Procurement & Purchasing Analyst I

WHO WE ARE

GDM is a global leader in plant genetics, dedicated to transforming agriculture through technological innovation. With a continuous focus on research and development, we bring the most advanced and high‑performing seed varieties to the market, creating new growth opportunities for our partners and for the future of agribusiness.

PRIDE® Seeds is one of our leading brands and supported by one of the largest temperate corn genetic pools and a robust corn research program in North America. Through our combined expertise, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation, delivering top-tier seed solutions, services, and trusted agronomy support to help Canadian farmers increase yield and profitability as they position themselves for future growth.

OUR DNA

We are passionate about what we do and driven by curiosity. We believe that learning and innovation are the foundation for transforming the future of agriculture. Our focus is on cutting‑edge genetic development, creating solutions that make a difference in the field and in the global market.

Our DNA not only guides us but also connects us: we work with empathy, transparency, and respect, ensuring agile and flexible operations. Here, you are the protagonist of your career, because we believe every individual plays an essential role in building something greater. If you are passionate about learning and want to be part of evolving agriculture, GDM is the right place for you! We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Learn more about us at gdmseeds.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter@GDMSeeds.

PRIDE Seeds is currently seeking a focused and self-motivated individual to join our dynamic team as a full-time permanent Procurement & Purchasing Analyst I.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The PRIDE Seeds Procurement & Purchasing Analyst will organize, manage the purchasing transactional process and provide services to internal customers strategic as a Strategic Procurement Business Partner, performing as a senior buyer to focus on demand planning, sourcing, negotiation, supplier relationship, value delivery, and process in compliance. Relationships with several internal players will be key to performing and achieving the objectives by providing direct support to the North America Controller.

The role will serve as a business partner to assigned requesting areas by translating material and service needs into competitive, compliant, traceable, and timely purchasing solutions. Manage assigned categories and internal clients through demand planning, sourcing, negotiation, supplier qualification, contract coordination, purchase-process governance, and supplier performance follow-up. Seek the best total-value balance, supply continuity, cost efficiency, process quality, and continuous improvement while ensuring adherence to GDM policies, approval authorities, and internal-control requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Business Partnership and Demand Planning - Serve as the purchasing focal point for assigned internal clients. Understand priorities, anticipate needs, maintain demand visibility, conduct periodic portfolio reviews, and follow up on service commitments and action plans.
• Category and Portfolio Management - Manage assigned categories and analyze spend, market conditions, cost drivers, supplier base, recurrence, contracts, risks, and consolidation opportunities.
• Sourcing and Competitive Bidding - Conduct supplier identification, market research, RFI request for information, RFP request for proposal, and RFQ request for quotation processes, comparable quotations, and documented technical-commercial evaluations.
• Commercial Negotiation - Negotiate price, payment terms, delivery, quality, warranty, scope, productivity, risk allocation, and total cost. Document business justification when the recommended award is not the lowest-price option.
• Supplier Qualification and Management - Identify, qualify, develop, monitor, and reassess suppliers. Coordinate the required master-data, technical, financial, safety, compliance, and capacity reviews.
• Contract Coordination - Identify when a contract is required, initiate Legal support, align commercial terms, and monitor relevant expiration dates, obligations, risks, and supplier performance.
• Compliance and Governance - Ensure that required approvals are obtained before commitment, maintain quotations and supporting evidence, preserve process traceability, and escalate policy deviations or noncompliance.
• Governance - Route operational and system activities to Purchasing Governance / Back Office as defined by the operating model; provide complete documentation, address exceptions, and follow through to completion.
• Order and Supplier Performance Follow-up - Monitor critical purchase orders and supplier commitments; support resolution of delivery, quality, specification, service, or continuity issues; and maintain stakeholder communication.
• Value Delivery and Continuous Improvement - Identify and document cost reductions, cost avoidance, demand or specification improvements, recurring agreements, process standardization, automation, and lessons learned.
• Reporting and Decision Support - Maintain reliable portfolio data and dashboards. Present risks, opportunities, supplier performance, service levels, and action plans to leadership and internal clients.
• Ethics and Conduct - Act in GDM's best interests, avoid conflicts of interest and supplier favoritism, decline personal benefits, protect confidential information, and report inappropriate conduct.

