Commodity Buyer

ADM Philippines Inc; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM Philippines Inc. is seeking a Commodity Buyer to lead sourcing and supplier negotiations for local and imported commodities used in animal nutrition and pet solutions.

The role covers contract management, cost projection, and market analysis to support pricing strategies across the nation. You will coordinate with Finance, QA, and Operations to ensure continual production, while building a robust supplier network and achieving cost reductions through strategic sourcing.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commodity experience.
• Experience in agri-business or trade industry.
• Experience in foreign trade transactions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Background with ERP systems.
• Proficiency with Excel/Word/PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing, supplier negotiation and selection for raw materials nationwide.
• Monitor stock inventory and align with purchase strategy and demand plan.
• Manage contracts including review, negotiation and execution.
• Provide cost projections to manage cost movement.
• Develop sourcing strategy with sustainability and quality focus.
• Coordinate contracts with foreign exchange exposure with Finance and Treasury.
• Collaborate with QA, Formulation, Supply Chain and Operations to ensure production continuity.
• Lead supplier evaluation with QA and Food Safety teams.
• Identify new or alternative ingredients for cost and performance improvement.
• Submit weekly commodity commentary and price updates.
• Maintain mark-to-market report for risk position management.
• Develop supplier network for highly competitive sourcing.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Fluent English

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Commodity Buyer will be in 100% performing buyer role particularly for both local and imported commodities required for animal nutrition and pet solutions.

Your Responsibilities

• Part of the Procurement team in ensuring the implementation of the purchase strategies.
• Lead all sourcing, supplier negotiation and supplier selection related to assigned raw materials nationwide.
• Monitor stock inventory and position in alignment with the purchase strategy and supply and demand plan.
• Responsible for contract management including review, negotiation and execution of contracts
• Provide cost projection to manage cost movement.
• Read market to strategize during bearish and bullish trends and recommend in support for product pricing strategy.
• Coordinate all contracts with foreign exchange exposure with Finance and Treasury to ensure smooth payment processing and help manage the risk of exchange loss.
• Work closely with QA, Formulation, Supply Chain and Operations to ensure continual production.
• Lead the supplier evaluation in coordination with Quality Assurance and Food Safety team.
• Understand the requirements to develop sourcing strategy with streamlined approach that leads to improved sustainability and quality.
• Analyze spend and identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• Identify new or alternative ingredient for improvement of cost and product performance.
• Submit the weekly commentary and price updates for all commodities.
• Maintain the mark-to-market report for risk position management.
• Develop supplier network for highly competitive sourcing.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers.

Your Profile

• Minimum of 10-year experience in commodity preferably in agri-business or trade industry.
• Experience in foreign trade transactions preferred
• Self-driven team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills (collaboration across locations and functions; coordination with external partners and suppliers).
• Fluent in English.
• Preferably with background in any ERP
• General knowledge of software applications (Excel, Word, Power Point)