Cargill

Procurement & Transportation Product and Process Director

Cargill

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Wayzata • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PMPServiceNow

About the role

  • The Procurement & Transportation Product and Process Director leads a global cross functional team of experienced professionals to develop customer driven products and solutions through an agile delivery model.
  • Deliver results to customers and act as a collaborative partner within multiple teams to continuously improve processes and procedures.
  • Own the ROI analysis and continuous optimization of sourcing-related products, driving measurable value across indirect spend and transportation sourcing.
  • Lead communications with business and function partners across the company to uncover business needs and deliver optimal solutions.
  • Lead the strategic alignment and governance of process lifecycle health, including maturity assessments, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing operations.
  • Provide guidance on scalability and global implementation of product and process capabilities to product leaders across the regions to optimize the integrated operation.
  • Advise and provide counsel to the leadership team and multiple partners on the enterprise or group business operations.
  • Develop and sustain processes of related products to ensure an effective, efficient, and competitive organization and operations that enable the short- and long-term performance objectives of the business.
  • Manage programs incorporating supplier diversity, sustainable sourcing, and risk management.
  • Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of six years of related work experience
  • Strategic leadership experience in technology deployments, product and process
  • Portfolio and/or project management expertise
  • Experience leading and developing a team
  • Strong background in cross functional development and stakeholder engagement
  • Master's degree or other post-secondary degree (preferred)
  • Experience designing and implementing process improvements (especially automation, centralization, and financial linkage) (preferred)
  • Change management and transformation leadership experience (e.g., leading digital procurement initiatives or global process harmonization) (preferred)
  • Certifications in supply chain or procurement (e.g., CPSM, CSCP, PMP, Lean Six Sigma) (preferred)
  • Experience with sustainability, risk, or compliance frameworks in sourcing (e.g., ESG, supplier diversity, regulatory compliance) (preferred)
  • Proficiency in procurement technologies and platforms (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa, ServiceNow, Snowflake, or similar) (preferred)
  • Demonstrated expertise in transportation mode sourcing and indirect category management (e.g., logistics, MRO, IT, professional services) (preferred)
Benefits
  • Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
strategic leadershipportfolio managementproject managementprocess improvementschange managementtransformation leadershipsourcing optimizationsupplier diversityrisk managementfinancial linkage
Soft skills
collaborationcoachingstakeholder engagementteam developmentcommunicationdecision makingcontinuous improvementguidancecounseladaptability
Certifications
CPSMCSCPPMPLean Six Sigma