Global Category Manager – Colors – Sourcing & Agronomy Strategy

Global Category Manager – Colors – Sourcing & Agronomy Strategy

This is an exempt level position.

The Global Category Manager – Colors – Sourcing & Agronomy Strategy leads the global sourcing strategy for natural color raw materials, serving as ADM's procurement subject matter expert across natural colors sources. Reporting to the Global Procurement Color Leader, this role builds a reliable, scalable, cost-effective supply base to support business growth, innovation, risk management and cost improvement. The successful candidate will partner closely with suppliers, growers, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to shape ADM's long-term Colors sourcing strategy.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the global procurement strategy for natural color raw materials (red radish, purple sweet potato, beta carotene, paprika, annatto, turmeric, beetroot, purple carrot, spirulina, carmine, and others)
• Serve as the global procurement SME, delivering market intelligence, crop outlooks, and risk assessments to senior leadership
• Lead supplier segmentation, RFX events, contract negotiations, and award recommendations for the Colors category
• Monitor global crop conditions, harvest projections, and geopolitical dynamics impacting natural color raw materials; build agronomy-based sourcing strategies to improve reliability and diversification
• Own the strategic supplier relationship: build partnerships, lead business reviews, and hold suppliers accountable for performance, cost, and sustainability commitments
• Serve as the primary escalation point for supplier-related disruptions, resolving quality, capacity, or delivery issues and driving root-cause corrective action
• Identify supply risks across the natural color portfolio and build mitigation plans, including alternate sourcing for single-source materials
• Partner with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial on raw material approvals, second sourcing, and new product initiatives
• Translate complex supply market information into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership

Required Skills:

• Deep understanding of crop-based sourcing, agronomy, harvest cycles, and agricultural risk
• Strong negotiation, supplier relationship management, and supplier escalation/issue-resolution skills
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to present clear recommendations to senior leadership
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market data, crop reports, and cost drivers

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Food/Soil Science, Agriculture, Business, or a related field is required. An advanced degree in Business, Supply Chain, Agriculture, or Food Science is preferred.

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, agribusiness, or natural/food ingredients
• Direct experience in the natural colors industry, or with a natural color house, ingredient manufacturer, processor, or agricultural sourcing organization, strongly preferred
• Experience leading global sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, and supplier development

Additional information:

• Ability to travel globally, up to 40%, to meet with suppliers, growers, and processors. Relocation assistance is available with this position.

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