Crop Procurement
1 week ago
This individual will work under the supervision of the Farm Sourcing Lead and Procurement and Operations Director. They will be responsible for procuring identified specialty non-GMO and organic crops from growers and vendors to meet our customers’ needs.
Requirements:- Developing relationships with growers/vendors of assigned products
- Understanding the complexity of each crop assigned (i.e., growing conditions, planting dates, harvest dates, cost of the product, market analysis and trend of each product, etc.)
- Face-to-face and farm visitation with contract growers/vendors
- Attending domestic trade shows
- Providing timely pricing to sales personnel of assigned portfolio
- Providing written reports to the supervisor and other HFI personnel as requested
- Working across other internal departments including Logistics, HFI Facilities, Accounting, Sales, and Quality
- Monthly inventory review
- Forward contracting and spot purchasing
- Contract negotiation and management
- Working with other purchasing and crop production team members’ portfolios when necessary or as a back-up
- Maintain positions for assigned products.
- Maintain other records as needed
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Well organized with an attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- Experience in specialty crops and grain procurement
- Willing to travel within North America
- Ability to make decisions.
- Self-starter
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