Category: Procurement Location: Lima, OH End Date: NOV 6 2017

PotashCorp, the world’s largest crop nutrient company and plays an integral role in global food production.  The company produces the three essential nutrients required to help farmers grow healthier, more abundant crops.  With global population rising and diets improving in developing countries, crop nutrients such as potash, phosphates and nitrogen offer a responsible and practical solution to help produce the food we need, from the land we have.

Responsibilities: The Buyer is a critical member of Lima Procurement Team supporting site-level purchasing execution and cost management as well as center led procurement initiatives. Reporting to the Site Procurement Lead, he/she will primarily support the daily requirements of procurement processes, managing local and certain regional category purchasing, supporting site-level strategic efforts, and managing local supplier relationships. These responsibilities may include: • Support site-level category strategy execution and cost management for operating and capital expenditures as applicable • Fully utilize centrally developed Procurement Policy, aligned business processes and enabling systems, and the strategic procurement methodology and procedures • Negotiate terms and conditions for purchase orders, contracts, and supply agreements to ensure maximum value is obtained • Optimize purchasing within his/her area of responsibility for cost, delivery, and quality • Facilitate and support stakeholder meetings for sourcing local goods and services as necessary, including providing appropriate and timely input to planning of day-to-day operating requirements and capital project needs; and assisting in RFx processes including developing proper scopes of work, evaluating bids, negotiation preparation and execution, completing and implementing local and regional contracts • Provides advice, guidance, and support to personnel engaged in requisitioning process • Reorder materials as needed based on specific requests within defined spend limits and at defined reorder points by using the procurement aligned business processes and supporting systems • Support and manage local supplier relationships • Lead periodic performance, business, and financial reviews with local suppliers, based on agreed upon KPIs. • Evaluate and manage vendor performance using KPIs • Address inquiries from suppliers and engage appropriate stakeholders as required

Qualifications: Required Industry Experience • Minimum ~4 years relevant industry experience in procurement related function Education Degree • Bachelor’s degree required • Certifications in disciplines such as Procurement, Inventory Management preferred Education Discipline • Engineering or  business - supply chain strongly preferred Relevant Skills/Experience • Strong organizational, time management skills, and attention to detail • Results-driven mindset, with developing capabilities in problem solving and analytical thinking • Ability to work with a variety of internal customers and external vendors with time sensitive demands • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with comfort working cross-functionally to gather information • Capable of managing a small team process to meet defined objectives Required Competencies • Clear understanding  of, and practical experience with, enterprise asset management (maintenance, procurement, inventory management), spend management (e.g., Oracle, OBIEE) and enterprise resource planning systems and tools • Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other MS Office applications

PotashCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  PotashCorp welcomes all applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, veteran/military status or any other classification protected by law. 

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