Risk Management and Procurement Senior Director

cargill•Shorewood, MN

2d•$230,000 - $300,000

About The Position

This position is in Cargill's Food Enterprise, which serves food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a range of innovative ingredients and branded products, including poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa, and chocolate. The Risk Management and Procurement Sr Director will provide strategic leadership for Value Added Protein raw material procurement and develop and execute risk management strategies. This role will manage a team of risk managers and raw material procurement specialists to drive decision-making in alignment with market opportunities while managing risk/reward according to business needs. The role serves as a subject matter expert on the product line leadership team and liaises with other trading and risk management functions within Cargill.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of eight years of related work experience.
Confirmed ability to build, strategize and grow key customer volumes, relationships and margins
Experience in merchandising with a preference for experience in protein markets.

Responsibilities

Define and own long-term trading and procurement strategy, including vision, goals, and direction.
Develop hedging and sourcing strategies informed by global supply/demand, cost drivers, and risk dynamics.
Drive cost competitiveness and supply assurance through deep market and supplier relationships.
Lead end-to-end raw material procurement across various protein categories through cross-functional partnerships.
Communicate clearly and effectively to customers and internal stakeholders.
Work closely with supply chain, pricing, business management, finance and others to plan/execute short- and long-term team goals.
Ensure governance with risk committees, finance, accounting and credit.
Other duties as assigned.