Category Specialist - Loveland, CO

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

This position will be posted from August 25, 2025 - September, 25, 2025

What you will do:

• Care for the Total Cost of Ownership for specific sub-category of spend, while working in concert with an overall Category Manager and the Director of Category. This requires leadership of commercial levers, identifying and coordinating operational implementation of technical levers, and ensuring the highest rigor in process lever.
• Create and manage strategic plans by subcategory, including strategic supplier management
• Review with Operations counterparts and Category Manager the activity planning and impact on contractual plans, category strategies and budgets within specific sub-category.
• Provide market intelligence – helping client groups stay abreast of new technologies in Nitrogen and Phosphate production.
• Own the sourcing tactical plans for sub-category including preparing for and launching best in class tenders, preparing for and conducting negotiations, etc.
• Develop new suppliers as appropriate and facilitate contracting within the sub-category.
• Work with Category Manager and operations stakeholders to nest sub-category strategy within broader category strategy.

What you will bring:

• Undergraduate degree in business, engineering or related field. Master's degree would be considered an asset.
• Experience in contract formation and management at the corporate level with procurement experience in industrial, corporate and project environments.
• 2+ years of professional experience as analyst or in executing sourcing strategies in organizations with external spend greater than $1B USD.
• Worked through the 5 or 7 step sourcing process.
• Experience working as an analyst, and preferably within category management in operations of similar complexity (i.e., multi-country, multi-region and/or multi-operations organizations).
• Excellent relationship building skills to cultivate partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with project, plan, and budget oversight.
• Desire for experience leading organizational change and transformation processes.

Compensation & Benefits: 

The salary range for this role, in Loveland, CO, is between $87,000 - $149,100. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, candidate skill set, experience and training, licensure and certifications, work location, and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.   

In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.  

This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.   

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!   

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.   

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.   

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