Job Summary

The Feed Ingredient Specialist works with both the Sr Director and Feed Ingredient Buyer; maintaining contracts, purchase orders, and documentation for all feed ingredient purchasing as well as compiles and creates required reporting. In addition, this role acts as system subject matter expert and provides training and guidance, policies, procedures, software, etc. This role plays a key part in ensuring cost-effective purchasing decisions and maintaining strong vendor relationships.

Job Responsibilities

• Using independent discretion, manage all feed related contracts and purchase orders including pricing adjustments, deliveries, and inventories meet contract parameters
• Create and implement strategies to manage and optimize feed ingredients inventory levels to balance cost efficiency and availability
• Execute futures exchanges working directly with buyers, vendors, commodity brokers and futures brokers
• Manage Departmental Data Reporting; Hedging, Usages, Inventories and Contract Balances, identifying anomalies and communicating to appropriate to personnel
• Act as systems subject matter expert, to include training and coaching for others on policies, procedures and provide guidance with issue resolution
• Serve as the liaison on contracts, delivery and ingredient inventories between feed mills and corporate personnel
• Perform additional relevant duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in feed manufacturing, ingredient procurement, or supply chain planning
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word) and Adobe; experience in MTech, Concept 5, Business Objects and/or Adage preferred
• Ability to create meaningful reports or presentations
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbal and written, with all levels of the organization as well as external agencies in a timely and professional manner
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field experience considered

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of injury in an office environment.  Duties include a typical office setting including extensive computer work, sitting or standing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Wayne-Sanderson does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender (sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship status, a person’s veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or executive order.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.