Manager Procurement - Commodities & Risk

• Manage strategy development, deployment, and strategic planning for Agricultural Commodity ingredients and inputs
• Lead the development of long-term strategies (including physical commodity sourcing and financial risk strategies, supplier management strategy, and STP strategy) to meet regional and global business expectations
• Manage alignment and deployment of global strategies and financial plans
• Identify and manage connectivity of the Spend Tower with functional stakeholders, suppliers, and internal procurement teams
• Manage stakeholder engagement and alignment throughout the end-to-end sourcing process
• Develop risk mitigation and margin enhancement strategies and recommendations for purchased commodities
• Calculate commodity exposure using cost models and stress tests for forecasted raw material purchases, oversee underlying risk exposure and monitoring process through various reconciliations
• Create and maintain reports for category and market risk, trade activities, compliance documentation, and develop sensitivity dashboards including open volume impact on cost of goods sold
• Ensure standardization of processes and tools in coordination with other Spend Towers
• Coordinate delivery of assigned regional and global KPI's
• Be a point person responsible and accountable for delivery of goals for commodity procurement
• Collect, manage, and report external market intelligence
• Provide insights and report on commodity performance, trends, and forecasts
• Monitor market dynamics and make coverage recommendations to optimize value in commodity markets
• Analyze trends in commodity markets
• Maintain physical and financial commodities positions in compliance with Commodity Risk Policy
• Other duties and responsibilities may be required and/or assigned as necessary

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Finance required
• 10+ years related experience in all aspects of sourcing processes, including agricultural commodity risk management, contract negotiation, and project management
• Demonstrated success in people/team management
• Experience in Agricultural Commodity Risk Management and Trade Strategies to mitigate financial and operational risk, as specifically applied to vegetable oils, corn, wheat, dairy, natural gas
• Experience working with diverse executive leaders and proven ability to develop agreement of priorities
• Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to interact and consult with all levels in the business units as well as external suppliers
• Ability to manage projects, work under pressure and meet agreed and often tight deadlines
• Proven ability in building and managing strategic plans and annual budgets
• Outstanding organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritization abilities
• an excellent attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills, Excel proficiency, and familiarity with market analysis platforms (Eikon, Bloomberg)
• Highly motivated and ability to work independently and as part of the team

MBA or CPSM/ CPM certification preferred

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services