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The role works closely with business line leadership, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Finance, Sales, and Logistics to align customer commitments, crop positions, inventory, working capital, and long-term growth plans.\nThe ideal candidate combines deep agricultural commodity knowledge, international commercial experience, executive judgment, and strong relationships across growers, brokers, suppliers, processors, and trade partners.\nKey Responsibilities\nGlobal Procurement Strategy & Executive Leadership\nLead Red River Commodities’ domestic and international procurement strategy ensures cost competitiveness, quality, and continuity of supply.\nAdvise executive leadership on market exposure, Commodity trends, and purchasing positions.\nAlign sourcing decisions with business objectives, margin expectations, and customer demand.\nDomestic Grower, Broker & Supplier Programs\nLead direct-grower sourcing programs, including acreage development, grower recruitment and retention, contracting strategy, crop-year communication, and delivery execution.\nSet strategy and performance expectations for commodity brokers, cooperatives, elevators, processors, and other domestic suppliers.\nDirect negotiations for grower contracts, broker purchases, supplier agreements, pricing structures, quality specifications, delivery terms, and commercial remedies.\nDevelop alternate origins and supplier options to strengthen continuity, leverage, and responsiveness.\nInternational Sourcing & Import Programs\nLead international sourcing and imports, including origin and supplier evaluation, commercial terms, regulatory and documentation requirements, shipment execution, risk management, and supplier relationships.\nEstablish appropriate commercial terms, Incoterms, documentation requirements, claims processes, inspection protocols, and contingency plans for imported commodities.\nDevelop and maintain relationships with international suppliers, exporters, processors, trade organizations, and market-information providers.\nWorld Markets, Position Management & Risk\nMonitor global commodity markets and use market data, supplier intelligence, and internal forecasts to guide purchasing positions, coverage, scenario planning, and risk-management decisions.\nEnsure purchasing decisions and any risk-management instruments comply with approved authorities, policies, accounting practices, and executive oversight.\nCross-Functional Planning, Quality & Financial Performance\nPartner with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Finance, Sales, and business leaders to align purchasing, inventory, quality, production needs, customer commitments, budgets, landed cost, and working capital.\nTeam Leadership & Procurement Excellence\nLead and develop the procurement team, strengthen organizational capability, and establish the policies, controls, systems, and performance expectations needed for consistent execution.\nStrengthen systems, data quality, forecasting integration, contract administration, and documentation across the procurement lifecycle.\nPromote disciplined decision-making, commercial integrity, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.\nTen or more years of progressive experience in agricultural commodity procurement, merchandising, origination, trading, or global sourcing, including at least five years in a leadership role.\nExperience leading domestic grower and broker programs and international sourcing or imports; experience with sunflower, millet, milo, specialty grains, edible seeds, oilseeds, or similar commodities is strongly preferred.\nStrong knowledge of agricultural commodity markets, crop cycles, supply-and-demand analysis, landed-cost economics, international trade requirements, and commercial risk.\nProven negotiation, contract management, financial analysis, decision-making, and executive communication skills, with proficiency in ERP, procurement, Excel, and business-intelligence tools.\nCompany Benefits\nAt Red River Commodities, we value our employees and are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment. 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