CapEx Associate Buyer

Cargill, Inc. • Wichita, KS

67d • $47,000 - $79,000

About The Position

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. Job Purpose and Impact The CapEx Associate Buyer, will actively contribute to the build and execution plans of Cargill's ongoing capital project strategy. In this role you will support North American sourcing for Capital Construction project activities. You will coordinate and execute low to medium complex procurement requirements to provide inputs to the category team. Join us to utilize your expertise for sourcing, while collaborating with industry-leading professionals on essential manufacturing facility build projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge or experience in the procurement industry
• Knowledge or experience in the construction industry

Responsibilities

• Support a team of professional procurement sourcers on the Construction/ Capital Procurement team and manage the sourcing of services for construction projects.
• Execute medium complex requests for sourcing process.
• Drive implementation of local sourcing decisions and support l implementation of North America sourcing decisions.
• Negotiate low-complexity sourcing packages or contract terms.
• Build and apply a comprehensive understanding of local, stakeholder and procurement landscape.
• Follow established procedures to select suppliers for procurement of services.
• Administer transactions associated with obtaining goods and services.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees