"Trouw Nutrition ne vend pas seulement des composants d’aliments pour animaux, mais aussi des produits et des services nutritionnels basés sur la recherche." - Nienke de Groot, strategic marketing manager
- Highland, United States of America
- Temps plein
Join Our Purpose - Feeding the Future
Nutreco is a member of the SHV family, and we are committed to 'Feeding the Future' through sustainable and innovative practices. Nutreco has two business lines: Skretting is a leading global provider of innovative aquafeed solutions, revolutionizing aquaculture for a sustainable future. Trouw Nutrition specializes in animal nutrition and is committed to advancing livestock health and productivity through innovative solutions.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Buyer with a specialization in sourcing micro ingredients for companion animal products. You will procure high-quality ingredients necessary to produce nutritious and safe companion animal premix, ensuring compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements. The Buyer will be responsible for managing local feed ingredient vendor relationships for Trouw Nutrition USA- Companion Animal across North America.
Trouw Nutrition-Companion Animal, a Nutreco brand, provides innovation in animal nutrition, offering pet food companies the highest-quality premixes, specialized blends, and optimized nutrient solutions. our deep expertise, quality-centric culture, and solution-oriented approach give our customers a level of assurance and value unmatched in the industry.
About The Role: Preferred Buyer Excellence
Responsibilities:
- Source and procure raw micro ingredients and additives required for the production of companion animal products, ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and timely delivery
- Identify, initiate and coordinate procurement improvement projects with the objective to generate cost savings in direct spend categories while working with national and global ingredient team
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and negotiate favorable terms, pricing, and contracts to optimize purchasing decision
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Quality Assurance, and Production to identify ingredient requirements and specifications, ensuring alignment with product formulations and quality standards
- Gather and report local market trends, information and supplier analysis across the regions to identify opportunities
- Become a key user of existing benchmarking tools and reports to measure procurement and vendor performance and contract management
- Successful implementation and management of key priorities/global and local projects such as Payment Term Optimization, Supplier Code of Conduct, etc.
- Establish and manage regional key supplier relationships, establish new vendor relationships and related purchase agreements
- Participate with global and NA leads to develop feed ingredient and supplier specific strategies
- Create and set specific ingredient pricing for competitive RFQ bid processes
- Conduct market research and stay abreast on industry trends, pricing fluctuations and regulatory changes affecting ingredient sourcing; incorporate findings into procurement strategies
- Evaluate supplier performance based on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as quality, reliability, and delivery performance and implement corrective actions when necessary
- Participate in Supply Chain Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing initiatives
Skills and Expertise
Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, related field or equivalent. MBA-nice to have
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management, preferably in the companion animal, livestock, aqua culture industries
- Highly knowledgeable of ingredient sourcing, procurement processes and supply chain best practices
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to pet food and companion animal nutrition preferred
- Strong negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis tools-PMP experience -nice to have
- Experience with M3 -ERP or SAP software
- Experienced user of MS suite Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Power BI
- A passionate commitment to Quality, Safety and Ethical sourcing practices
Why you Will Love Working with Us:
Global Benefits:
- Be part of our sustainable mission with opportunities to grow within Nutreco, Skretting, Trouw Nutrition and the broader SHV group
- Embrace our culture of diversity and inclusion, where we respect and value everyone
Local Benefits:
Hybrid work model, PTO, 401k, IRA, 10 paid holidays, medical, vision, dental, disability, life insurance, HSA, FSA, Paid Parental Leave and Tuition Reimbursement
Next Steps:
We value a seamless candidate's experience and will review your application within five (5) business days. We appreciate your interest in joining our mission to innovate and sustainably shape the future of food production. We thank you for choosing a career with us and sharing your ambition to “Feed the Future!
#SPTNUS
Please note that candidates applying to US job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. Employer Sponsorship is not available for this position.
À propos de nous
Depuis 90 ans, Trouw Nutrition se consacre à l’innovation et a acquis une grande expérience dans le développement de méthodes plus intelligentes et plus durables d'élevage d'animaux de ferme et de compagnie en bonne santé. Notre équipe de 8 300 collaborateurs passionnés, répartis dans 32 pays, cherche sans relâche des solutions aux défis auxquels fait face la chaîne « feed-to-food » (de l'alimentation animale à l'alimentation humaine), afin d’aider nos clients à assurer l’alimentation du futur. Grâce à notre vaste portefeuille complet de spécialités d'aliments pour animaux, d’additifs alimentaires, de prémélanges et de modèles et services nutritionnels, ainsi que notre expertise sans cesse croissante en matière d’alimentation animale, d’élevage et de santé, nous proposons des possibilités illimitées de créer des solutions intégrées personnalisées, adaptées à la situation locale de chaque client.
Trouw Nutrition fait partie de Nutreco, leader mondial de la nutrition animale et de l’alimentation aquacole, qui fait partie de la famille d’entreprises SHV, regroupant plus de 50 000 personnes dans le monde.
Trouw Nutrition fait partie de Nutreco, leader mondial de la nutrition animale et des aliments aquacoles, qui à son tour fait partie de la famille d'entreprises SHV, unissant plus de 50 000 personnes à travers le monde. Trouwnutrition.com.
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