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3 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Category Leader, Procurement to join our team at Archer Daniels Midland Company. As a Category Leader, Procurement, you will be responsible for developing and executing long-term procurement strategies aligned with business goals. You will partner with operational functions and business partners to review the third-party service provider footprint and create long-term sourcing strategies to meet the needs of ADM.
Key Responsibilities- Evaluate market intelligence, internal business goals, and historical spend to determine strategic opportunities.
- Review intake requests and align with business unit leaders on path forward.
- Supplier Discovery.
- Prepare and issue requests for quote, proposal, or information to qualified suppliers.
- Analyze supplier responses and make data-driven sourcing recommendations.
- Act as prime negotiator with suppliers on price, terms, quality, service, and other business requirements.
- Develop and implement contractual framework in close cooperation with legal.
- Establish short and long-term category metrics and TCO savings targets, monitor performance, and communicate these to stakeholders.
- Manage supplier expectations and key performance metrics.
- Apply eSourcing best practices to all sourcing events.
- Serve as a single point of contact for up to 15 different sub-categories of spend, to ensure maximum leverage is consistently utilized.
- Establish robust communication plan to keep internal business partners informed of progress and benefits of procurement activity.
- Partner with internal risk, HR, and compliance groups to ensure category strategies are compliant with relevant laws, regulations, and risk policies.
- Act as change agent and advocate for procurement as a value-added function.
- Develop and implement process improvements and cost savings initiatives with suppliers.
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field is required.
- MBA is preferred.
- Minimum of eight (8) years professional work experience with four (4) years in purchasing for global companies.
- In-depth understanding of various contracting models is strongly desired.
- Certified Professional of Supply Management (CPSM) certification a plus.
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