Job Description
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future , is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence. Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien. A key member of a fast paced and highly active Global Fertilizer Procurement team with responsibility for developing/maintaining supplier relationships, market/risk analysis, and creating a procurement strategy on all potash/phosphate purchases. The ability to understand and model supply and demand, market conditions, commodity pricing, and supplier intentions is very critical. The successful candidate will be a key leader and interaction between business operations is key. The leader will need to have skill set to work with our international team to drive synergies across business units. What You'll Do Develop, lead, and execute procurement strategy with suppliers, divisions, and regional fertilizer managers Maintain and develop productive business relationships with US and international fertilizer producers/distributors Work close with international business units on leverage opportunities Continue to drive and create new guiding principles and Master Product Sales agreements with all suppliers Work hand in hand with our counterparts on the NPK team to drive home the One Nutrien strategy Forecast price and market trends to identify changes and financial risk, in order, to make purchasing recommendations Execution of 4mm+ tons commodity purchases with division, suppliers, and regional fertilizer managers Maintain database to understand supply/demand from domestic and international suppliers Regular communication with internal general managers regarding market fundamentals, pricing, outlooks, and purchase recommendations Negotiate and manage vendor performance programs Attend and present fertilizer market outlook at regional sales meeting and budgets Review weekly supply/demand forecast Work with Operational Accounting to track program payments and allocate payments to the regions/divisions Participate and be leader at industry conferences Work with AP department to maximize cash flow and working capital reductions Work with regional/divisional managers to identify new market opportunities What You'll Bring BS in ag- business, business, or other relative degrees Minimum of 10-15 years of relevant work experience International fertilizer sourcing experience Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, financial, and organizational skills Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and multi-task Interact professionally with both external and internal business partners Travel requirements 15-25% Compensation & Benefits The salary range for this role in Deerfield, IL, is between $147,000 - $231,000, and in Loveland, CO, is between $154,400 - $242,550. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, candidate skill set, experience and training, licensure and certifications, work location, and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location. We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process. In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discusse