market intelligence communication and product cost updates.
Strategy Execution
Procures fertilizer products from suppliers and other potential sellers in the market and creates purchase contracts.
Negotiates pricing and contracts with suppliers.
Manages product risk positions. Must always know long and short positions and be aware of supply options.
Manage and approve supplier storage fees in conjunction with Product Manager guidance.
Collaborates with Product Managers / Owners Support / Sales Team / Transportation to assist in meeting both internal and external expectations this is a function of problem solving.
Collaborates daily with other CNBU departments to ensure proper communication flow in a professional manner.
Maintaining a positive working relationship with suppliers with integrity and trust
Internal & External Supply & Demand
Maintains market-based price sheets as they pertain to specific products and or regions for internal guidance and communication with procurement and sales staff.
This requires communication with sellers / producers and traders to find the buy / sell values in the marketplace.
Output can be direct email correspondence to internal distribution group, spreadsheet, and / or company Dashboard.
Manage and price contract overpulls collaborating directly with supplier / Owners Support and Sales Team
Coordinates inbound logistics for Winfield owned and leased terminals and monitors their inventories.
Market Intelligence & Communication
Accurately read, understand market trends thru collaborative communication with Market Intel and Sales Departments
Communicates market POV on a weekly basis both written and verbal (internal conference calls)
Advises Sales Representatives of purchasing options and current market trends to inform customers.
Frequent communication with the team to assist in providing valuable market information that is needed to help formulate a convicted market POV (point of view)
Anticipates change and responds resourcefully and constructively.
Operations & Logistics
Manages inventories and inbound / outbound supply via company-owned and leased terminals.
Communication internal / external of capacity to optimize supply chains.
Works directly with internal transportation to understand freight costing as it pertains to the marketplace.
Experience and Education
Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or business-related field or at least a minimum of 6 years’ experience in procurement, or equivalent combination of education & experience.
Prefer procurement experience in fertilizer industry.
Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Ability to work in a team environment.
Proven ability to interact well with suppliers, employees, management of all levels and Winfield United Owners.
Proven ability to solve and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
Travel requirement 20%
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