AgriBusiness Procurement Manager- Boise, ID

Simplot • Boise, ID

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About The Position

The AgriBusiness Procurement Manager leads procurement and supply planning activities across the assigned business, ensuring purchasing strategies, inventory plans, supplier programs, and team execution support overall business objectives. The role provides leadership to the product purchasing team and works closely with suppliers, sales, distribution, and other business partners to optimize inventory, pricing, product availability, and purchasing decisions.

The manager is responsible for inventory analysis, divisional planning, network design, supplier commitments, pricing and price-change reviews, backorders, savings tracking, and related procurement processes. The role also develops the team, improves processes, and creates clear documentation and standard practices to drive consistent execution.

This position supports the profitability and sustainability of Simplot's retail and distribution business and requires procurement knowledge, analytical capability, leadership, and tactical execution. It may be based at Simplot Headquarters in Boise, Idaho, or at a Simplot Grower Solutions location within the western region.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five years of related experience and/or training.
• At least three years of management experience.
• Extensive knowledge of crop protection products, including product uses, supply sources, replacements, and alternatives.
• Experience with agricultural procurement processes and supplier requirements.
• Experience leading supply planning, inventory analysis, and divisional planning activities.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to support purchasing, inventory, pricing, and supply decisions.
• Experience with Excel.
• Experience optimizing processes, documenting procedures, and creating standard operating practices.
• Ability to lead and develop a team, establish clear expectations, and drive consistent execution.
• Experience managing pricing and price-change reviews, backorders, supplier programs, savings tracking, and related procurement activities.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, distribution, supplier partners, and other business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Agvance.
• Experience with Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct the product purchasing team, ensuring purchase orders, pricing, terms, compliance, inventory utilization, and reporting are executed efficiently.
• Facilitate supplier product exchange programs through the team to efficiently use seasonal products and maximize exchange dollars to optimize terms.
• Work with suppliers through the team to manage product projections and develop timelines for shipping product into regions using distribution centers strategic to specific markets.
• Manage supplier purchase orders, price protection, swap programs, returns, and inventory protection.
• Create supply plans based on the sales demand forecast.
• Coordinate with distribution and the procurement team to determine initial placement of purchased inventory in the Simplot Grower Solutions system and when to buy versus move product internally.
• Lead and develop the product purchasing team and drive consistent execution.
• Improve procurement processes and develop documentation and standard operating practices.
• Manage inventory analysis, divisional planning, network design, supplier commitments, pricing and price-change reviews, backorders, and savings tracking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager