Raw Material Buyer

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A family-owned Group, Roquette offers a positive and attractive work and career environment, in which everyone can learn, develop, contribute to the overall company performance and be recognized for doing so.

Roquette is a global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. In collaboration with its customers and partners, the group addresses current and future societal challenges by unlocking the potential of nature to offer the best ingredients for food, nutrition and health markets.

You have the best opportunity to work for the WORLD LARGEST PEA PLANT. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, who are innovators in search of a better way, and who believe in inclusion.

Reporting to the Head of Raw Materials & Purchasing, the Raw Material Buyer will be responsible for supporting strategic sourcing development and ensure effective implementation of sourcing strategies specific to the pea category area; selection of suppliers, delivery of savings goals, promoting supplier relationship management programs, and managing partnerships with select key strategic suppliers.

The Raw Material Buyer position is a one-year term and will be part of a cross-functional team with Innovation, Category Marketing, and Sales Channels.

This job opportunity is located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba with the opportunity of flexible work arrangements.

Key Accountabilities

• Recommend and oversee supplier relationships at multiple levels within the organization.
• Foster a Total Cost of ownership mindset with a view on long-term value.
• Support segmentation of supply base and ensure delivery of sourcing strategies.
• Gain stakeholders approval centrally and regionally.
• Facilitate short-term RFP’s and spot buy needs when necessary.
• Assist with the implementation of long-term sourcing strategies.
• Support commercial / contractual discussions both internally and externally.
• Develop commodity price risk management strategies by closely monitoring external market conditions, adjust price risk management strategies as needed, and articulate various commodity price risk management strategies to stakeholders.
• Track progress of savings initiatives and performance of respective categories with the team.
• Foster relationships which key suppliers and stakeholders.
• Evaluate supplier performance and address supplier issues as needed.
• Stay current of hedging practices and price risk management tools.
• Provide close support and collaboration with Operational Procurement Teams
• Ability to escalate point for suppliers’ quality issues as needed.
• Provide price and cost forecasting for responsible categories (monthly: Latest Estimate and Commodity Market Committee)

Specific requirements

• Understand and respect the Roquette rules concerning safety, quality, hygiene and the environment.
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters pertaining to the Roquette Pea processing plant and its operations.

Functional competencies

• Basic understanding of production agriculture and sustainable farming practices.
• Proficient in sourcing, negotiation, pricing and also in supplier (producer) performance management.
• Demonstrated high degree of integrity, trust and reliability; ability to develop and sustain professional internal and external working relationships consistent with Roquette Canada Ltd. values.
• Understanding of commodity exchange traded price risk management instruments (futures, options, swaps) and how they can be used to mitigate commodity price risk for the company.
• Self-motivated with a high level of personal initiative and accountability
• Positive, effective and persuasive communication and coordination skills to build mutually beneficial working relationships.
• Strong analytical/ problem solving skills to make fact-based decisions with a proactive approach to providing solutions and generating ideas.
• Understanding business implications and cost drivers related to underlined feed stocks.
• Awareness of cost drivers across multiple classes of cost.
• Ability to creatively resolve moderate to complex problems.

Technical Applicative competencies

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficient in Microsoft Office/Outlook
• Experience utilizing Strategic Sourcing tools and processes.
• Ability to analyze information and provide fact-based recommendations.

Education

• BS or BA degree in business or related, CPM/CPIM a plus.

Experience

• 3 to 5 years in corn/grain purchasing.

Business Trips (Percentage): 40%

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Salary: From $78,000.00 per year

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person