Company Description
Join Oterra in making natural food and beverages easy, for a sustainable and healthy world.
Headquartered in Denmark, with production sites in Europe, Latin America, and the US, we’re a passionate team of over 1400 team members of 48 nationalities in 27 countries worldwide, serving 120 markets globally. As the leading worldwide provider of natural colors, we offer food and beverage manufacturers an alternative to artificial colors. Food and health are at the heart of everything we do and every day over 400 million people eat a product with our colors in it. We believe that nature got it right the first time.
Job Description
Ensure a reliable, competitive and sustainable supply of key agricultural raw materials, primarily cochineal and sweet potato, by developing strong market intelligence, building and maintaining a robust supplier/farmer network, and supporting effective sourcing and negotiation decisions.
The role will develop a deep understanding of crop economics, production conditions, market dynamics, quality requirements and price trends,
while maintaining close relationships with farmers and suppliers to support Oterra's supply continuity, quality and cost competitiveness.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive market intelligence for different raw materials, including production volumes, crop conditions, seasonality, supply/demand dynamics, price trends and market risks.
• Build and regularly update price and cost models, including farm-level production economics and key cost drivers, to support sourcing and negotiation decisions.
• Identify, assess and develop new farmers and suppliers, expanding and diversifying Oterra's sourcing network.
• Build strong, long-term relationships with existing farmers and suppliers through regular field visits and proactive communication.
• Negotiate commercial conditions within the established sourcing strategy and support the Category Manager in key supplier negotiations.
• Coordinate purchasing volu
📌 Sourcing Coordinator (Ate)
🏢 Oterra
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