Buyer - Feed Ingredients and Packaging

Job Description:

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 cutting-edge solutions.

Trouw Nutrition is seeking a Buyer for feed Ingredients and packaging in our Puslinch office in Ontario. In this pivotal role, you'll manage local feed ingredient vendor relationships and oversee packaging across North America. The role involves gathering market intelligence, setting raw material costs, establishing new vendor partnerships, and ensuring compliance with global initiatives.

About The Role: Cultivate vendor relationships and optimize packaging to fuel innovation and achieve success.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, initiate, and coordinate procurement improvement projects to generate cost savings.
• Report market trends and supplier analysis to identify opportunities.
• Use benchmarking tools to measure procurement and vendor performance. Implement and maintain key priorities/projects like Payment Term Optimization and Supplier Code of Conduct.
• Establish and manage regional key supplier relationships and purchase agreements.
• Develop feed ingredient and supplier strategies with global and NA leads. Manage local relationships with medicated feed additive vendors and participate in strategic meetings.
• Develop packaging programs, establish new vendor contacts, and optimize packaging requirements.
• Provide ingredient pricing for competitive RFQ bid processes.
• Manage supplier ingredient agreements.
• Update RMMC monthly and provide insights during EAAC calls.
• Approve and reconcile invoices for POs.
• Oversee packaging life cycle, including labels, die changes, and artwork communication.
• Document strategic supplier meetings and ensure compliance in the SRM system.
  
  

Skills And Expertise

Qualifications:

• Negotiation skills are a must-have.
• Cost-saving and presentation skills.
• Cross-functional communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of MTE ingredients and quick market response.
• Experience in packaging for feeds and companion animals is an asset.
• Minimum 5 years of buyer experience.
• Agricultural and pharmaceutical background (nice to have).
• BA in Supply Chain, Business, or Marketing.
• Experience in procurement and vendor management is a must
• ERP/M3/SAP/Power BI is an asset
  
  

Expectation from the Role:

• Ability to work closely with the supply chain team to maintain balanced ingredient and packaging levels.
• Ensure timely and accurate daily report management.
• Contribute to achieving business goals and keep management informed of new opportunities.
• Must be detail-oriented, possess a proactive mindset, and excel at multitasking
• Available to work at least two days per week in the Puslinch office
• The willingness to work with teams all across the North American time zone
  
  

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
• Annual bonus
  
  

Local Benefits:

• Robust pension plan with employer matching that begins on Day 1!
• Competitive health benefits - Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA, that start on Day 1!
• Short-term/Long-term Disability and Mental Health spending allowance
• Maternal top-up and Tuition Reimbursement
• 15 vacation days to start (tiered)
  
  

Next Steps:

We value a seamless candidate 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. Thank you for choosing a career with us and sharing your ambition to “Feed the Future!”

Final candidates who are being considered for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings must be independently authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship.

We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.

Our corporate values FEED your career: Passion | Inclusivity | Integrity | Trust | Curiosity. These values are engrained into our core and shape everything we do.

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Our organisation:

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.