Buyer

Trouw Nutrition is hiring Buyer Feed Ingredients and Packaging to join our team

In this role, you will be responsible for managing all local feed ingredient vendor relationships for Trouw Nutrition BU NA in, as well as TN US and managing packaging across North America.

This position will play a key role in gathering local market information, setting raw material market costs, establishing new vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance of global projects and initiatives.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment, ambition and passion to deliver short and long term success through collaboration, external focus, entrepreneurial spirit, innovative practices and strategic response to internal and external changes.

This person is expected to conduct all matters in a manner consistent with the company’s Corporate Values of Passion, Inclusivity, Integrity, Trust and Curiosity.

Job Description :

A DAY IN THE LIFE of our Buyer Feed Ingredients and Packaging

You will work closely with the supply chain team within the region and national supply point to maintain a balanced level ingredients and packaging at each plant whist ensuring working capital objectives are met;

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify, initiate and coordinate procurement improvement projects with the main objective to generate cost savings in direct spend categories while working with national and global MTE ingredient team.
• Report market trends and supplier analysis across the regions as a basis to identify opportunities.
• Become a key user of existing benchmarking tools and reports in our internal systems to measure procurement performance, vendor performance, and contract management.
• Responsible for the successful implementation and upkeep of key priorities / projects such as Payment Term Optimization, Supplier Code of Conduct, etc.
• Establish and manage regional key supplier relationships and related purchase agreements.
• Participate with global and NA leads on developing feed ingredient and supplier specific strategies.
• Responsible for the overall local relationship management of our regional medicated feed additive vendors and participate in the annual strategic meetings.
• Further, develop all packaging programs through the understanding of the manufacturing process, establishing new vendor contacts, leveraging spend, and optimizing packaging requirements.
• Create and provide specific ingredient pricing for competitive RFQ bid processes.
• Agreement management for supplier ingredients.
• Monthly update of RMMC and provide insight into the EAAC monthly calls.
• Invoice approvals and reconciliations for PO’s
• Packaging life cycle accountability (labels, dies changes, communication with marketing on artwork changes, etc.)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 3-5 years’ experience in procurement management in the agri-commodity markets;
• Knowledge of procurement management using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system as well as strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Agriculture or Business is an asset
• Familiar with logistics and logistical challenges; understanding of logistics
• Experience in the agricultural community is an asset.

WE TAKE GREAT CARE OF OUR TEAM through our commitment to continuous learning, supportive team and an attractive total compensation package that includes a bonus, competitive health, dental, vision package and retirement benefits!

We are committed to employment equity, and we encourage applications from qualified individuals, including women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Our corporate values FEED your career : Passion Inclusivity Integrity Trust Curiosity. These values are engrained into our core and shape everything we do.

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Our organisation :

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry.

Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how.

The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind.

Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors.

Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer :

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law.

Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.

Last updated : 2024-02-24