Senior Sourcing Specialist managing procurement for Cargill's Animal Nutrition sector. Role involves sourcing micro ingredients, supplier evaluations, and strategic planning amid stakeholder collaboration.
Responsibilities
Senior Sourcing Specialist aligned to Cargill’s Animal Nutrition and Health business in India.
Support and execute new sourcing strategies.
Responsible for supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, managing procurement processes, and ensuring efficient and ethical sourcing of raw materials.
Analyze market trends, develop purchase strategies, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Build and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Micro ingredients sourcing and planning for Poultry & Dairy Nutrition/Feed including management of 100+ specialty ingredients.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
At least 7-8 years of work experience post qualification in sourcing and procurement of raw materials.
Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Outlook etc.
Strong negotiation skills.
Full time Masters in Business Administration preferred.
At least 10 years of experience in sourcing of micro ingredients for the Poultry & Dairy Nutrition /Feed category preferred.
Excellent experience in developing, leading and executing purchasing strategies; tracking and reporting key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness preferred.
Strong relationship management skills with the capability to relate to people at any level of business and management preferred.
Excellent analytical and negotiation skills preferred.
Strong experience in forecasting price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power; conducting cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking preferred.
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