Job Description

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill\'s global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 157 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.
Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Packaging Buyer, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement will handle regional sourcing activities and will actively contribute to the build and execution plans of the category strategy. In this role, you will strategically manage regional stakeholders and key supplier relationships, in alignment with the category strategy. Key Accountabilities

Execute complex sourcing events.
Compile and analyze statistical data to resolve feasibility of buying products and establish price objectives.
Provide technical expertise in regional spend, stakeholder and procurement landscape.
Negotiate with suppliers and analyze supplier operations to resolve factors that affect prices and the lowest cost, consistent with quality, reliability and ability to meet required schedules.
Drive the implementation of regional sourcing decisions.
Lead key regional supplier and stakeholder relationship building and maintenance and monitor performance to make necessary adjustments.
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of four years of related work experience
Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications:
Packaging buying experience
Supplier negotiations, stakeholder partnership and relationship building.

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.