Category Manager, CAPEX

Category Manager, CAPEX | Primient

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 Senior Specialist, Category Procurement, CAPEX (Category Manager) provides advanced sourcing, contracting, analytics, and supplier management support to Sr. Manager, Category Procurement while independently managing low-to-medium complexity sourcing initiatives and supplier relationships. This role acts as a subject matter expert for procurement processes, systems, and category administration.

• Strategic Sourcing Support:
  Support the development and execution of sourcing strategies across a broad range of goods and services by analyzing market conditions, business requirements, supplier capabilities, risk factors, and total cost considerations. Assist in the planning and execution of sourcing events and sourcing recommendations.
  • Work with plant and engineering stakeholders to develop clear technical and commercial scopes for RFQs.
  • Lead CAPEX RFQ process for bids ranging from $250K up to $10M dollars. Responsibility for multiple plant locations in North America.
  • Provide commercial bid analyses and participate with plant and engineering stakeholders in final award decisions.
  • Present team  Recommendations to Award  to senior leadership to obtain approval of the award.
• Procurement Analysis: Conduct spend analysis, supplier benchmarking, and market research; develop cost models and sourcing recommendations; and prepare reports, presentations, business cases, and savings analyses to support procurement decisions.
• Contract Administration
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  Conduct RFQs, draft, negotiate pricing and terms and draft administer contracts, amendments, and supporting documentation; coordinate reviews with Legal, Finance, and key stakeholders; and monitor contract compliance, renewal requirements, and expiration dates to support risk mitigation and business continuity. Lead development of Master Service Agreements with strategic Capex contractors and suppliers who perform work on both time & material and lump sum basis.
  
  Negotiate rates and material costs and markups. Work with Primient Legal and suppliers to finalize mutually acceptable terms and conditions for CAPEX and Labor & Services contracts.
• Supplier Management: Manage day-to-day supplier communications, monitor supplier performance metrics and service levels, support supplier onboarding and issue resolution, and assist in supplier performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Serve as the primary Procurement escalation point for delivery, quality, and cost issues with contractors.
• Project & Initiative Support
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  Support capital projects and procurement initiatives by coordinating and leading sourcing activities, project timelines, supplier deliverables, and savings tracking. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely execution and achievement of procurement…