Buyer Raw Materials

A family-owned Group serving customers globally, Roquette is a leader in speciality food ingredients and pharmaceutical excipents.
The products and solutions developed by the Group deliver proven technological, nutritional and health benefits precisely tailored to the pharma, nutrition, food and selected industry markets.
Roquette's offer is produced from plant-based raw materials such as corn, wheat, potatoes and peas.
Since its foundation over 80 years ago, the Group's growth has been based on innovation, a passion for the job and a commitment to achieve.

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference?
Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

The Role: We are looking for our next Buyer – Raw Materials within our Canada Raw Materials team. The Buyer will be the team member with an extra focus on agronomy and will also be responsible for coordinating and transacting strategic sourcing, ensuring effective implementation of sourcing strategies specific to the pea category, and managing long-term partnerships with key strategic suppliers.

This position is located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

What You’ll Do:

• Be the team agronomy subject matter expert.

• Develop and execute supply base segmentation strategies and sourcing strategies using crop data.

• Develop sustainable crop programs and evaluate crop varieties from breeding programs.

• Manage the pre-qualification process and ensure traceability processes are followed.

• Monitor crop growth and develop monthly grower bulletins.

• Manage the entire purchase cycle, including contract negotiation and SAP system entry.

• Maintain up-to-date raw material market analysis and provide price forecasts.

• Develop commodity price risk management strategies and deliver savings from cost savings programs.

• Foster mutually beneficial relationships with key suppliers and address supplier issues.

What You’ll Need:

Education:

• BS or BA degree in Crop Science, Agronomy, or Ag Business, with relevant field experience.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience in agronomy or ag business-related field, preferably in pea/pulse markets.

• Experienced negotiator, preferably in a multinational environment.

Work Environment: Hybrid, Typically about 2-3 days in the office and the other remotely. Subject to change. Need to be able to work from office as needed or as requirements change

Physical Demands:

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position.

Business Travel: Business trips: 25%. Typically visits to growers.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together!

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

Roquette strives to create a dynamic workforce while remaining firmly committed to equal opportunity by complying with EEO laws.
As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com