Job Description

Procurement - Team Lead

Main Functions

The Procurement - Team Lead will support the Lallemand Plant Care business unit, more specifically, the North American Commercial team through:

• Coordination of staged finished goods that are produced for sale at internal and third-party manufacturing sites.
• Fulfills purchasing requirements by issuing and tracking purchase orders (PO\xe2\x80\x99s) for finished goods, materials, and packaging.
• Maintains a professional working relationship with inter-company and third-party suppliers.
• Organizes supplier catalogues related to supply and purchasing.
• Closely monitors product quality standards and implements corrective actions related to customer complaints.
• Oversees all responsibilities of the NA Procurement team, including managerial responsibilities of one report, a Procurement Analyst.

Technical skills

Required

• Procurement and sourcing techniques
• Production planning concepts
• Finance and accounting principles
• Read and write in English and ability to follow verbal instruction
• Strong familiarity of manufacturing processes
• Experienced with Microsoft Suite of products with emphasis on Excel
• Demand planning techniques

Personal abilities

Required

• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Proven time management skills with the ability to respond to time-critical issues and work overtime as needed to meet deadlines
• Work autonomously, anticipating and meeting demands
• Excellent work ethic: ability to work self-directed and as a flexible team player.
• Professional attitude, sometimes under pressure
• A passion for operational excellence and success
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks

General criteria

Required

• Must maintain the ability to travel internationally

Organization

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Yeasts, bacteria, fungi: microorganisms have always lived in harmony with plants since their origin and are now recognized for their multiple agronomic benefits. As a world specialist in microorganisms, Lallemand Plant Care carefully selects strains for agricultural use, to improve the nutrition, health, and productivity of plants.

Lallemand Plant Care is a growing business unit and offers many opportunities for career development and professional development on a local and international scale. Joining the Lallemand Plant Care team means collaborating with people who work passionately to develop sustainable, efficient, and clean solutions for agriculture professionals, horticulture, green spaces, and the forestry sector. We regularly recruit new talent from around the world to support our growth and our sales, logistics, marketing, production and research and development efforts.

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

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