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Sr. Sourcing Manager - Plant Materials and Services

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Sr. Sourcing Manager - Plant Materials and Services','BLA00565','Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 138,000 people in 63 countries. ','Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. ','For more information, visit **** ','!*!

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Position Overview:

Cargill Strategic Sourcing (formerly known as Procurement) is a global organization with regional and business strategic sourcing teams in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific that, along with a strong core team, partner with Cargill businesses and functions to implement sourcing strategies.

Business Unit Strategic Sourcing (BU SS) teams are key components of Strategic Sourcing organization. The position will partner with key business stakeholders like Engineering and Plant Operations to understand and represent their sourcing requirements, participate in regional category strategy development, facilitate implementation and execution of regional category strategies at the local level, lead designated category sourcing efforts for businesses they support - from strategy through implementation. BU SS teams also manage designated supplier relationships. This position reports directly into the BU Strategic Sourcing Team Manager for North America Team 2 and consists of Corn Milling, Health & Nutrition, Malt, Texturizing Solutions, as well as several other business groups including Risk Management, Black River Asset Management, Nature Works, Land Management, PGLA and Car Val Investors.

Ideal candidates will have a thorough understanding of Plant & Materials Services, Plant Maintenance or Plant Construction environments. Engineers seeking to gain experience in Strategic Sourcing and apply their technical plant expertise are encouraged to apply.

Principal Accountabilities:

Represent BU interests related to plant materials and services to the BU SS Team Lead and the regional sourcing organization.
Participate in BU/platform planning sessions to thoroughly understand BU requirements and sourcing support needs - ensure regional sourcing strategy incorporates BU needs/requirements.
Work with regional category & subcategory leads to inform, develop and understand the category strategy to be executed at the BU level.
Support all aspects of category efforts led by the region (across the sourcing lifecycle), e.g., gather BU-specific data, provide requirements, support baselining, participate in supplier selection & negotiations.
Work with sourcing analysts to ensure appropriate data is being gathered, reported and analyzed in support of category efforts; ensure category baseline accuracy and management.
Ensure implementation of category strategy at the local level - work with BU buyers to understand implementation challenges - elevate issues to regional leads & help develop solutions to increase compliance.
Develop and execute plant materials and services strategies aligned with local sourcing responsibility.
Assist BU's with determining and managing requirements - provide insight into alternative options to better control demand.
Manage designated supplier relationships.
Work with BU Strategic Sourcing Manager and Regional Plant Materials and Services Manager to establish effective subcategory strategies to meet supplier diversity goals. ','!*!

Required:

Bachelor's Degree preferably in Supply Management, Operations, Business or Engineering
6 years business experience with 4 years related to plant materials and services or related category experience in Supply Chain OR Engineering
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to engage, communicate and influence mid to senior level stakeholders (internal & external) and establish trust & credibility with BU leaders & other functional stakeholders
Strong analytical skills; ability to analyze data & draw out and communicate insights
Results oriented
Demonstrated ability to work with suppliers and drive mutually beneficial solutions
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to travel up to 20%
Preferred:

SAP, JDE OneWorld or E-Sourcing software experience
C.P.M./CPSM certification
Previous supervisory experience
Project management experience','Cargill is an EEO/AA employer.','Procurement','US-NE-Blair','','Full-time','Standard','Day Job','Sr. Sourcing Manager - Plant Materials and Services

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Location: USA-NE-Blair
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Dec 30,2011
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