Purchasing Specialist Senior Job Details | CHS, Inc.

CHS Inc. is hiring a Senior Purchasing Specialist for its Animal Nutrition team. The role purchases commodities and ingredients for feed manufacturing facilities across the U.S., managing vendor selection, negotiations, purchasing strategies, and coordination with internal teams to support timely customer orders and cost management.

What you'll do:

• Review, analyze and select the best sources of supply, and select vendors based off that information
• Negotiate prices, terms and delivery of feed ingredients to keep our customers’ orders in full and on time
• Evaluate alternative sources of supply and vendors, paying attention to quality and specifications of ingredients sourced. Create purchase orders and contracts when applicable
• Responsible for placing orders with vendors and completing purchase orders in the ERP
• Contact vendors with any quality discrepancies and address issues quickly
• Communicate ingredient supply issues to other business functions along with the Purchasing manager to help with communication and reformulation efforts
• Work closely with Global Grain Marketing personnel (i.e., grain merchants, originators, and CHS Hedging) to leverage our scale and other product lines to reduce our cost of goods
• Build strong working relationships with Plant Managers and Production Teams
• Develop purchasing strategies for ingredients responsible for
• Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions
• Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned

What they're looking for:

• High School diploma or GED
• 4+ years of experience in supply chain managmenet, procurement, puchasing and commodity trading/ merchandising
• Advanced knowledge of Purchasing Best Business Practice, Math, & Ethics
• Ability to establish and maintain strong professional relationships
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Strong decision-making skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Teams)
• Manufacturing purchasing experience, preferably within the animal nutrition industry
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Animal Science/ Nutrition, Ag Business, Ag economics, Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or related field

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision
• Wellness programs
• Life insurance
• Health and dependent care spending accounts
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Pension
• Profit sharing
• Short- and long-term disability
• Tuition reimbursement