Buyer - Raw Materials

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** The Buyer Raw Materials, North America, will support the execution of raw material sourcing, procurement, and supplier management. Responsibilities will focus on the sourcing, costing & pricing of ingredient raw materials, supporting quality, service, continuous improvement, and value performance across the supply chain in the direct support of CH Guenther & Son, Inc. and her operating Divisions. The Buyer, Raw Materials, will focus on the following categories: vegetables, spices, flavors, food chemicals, and other products as required.
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* Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Develop, generate, communicate, and execute clear sourcing strategies to Management
* Manage inbound logistics and resolve problems with selected raw materials as needed
* Manage the contracting and raw material costing in an SAP environment
* Manage contract balances relative to organizational expectations
* Create the annual budget for area of responsibility
* Resolve PPV and costing, and invoicing issues as they arise
* Facilitate key supply relationships
* Support sales, marketing, and CHG finance needs relative to responsibilities

Financial

Risk Management:

25%
* Responsible for the Corporate financial exposure of raw materials relative to future cash flows
* Create a market-based budget
* Create and execute strategic sourcing projects
* Create and execute a standard costing process
* Maintain awareness of market conditions; create market projections, and gain approval/buy-in for the execution of various physical contracts to mitigate adverse market price volatility

Physical

Risk Management:

35%
* Responsible for managing/implementing various sales initiatives as they relate to Procurement
* Support R&D & customer-directed sourcing efforts
* Represent Procurement on product launch and reformulation teams
* Accountable for servicing both direct and indirect production facilities through the centralized procurement raw materials
* Create physical supply strategy
* Ensure the adherence to service commitments, specification commitments, and Continuous Improvement initiatives
* Problem solving, mediation, resolution

Productivity: 30%
* Participate on multidisciplinary teams to accomplish Continuous Improvement initiatives
* Identify strategic relationships and build the business case for long-term relationships
* Facilitate business meetings that align supplier and CHG objectives
* Identify and execute cost savings projects

Reporting: 10%
* Manage PPV and budget variance
* Report raw material positions relative to expectations
* Create and execute a standard contract reconciliation process
* Manage SAP system information
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Job Requirements:

**** Education/

Certifications:

*** High School Diploma Required
* Bachelor’s Degree Preferred:
Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline preferred
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* Experience:

*** 0 - 3 years’ experience in experience in procurement, supply chain, operations, logistics, grain origination, ingredient purchasing required
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* Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

*** Understanding of food ingredients, application, formulation and regulatory processes
* Knowledge of production agriculture and farm profitability factors
* Understanding of truck/rail logistics management
* Effective interpersonal and strong written/verbal communication skills required
* A proven track record of quickly identifying and resolving problem areas
* Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills required
* Flexibility…