Product Manager – Crop Nutrients

1 month ago


Ames, Iowa, United States LandOLakes Full time
Product Manager – Crop Nutrients

Responsible for product line P&L including procuring for back-to-back sales and Winfield United positions as a collaborative and coordinated effort within manager and department guidelines. This role is a key function in helping our customers maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace thru developing a market Point of View, communicating and flawless execution. Operates under risk position guidelines, internal and external supply and demand, market intelligence communication and product cost updates.

Strategy Execution

  • Procures fertilizer products from suppliers and other potential sellers in the market and creates purchase contracts.
  • Negotiates pricing and contracts with suppliers.
  • Manages product risk positions. Must always know long and short positions and be aware of supply options.
  • Manage and approve supplier storage fees in conjunction with Product Manager guidance.
  • Collaborates with Product Managers / Owners Support / Sales Team / Transportation to assist in meeting both internal and external expectations – this is a function of problem solving.
  • Collaborates daily with other CNBU departments to ensure proper communication flow in a professional manner.
  • Maintaining a positive working relationship with suppliers with integrity and trust

Internal & External Supply & Demand

  • Maintains market-based price sheets as they pertain to specific products and or regions for internal guidance and communication with procurement and sales staff.
  • This requires communication with sellers / producers and traders to find the buy/sell values in the marketplace.
  • Output can be direct email correspondence to internal distribution group, spreadsheet, and/or company Dashboard.
  • Manage and price contract overpulls – collaborating directly with supplier / Owners Support and Sales Team
  • . Coordinates inbound logistics for Winfield owned and leased terminals and monitors their inventories.

Market Intelligence & Communication

  • Accurately read, understand market trends thru collaborative communication with Market Intel and Sales Departments
  • Communicates market POV on a weekly basis – both written and verbal (internal conference calls)
  • Advises Sales Representatives of purchasing options and current market trends to inform customers.
  • Frequent communication with the team to assist in providing valuable market information that is needed to help formulate a convicted market POV (point of view)
  • Anticipates change and responds resourcefully and constructively.

Operations & Logistics

  • Manages inventories and inbound/outbound supply via company-owned and leased terminals.
  • Communication internal/external of capacity to optimize supply chains.
  • Works directly with internal transportation to understand freight costing as it pertains to the marketplace.

Experience and Education

  • Bachelor's degree in agriculture or business-related field or at least a minimum of 6 years' experience in procurement, or equivalent combination of education & experience. Prefer procurement experience in fertilizer industry.
  • Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to interact well with suppliers, employees, management of all levels and Winfield United Owners.
  • Proven ability to solve and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
  • Travel requirement 20%

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