Category Lead, South LATAM Plant Services
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Job Summary
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain we partner with farmers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155000 team members innovate with purpose providing customers with lifes essentials so businesses can grow communities prosper and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thingtoday and for generations to come.
The Category Lead South LATAM Plant Services will handle the development and implementation of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement process for the Grains (Ag & Trading) Food and Corporate Functions businesses across South Latam (Brazil Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Bolivia Ecuador) for Opex and Facilities Services addition he/she will identify create and guarantee value capture from competitive advantages arising from the companys regional scale and market this role youll be responsible for hitting set targets for the category providing direction to guide and lead regional supplier engagement for strategic negotiations. Youll be a key partner in developing insights that combine value creation and implementing and assessing local commercial feasibility.
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- Develop regional expertise for the categories in your area of responsibility synthesizing all technical and economic factors building relationships with key business partners and understanding the regional competitive dynamics of the categories
- Create regional sourcing strategies that leverage leading business market positions to establish a competitive edge in the market and lead category contract negotiations with regional and local suppliers.
- Work in partnership with market intelligence analysts to support the business approach according to business priorities.
- Responsible for regional sourcing initiatives including definition and deployment of medium- and long-term OPEX and Facility Service category strategies in order to guarantee value capture mechanism measuring and reporting procurement value creation.
- Handle complex issues independently with minimal supervision while only escalating the most complex cases to the appropriate team.
- Other duties as assigned
- Experience on developing Strategic Sourcing Playbooks.
- Experience in developing purchasing strategy
- Experience in procurement related to Latam region a plus
- Experience with any ERP (SAP Ariba etc.)
- Experience in purchasing Opex services (mechanical electrical civil maintenance services) and/or Facilities services (cleaning security catering pest control waste management)
- Advanced English
- Intermediate Spanish
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
