Procurement

• Lead Red River Commodities’ domestic and international procurement strategy for sunflower seeds, millet, milo, specialty grains, and other commodities
• Advise executive leadership on market exposure, commodity trends, and purchasing positions
• Lead direct-grower sourcing programs, including acreage development, grower recruitment and retention, contracting, crop-year communication, and delivery execution
• Set strategy and performance expectations for brokers, cooperatives, elevators, processors, and domestic suppliers
• Direct negotiations for grower contracts, broker purchases, supplier agreements, pricing, quality specifications, delivery terms, and commercial remedies
• Develop alternate origins and supplier options to strengthen continuity, leverage, and responsiveness
• Lead international sourcing and import programs, including supplier evaluation, commercial terms, regulatory documentation, shipment execution, risk management, and supplier relationships
• Establish Incoterms, documentation requirements, claims processes, inspection protocols, and contingency plans for imported commodities
• Develop relationships with international suppliers, exporters, processors, trade organizations, and market-information providers
• Monitor global commodity markets and guide purchasing positions, coverage, scenario planning, and risk-management decisions
• Ensure purchasing decisions and risk-management instruments comply with approved authorities, policies, accounting practices, and executive oversight
• Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Finance, Sales, and business leaders on purchasing, inventory, quality, production, customer commitments, budgets, landed cost, and working capital
• Lead and develop the procurement team and establish policies, controls, systems, and performance expectations
• Strengthen data quality, forecasting integration, contract administration, and procurement documentation
• Promote disciplined decision-making, commercial integrity, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

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