Job Description

Regional Procurement Manager
Saskatchewan/Alberta/Manitoba

Join our team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture! Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has an opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking, and dedicated individual as a Regional Procurement Manager based out of various locations in Western Canada.

Work and grow with a family-owned company.

Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H\xe2\x80\x99s roots go back over 110 years. We have always been a Canadian, family-owned and managed agri-business that understands the qualities and conditions needed for meaningful growth. Our corporate culture values are family values; honesty and integrity with a focus on listening and continuous learning. Like family, we support our staff to always do better.

With over 70 locations spanning from coast to coast, and trade links around the globe, P&H is growth-oriented, diversified and vertically integrated with operations spanning across grain merchandising, flour milling, crop input distribution and animal feed production.

Skills and experience for the next step in your career

Reporting to Director of Merchandising, the Regional Procurement Manager will support all country buying initiatives necessary to meet Parrish & Heimbecker\xe2\x80\x99s grain procurement objectives. This person will working closely with the Regional Managers, (Elevator) General Managers, and the Merchandising department to maximize efficiencies, and profitability for the overall P&H grain procurement program.

Your day-to-day activities will include:

• Working closely with each P&H grain elevator to build a customized grain procurement business plan.
• Train, mentor and coach Customer Service Representatives (CSR\xe2\x80\x99s) in their respective region
• Attend farm calls with CSR\xe2\x80\x99s, and providing guidance and feedback
• Standardize best practices for CSR\xe2\x80\x99s which will include:

• Establish metrics
• Standardize reporting by way of utilization of CRM
• Help to establish and manage customer call lists for each location
• Monitor and report to management on progress and successes of the procurement program per location and overall.
• Educate and train CSR\xe2\x80\x99s on merchandising and market dynamics
• Work with CSR\xe2\x80\x99s and Grain Marketing Coordinator to facilitate communication and information flow between country and head office teams

The successful candidate should enter the position with the following qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in an agriculture or business program is required
• Minimum 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a grain procurement role
• Minimum 3 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a supervisory role that involved training and coaching employees
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with high level Excel skills
• Experience in using a CRM system
• Excellent customer service skills
• Refined negotiating skills
• Valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license is required
• Extensive travel is required

To apply, please visit our career website: .

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
P&H is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that is reflective of Canadian society. As a result, Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. We welcome applications from women, aboriginal people, people with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Accommodations in relation to the job selection process are available upon request.

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