Raw Meat Category Lead

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Raw Meat Category Lead will lead the sourcing and merchandize strategy for raw meat within the Food Service Retail segment. In this role, you will ensure supply continuity, optimize raw meat positioning and cost performance, and manage market and supply risks - while building strong supplier partnerships and aligning with customer and business requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, execute a comprehensive sourcing, and merchandize strategy - within the Food Service Retail segment.
• Expand and strengthen the approved supplier base across Europe and key import regions - to enhance supply flexibility and competitiveness
• Build, manage, and develop supplier relationships, including leading negotiations and monitoring performance across cost, quality, and service
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Strategic Pricing, R&D, MSC, Commercial, QA) to drive aligned and optimal business outcomes
• Build and maintain market intelligence on raw material trends, pricing developments, and supply-demand dynamics, translating insights into actionable recommendations for stakeholders
• Identify and lead cost optimization initiatives in line with customer pricing frameworks and margin targets
• Independently manage complex sourcing challenges, escalating only the most critical issues when required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in sourcing, category management, or commodity procurement/ merchandising (agriculture, ingredients, or raw meat)
• Proven experience in developing and executing strategic sourcing plans
• Strong understanding of global market dynamics, cost drivers, and risk management
• Fluent in Polish and English (written and spoken)

Key Behaviors

• Make sense of complex, high-quantity, and sometimes contradictory, information to effectively solve problems.
• Apply knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
• Develop and deliver multimode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Builds effective relationships internally and externally to achieve shared goals based on trust.
• Demonstrates ownership, accountability, and a proactive mindset in managing supply and risk

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.

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