Financial Dimensions

• Annual spend managed across assigned categories and internal clients.
• Validated cost reduction, cost avoidance, and other value-generation opportunities.
• Commercial terms negotiated, including price, payment terms, delivery, quality, warranties, scope, and total cost.
• Financial exposure is associated with supplier advances and purchasing commitments.

Non-Financial Dimensions

• Portfolio of assigned categories, internal clients, suppliers, contracts, and service regions.
• Volume and complexity of requisitions, sourcing events, negotiations, and supplier actions.
• Service-level performance, internal-client satisfaction, and action-plan completion.
• Coverage and performance of qualified suppliers, including critical-supply risks.
• Direct reports: none.

Relationships

• Internal customers and approvers - Understand needs, plan demand, clarify requirements, align timelines, communicate status, and support informed purchasing decisions.
• Purchasing Governance - Submit complete documentation, resolve validation questions, support PO purchase order issuance and records, and monitor completion of operational activities.
• Legal - Coordinate contract requests and support commercial-term alignment when an agreement is required.
• Finance / Treasury / Internal Controls - Support financial analysis, payment-term decisions, approval compliance, audit evidence, and control requirements.
• MDM master data management/ HSE health, safety and environment / technical functions - Coordinate supplier master data, qualification, safety, technical, and other required reviews.
• Suppliers and potential suppliers - Conduct market engagement, sourcing, negotiation, qualification, performance management, and issue resolution.

Competencies

• Negotiation and influence - Build fact-based positions, balance stakeholder needs, and obtain sustainable commercial outcomes.
• Business and customer orientation - Understand business priorities and provide responsive, practical purchasing support.
• Analytical and systems thinking - Use data, market information, and end-to-end process understanding to support decisions.
• Communication and collaboration - Communicate clearly and work effectively across functions, regions, and cultures.
• Integrity and compliance - Apply sound judgment, preserve traceability, avoid conflicts of interest, and escalate concerns.
• Proactivity and ownership - Anticipate demand, manage priorities, follow through, and resolve issues.
• Results orientation - Deliver agreed outcomes for cost, quality, timing, service, and risk.
• Continuous improvement and innovation - Simplify, standardize, automate, and improve purchasing processes.
• Adaptability - Operate effectively across changing priorities, systems, and organizational environments.

Performance Indicators

• Requisition-to-PO Lead Time - Average elapsed time from an approved/complete purchasing request to purchase-order issuance, using the approved measurement rules.
• After-the-Fact Purchase Orders - Percentage of PO lines or purchases created after the supplier commitment or invoice event, according to the approved policy definition.
• Average Payment Terms - Weighted average payment terms for issued purchase orders, monitored against the approved corporate target.
• Supplier Advances - Supplier advance value as a percentage of total purchases, monitored to reduce unnecessary financial exposure.
• Cost Reduction - Validated savings against the approved budget or baseline, using the current corporate methodology.
• Cost Avoidance - Validated costs avoided through negotiation, scope/specification improvement, or an approved sourcing decision.

Duties may be amended by the Company as may be reasonably required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Economics, International Trade, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply management, or strategic and tactical sourcing.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more relevant purchasing, such as direct materials, production materials, capital equipment, construction, logistics, freight, warehousing, services, insurance, facilities, information technology, leasing, or indirect materials.
• Postgraduate education in Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or Project Management is preferred.
• Knowledge in agricultural business will be a differential.

KNOWLEDE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• SAP / SAP S/4HANA – E2E purchasing process (Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, contracts, goods receipt, and invoice-related interfaces).
• Strategic and tactical sourcing, including RFI, RFP, RFQ, bid comparison, and technical-commercial evaluation.
• Category management, supplier management, contract coordination, risk management, and project management.
• Purchasing policies, approval authority, segregation of duties, audit evidence, and internal controls.
• Focus on spending reduction, spend avoidance to support the Global OPEX operating expenditures reduction.
• Contribute with procurement and purchasing partners across all regions, innovative ideas, initiatives and actions to improve area´s performance.
• Artificial Intelligence (basic – intermediate)

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