Crop Protection Procurement Manager (Boise, ID or Loveland, CO)

Simplot • Boise, ID

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture. The Procurement Manager directs their procurement team ensuring supplier product positioning and purchasing business objective alignment. This position will examine existing procedures as well as seek opportunities to streamline activities. This position will be responsible for managing analytics to maximize supplier offers while minimizing inventory levels. This position oversees and directs the product purchasing team ensuring efficient execution of purchase orders, costing, compliance, and reporting. Each manager must strategically align their portfolio with the broader strategy of the Innvictis Brand and the overall business. This role is critical to the profitability and sustainability of the retail and distribution business with Simplot and require a high level of tactical development and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or university (Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for meeting the minimum requirements of the role)
• 5+ years related experience and/or training
• Extensive knowledge of crop protection products, including use cases, active ingredients, supply sources, and product replacements or alternatives.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate product substitutions and similarities within a finished‑goods portfolio.
• Proven experience with agricultural procurement processes, supplier requirements, and purchasing of finished goods (as opposed to raw materials or manufacturing components).
• Strong understanding of how finished‑goods sourcing impacts planning, availability, and customer outcomes.
• Experience working in a retail or distribution business model serving end users (e.g., distributor/retailer rather than manufacturer).
• Familiarity with customer‑driven inventory and service‑level expectations.
• Hands‑on experience in demand planning, supply planning, or integrated business planning (IBP), including use of IBP or similar planning tools.
• Strong analytical skills with experience performing data analysis using Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working with Agvance and creating insights or reporting using Power BI.
• Demonstrated experience optimizing processes, improving efficiencies, and developing or maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Minimum of three years of people management or team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and directs the product purchasing team ensuring purchase orders, pricing, terms, compliance, inventory utilization, and reporting are executed well and handled efficiently.
• Through team, facilitates supplier product exchange programs for most efficient utilization of seasonal products, while maximizing exchange dollars to optimize terms.
• Through the team, works with Suppliers to manage projections by product and develop timeline for shipping product into regions utilizing DC’s strategic to specific markets.
• Collaborate with Supplier Relations and Strategy Leads to communicate/coordinate corporate chemical direction with team to optimize purchasing.
• Manage supplier contractual commitments, price protection, swap programs, returns, and inventory protection.
• Collaborate with sales organization to create sales and procurement forecasts.
• Coordinate efforts between distribution and the procurement team to determine “first placement” of purchased inventory into the Simplot Grower Solutions (SGS) system as well as when to buy vs move product internally.
• Implementation and Management of Supply planning processes

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• 401(k) savings plan
• Paid Family Building Leave
• Generous Paid Time Off - Eligible employees may accrue up to 160 hours in year 1
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Relocation Assistance Program (where applicable)
• Education Assistance
• Benefits details available at simplotbenefits.com

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees