Global Category Manager Colors Strategic Sourcing & Agronomy Strategy

ADM; Valencia; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ADM seeks a Global Category Manager - Colors Strategic Sourcing & Agronomy Strategy to lead the worldwide sourcing of natural color raw materials for food, beverage, and related applications. You will collaborate with suppliers, growers, R&D, and regulatory teams to shape sourcing strategies, drive supplier partnerships, and manage risk.

The role requires a deep understanding of agricultural supply chains, strategic negotiations, and the ability to influence across functions while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Supply Chain, Procurement, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Food/Soil Science, Agriculture, Business) required.
• Advanced degree in Business, Supply Chain, Agriculture, or Food Science preferred.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute the global procurement strategy for natural color raw materials, including paprika, annatto, turmeric, beetroot, purple carrot, grape skin, safflower, spirulina, carmine, chlorophyll, and other sources.
• Identify and develop new suppliers, growers, processors, and geographic sourcing regions to reduce dependency risk and improve supply continuity.
• Monitor global crop conditions, weather events, harvest projections, agricultural trends, geopolitical issues, and market dynamics impacting natural color raw materials.
• Develop agronomy-based sourcing strategies to improve crop reliability, geographic diversification, sustainability, and long-term availability.
• Establish strategic supplier partnerships with key natural color suppliers and processors.
• Lead supplier business reviews focused on performance, innovation, supply reliability, cost improvement, sustainability, and risk management.
• Partner with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Commercial teams to support raw material approvals, innovation projects, second sourcing, and customer growth initiatives.
• Provide procurement leadership on new raw material introductions, reformulations, supplier changes, and second-source development.
• Identify supply risks across the global natural color raw material portfolio and develop mitigation plans.
• Build alternate sourcing strategies for critical raw materials and single-source supply situations.

Connaissances

Strategic sourcing

Supplier mgmt

Agronomy sourcing

Regulatory knowledge

Executive comms

Cross-functional work

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Description du poste

Job Description

Position Overview

The Global Category Manager - Colors Strategic Sourcing & Agronomy Strategy is a procurement role responsible for developing and leading the global sourcing strategy for natural color raw materials. This role will serve as the procurement subject matter expert for natural color sources, including fruits, vegetables, botanicals, algae, minerals, and insect-derived raw materials used in food, beverage, pet nutrition, and ingredient applications.

The successful candidate will work closely with suppliers, growers, processors, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Commercial, and Procurement leadership to ensure ADM has the right sourcing strategy, supplier partnerships, and agronomy insights needed to support long-term growth in the Colors business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global procurement strategy for natural color raw materials, including paprika, annatto, turmeric, beetroot, purple carrot, grape skin, safflower, spirulina, carmine, chlorophyll, and other naturally derived color sources.
• Identify and develop new suppliers, growers, processors, and geographic sourcing regions to reduce dependency risk and improve supply continuity.
• Monitor global crop conditions, weather events, harvest projections, agricultural trends, geopolitical issues, and market dynamics impacting natural color raw materials.
• Develop agronomy-based sourcing strategies to improve crop reliability, geographic diversification, sustainability, and long-term availability.
• Establish strategic supplier partnerships with key natural color suppliers and processors.
• Lead supplier business reviews focused on performance, innovation, supply reliability, cost improvement, sustainability, and risk management.
• Partner closely with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Commercial teams to support raw material approvals, innovation projects, second sourcing, and customer growth initiatives.
• Provide procurement leadership on new raw material introductions, reformulations, supplier changes, and second-source development.
• Identify supply risks across the global natural color raw material portfolio and develop mitigation plans.
• Build alternate sourcing strategies for critical raw materials and single-source supply situations.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Deep subject matter expertise in natural color raw materials and global agricultural supply chains.
• Strong strategic sourcing, negotiation, and supplier relationship management skills.
• Strong understanding of crop-based sourcing, agronomy, harvest cycles, seasonality, and agricultural risk.
• Ability to connect technical, regulatory, quality, commercial, and procurement considerations into a practical sourcing strategy.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to present clear recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strong business acumen with ability to balance cost, supply assurance, quality, innovation, and growth.
• Proven ability to influence across functions and lead without direct authority.
• Ability to build trust with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and senior leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Food/Soil Science, Agriculture, Business, or related field required.
• Advanced degree in Business, Supply Chain, Agriculture, or Food Science preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of procurement, strategic sourcing, agribusiness, natural ingredients, or food ingredient experience.
• Strong preference for direct experience in the natural colors industry or prior experience working with a natural color house, ingredient manufacturer, processor, or agricultural sourcing organization.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing natural color raw materials, botanicals, fruits, vegetables, agricultural ingredients, or specialty food ingredients.
• Proven experience leading global sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, supplier development, and risk mitigation plans.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial.
• Ability to travel globally to meet with suppliers, growers, processors, and internal stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience with natural color raw materials such as paprika, annatto, turmeric, beetroot, purple carrot, grape skin, safflower, spirulina, carmine, or similar agricultural-based color sources.
• Experience working directly with growers, processors, cooperatives, brokers, or vertically integrated ingredient suppliers.
• Knowledge of global natural color regulations, customer expectations, traceability requirements, and documentation needs.
• Experience developing second-source strategies and supplier qualification plans.
• Experience supporting high-growth ingredient businesses or customer-driven innovation pipelines.

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For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Culture, Engagement & Inclusion | ADM.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.