Business Partner, BioSolutions CAPEX Procurement

Business Partner, Bio Solutions CAPEX Procurement

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet.

We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. W e're investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we're focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

The Business Partner, Bio Solutions Procurement serves as the strategic procurement lead and trusted advisor for Primient's Bio Solutions portfolio, supporting CAPEX projects, acquisitions, joint ventures, and future growth initiatives. This role leads strategic sourcing and supplier management activities, including RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, supplier selection, contract negotiations, and procurement program oversight, to ensure successful project execution and business growth.

Operating as a highly autonomous individual contributor, this position develops and executes sourcing, supplier, and procurement strategies that drive innovation, commercialization, supply continuity, cost optimization, and capital investment. The role serves as the procurement lead for key Bio Solutions initiatives, ensuring alignment between procurement activities, project objectives, regulatory and government funding requirements, and long-term business priorities while delivering sustainable value and mitigating supply and commercial risks.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary procurement partner for Bio Solutions projects and future acquisitions, joint ventures, and growth platforms.
• Align sourcing and supplier strategies with Bio Solutions business objectives, commercialization efforts, and capital investments.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Selection

• Lead end-to-end sourcing events, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, competitive bidding, and commercial negotiations
• Develop sourcing strategies and lead supplier selection decisions for materials, services, capital equipment, engineering, and technology providers.
• Negotiate and manage contracts, service agreements, and strategic supplier partnerships.

Bio Solutions Program & Procurement Management

• Manage procurement activities supporting PDO, EDA-funded initiatives, and future Bio Solutions ventures.

Government Procurement & Compliance

• Support EDA-funded and government-supported projects by ensuring procurement activities meet funding, compliance, documentation, reimbursement, and audit requirements.
• Maintain procurement governance and ensure adherence to company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive procurement best practices, process improvements, and capability development across the Bio Solutions portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and create long-term value through strategic procurement initiatives.

Knowledge

• Advanced strategic sourcing and category management methodologies
• Government procurement regulations, grant-funded purchasing, and EDA procurement requirements
• Federal reimbursement programs, compliance reporting, and audit documentation requirements
• Bio Solutions, biotechnology, specialty ingredients, fermentation, or specialty chemical supply chains
• CAPEX procurement, capital project sourcing, and project execution support
• Supplier relationship management, commercial contracting, and risk management
• Financial analysis, business case development, and value creation methodologies

Skills

• Strategic sourcing and category strategy development
• Government-funded procurement and compliance management
• Executive-level supplier negotiation and relationship management
• CAPEX and project procurement leadership
• Business partnership and stakeholder influence without direct authority
• Risk identification, assessment, and mitigation
• Executive communication, presentation, and decision-support development

Mindsets

• Enterprise-focused and business-oriented
• Highly autonomous and self-directed
• Strategic and forward-thinking
• Growth and innovation focused
• Strong governance and compliance orientation
• Commercially minded and value driven
• Collaborative influencer and trusted advisor

Required and Preferred Education/Certification

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations or a related field (required)

Preferred

• Master's Degree (MBA preferred)
• Professional procurement certification…