Category Lead, South LATAM Parts & Equipment
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Category Lead, South LATAM Parts & Equipment will develop and implement Strategic Sourcing and Procurement processes for the Grains (Ag & Trading) and Food businesses across South LATAM, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Ecuador, in close collaboration with M&R (Maintenance and Repair) and CAPEX stakeholders. The role will identify and secure value from competitive advantages enabled by the company’s regional and global scale and market insights. You will be accountable for achieving category targets, setting direction, and leading regional supplier engagement in strategic negotiations. You will also serve as a key partner in generating value-creation insights and evaluating and implementing commercially viable local opportunities.
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Key Accountabilities
- Develop regional expertise for the categories in your area of responsibility, synthesizing all technical and economic factors, building relationships with key business partners, and understanding the competitive regional dynamics of the categories.
- Create regional sourcing strategies that leverage leading business market positions to establish a competitive edge in the market and lead category contract negotiations with regional and local suppliers.
- Work in partnership with market intelligence analysts to support the business approach according to business priorities.
- Responsible for regional sourcing initiatives, including definition and deployment of medium- and long-term Parts/MRO & Equipment strategies in order to guarantee value capture mechanism, measuring and reporting procurement value creation.
- Handle complex issues independently with minimal supervision, while only escalating the most complex cases to the appropriate team.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Experience on developing Strategic Sourcing Playbooks.
- Experience in developing purchasing strategy
- Experience in procurement related to Latam region – a plus
- Experience with any ERP (SAP, Ariba, etc.)
- Experience in purchasing Parts/MRO, Indirect Material & Equipment
- Advanced English
- Intermediate Spanish
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