Adv, Procure - Strategic Seed Sourcing

Nutrien

$90K — $99K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Business, Data Management, or related field required
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in an agronomic work environment
  • Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Detail-oriented with a passion for data investigation and problem resolution
  • Strong customer service skills in a dynamic environment
  • Proven adaptability to support change management
  • Effective communication skills with stakeholders; both written and verbal
  • Working knowledge of retail sales and seed business operations
  • Minimal travel required (<10%)
  • Preferred experience with SAP

Responsibilities

  • Engage regularly with suppliers for product and pricing updates
  • Collaborate with procurement teams to align on retail demands
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines on genetic traits
  • Monitor and resolve material issues for product requests
  • Assist in preparing for the upcoming crop year's procurement needs
  • Analyze catalog gaps and implement necessary revisions
  • Onboard new SAP groups for seed catalog and pricing prior to launch
  • Promote a safe work environment by embodying core safety values
  • Perform additional tasks to meet business objectives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life and disability insurance for eligible employees
  • Retirement program with generous employer contribution matching
  • Paid vacation, sick days, holidays, and parental leaves
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Annual incentive plan based on company and individual performance
Full Job Description
Adv, Procure - Strategic Seed Sourcing

Requisition ID: 32763

Location: Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015

Workplace Type: On-Site

Experience Level: Associate

Job Type: Full Time

What You'll Do:

  • Regularly engage with partner suppliers in fulfilling catalog product and price updates
  • Continuously collaborate with procurement peers to understand retail branch demands, taking appropriate action with internal stakeholders while ensuring coordinated alignment with suppliers
  • Follow regulatory guidelines to safeguard genetic/trait compliance for all Nutrien sold items
  • Lead product requests, monitoring, and solving material issues
  • Partner with Master Data teams in year-end catalog reviews.
  • Assist Procurement Manager in assessing supplier and retail branch needs for upcoming crop year
  • Respond to product and price issues with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Proactively conduct analyses to identify catalog gaps and execute revisions before crop season begins
  • Onboard new SAP groups, preparing the seed catalog and price information prior to launch following established material hierarchy and templates
  • Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you are actively contributing to a safe work environment
  • Complete other duties and responsibilities as needed to meet business objectives


What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Business, Data Management, or related field is required
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in an agronomic work setting is essential
  • Basic competency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • An enthusiasm for investigating data issues and resolving problems with a keen sense for detail
  • Ability to consistently deliver high quality customer service in a dynamic environment with competing demands
  • Proven adaptability and flexibility to support change management efforts
  • Skilled in communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders through written and verbal formats
  • Working knowledge of retail sales organizations, branch operations, and seed business
  • Travel requirements for this role are minimal (less than 10%)
  • Previous work experience with SAP is preferred


Compensation & Benefits:

The salary range for this role, in in Deerfield Corporate office location, is between $90,000 - $99,000. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, candidate skill set, experience and training, licensure and certifications, work location, and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.

In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.

This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.

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