Technical & Indirect Purchasing Manager

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference?
Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

The Role:

We are looking for our next Technical & Indirect Purchasing Manager within our Industrial Purchasing Americas team. The Americas Technical & Indirect Purchasing Manager is a critical link between regional operations and global strategies, reporting to the Head of Industrial Purchasing for the Americas. The role spans multiple departments and functions, requiring strategic oversight of a multi-million-dollar budget. Key responsibilities include aligning local purchasing strategies with global standards and managing procurement across Technical, IT/Digital, and SG&A categories.

This position hybrid (3 days in office per week) after you complete your training within the first 3-6 months, and this position is located in Keokuk, IA.

Compensation:

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $139,365-$188,600. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

What We Offer:

• A highly collaborative team environment with ample room for exponential career growth.
• Competitive pay, annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits, 6.2% company retirement contribution, and professional development opportunities.
• Generous paid time off and 12 annual paid company holidays.
• 12 weeks 100% paid maternity leave, and up to 4 weeks 100% paid parental leave (including adoption/surrogacy/foster care leave) for non-birthing parents.
• Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement program for select roles.
• Annual wellness benefit and wellness centered programs focused on your health needs.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Procurement Leadership:

• Ensure cost competitiveness and operational reliability.
• Oversee and implement regional strategies and ensure alignment with global frameworks.
• Manage procurement for categories like:
  • Technical: MRO items, maintenance contracts, CAPEX.
    • Overal spend.
      • MRO = 60 million USD
      • Capex = 10 to 50 million USD
    • Number of contracts to manage = 200 Maintenance contracts
    • Number of active suppliers = 600
  • IT/Digital and SG&A: Services including HR, Marketing, Financial, Legal, etc.
    • Overal spend.
      • SGA = 15 million USD
    • Number of contracts to manage
    • Number of active suppliers = 400

Operational Excellence:

• Monitor pricing and contracts for efficiency.
• Enhance cross-border collaboration (Canada/USA focus).
• Drive scale-up plans tied to significant North American investments.

Team Management:

• Foster an excellence mindset within the team.
• Supervise personnel, providing training, development, and performance evaluations.
• Number of Full-time employees to manage (between 5 to 10 FTE)

Vendor Relations:

• Build robust partnerships with suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
• Negotiate and oversee agreements ensuring risk control and legal compliance

What You'll Need:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain or business management.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in high-value purchasing management, preferably in chemical/wet milling industries.
• Proven track record of leading multi-million-dollar capital projects and supervising teams.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and project management abilities.
• Effective leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Legal language expertise for supplier agreements.
• ERP systems and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Financial acumen for budget management.

Business Travel:

• Travel requirements: up to 20% for vendor meetings, site visits, and team collaboration.

AAP/EEO Statement

Roquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. "AAP, EEO, Drug-Free Workplace"

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply byuploading your resume and let's start the journey together !

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com