Nitrogen Product Management - Deerfield, IL
Listed on 2026-07-21
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Logistics Coordination, Supply Chain / Intl. Trade, Inventory Control & Analysis, Procurement / Purchasing
Requisition
Location:
Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
Workplace Type:
On-Site
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level
Job Type: Full Time
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We're guided by our culture of care and our core values:
We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.
Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.
What You'll Do:Nitrogen Sourcing Strategy & Leadership
- Responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that ensure reliable, cost-effective supply of nitrogen-based fertilizers to support agricultural customers and seasonal crop demand.
- Manages enterprise procurement strategy across ammonia and related Nitrogen products, including rebate programs.
- Ensures supply continuity during peak spring and fall application seasons.
- Collaborating with global market research, monitors global and North America fertilizer supply-demand dynamics, including natural gas inputs, global trade flows, tariffs and geopolitical developments.
- Analyzes agricultural commodity trends (corn, wheat, rice, cotton, etc.) and their impact on nitrogen demand.
- Anticipates seasonal pricing volatility and develops forward-buying and hedging strategies.
- Working closely with TD&L, optimizes inbound transportation strategies to ensure timely delivery to distribution hubs and retail locations
- Improves cost visibility across the Nitrogen value chain to give better visibility and understanding of E2E margins.
- Works closely with operations teams to manage seasonal surges and storage constraints, including inventory management and working capital oversight.
- Drives procurement excellence, governance and cross-functional alignment.
- Perform Advanced statistical and computational analysis across domain-specific and cross-functional datasets.
- Translate complex data into actionable insights that inform procurement, supply chain, and logistics decisions
- Provide analysis and recommendations to support internal projects and operational initiatives
- Contribute to the development and standardization of analytics methodologies
- Analyze cost structures across the nitrogen supply chain and identify key cost and value drivers
- Play a key role in long-term planning, forecasting, and working capital optimization efforts
- Identify and evaluate improvement opportunities across the nitrogen value chain
- Partner with operations to align procurement strategies with business objectives
- Contribute to optimization of transportation and distribution strategies
- Contribute to implementation of logistics solutions that improve efficiency and reduce risk
- Assist with contract administration, budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning
- Analyze and contribute to mitigation of supply chain risks through scenario planning
- Develop dashboards and reporting tools to track key performance indicators
- Participate in incentive program administration, tracking, and planning
- Deliver insights to leadership on business performance and improvement opportunities
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Data Science, Finance, Business, Agriculture, Agribusiness, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain analytics, or logistics
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and data tools such as Power BI, SQL, or Python preferred
- Experience with ERP or supply chain management systems preferred
- Strong foundation in data analysis, computational methods, and statistical techniques
- Proven ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable business recommendations
- Working knowledge of supply chain operations, value chain optimization, and logistics cost structures
- Understanding of budgeting,…
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