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# Category Specialist H&W - Kennesaw, GA

- **Company:** Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
- **Location:** Kennesaw, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $63,000.0 - $110,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Office, Data Management
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/50CBD63EC5D046BB8501BF6086E6259A/job/

## About the Role

* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
 * Good to have familiarity to AI tools and applications

Education & Experience:

 * Bachelor degree in a technical field, economics or business administration
 * 2 year experience in procurement (preferably ingredients and other raw materials)
 * Self- driven team player with strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills
 * Able to set up priorities and manage aggressive assignments
 * Customer solution focused
 * Negotiation skills
 * Skilled in cost/benefit analysis and alternative decision making, ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

## Description

Working within the Procurement department, to bring regional responsibility along with respective GCM for executing tasks and sourcing, as well as maintaining materials, at the highest standard which support S&T, CD&D and our customers., * Regionally responsible, together with the respective GCM, for finding and sourcing raw materials which support S&T and CD&D in developing new products to meet our customers' expectations

 * Implement new processes/systems to support departmental goals and projects. Manage workflow, scheduling, tracking, change management, evaluating and ensuring all action-items are accomplished.
 * Raise, investigate and resolve supplier Non-conformances and material failures in the company's best interest.
 * Manage selected spend/ sub- categories/ suppliers/ items based on the overarching purchasing strategy
 * Lead negotiations with suppliers and execute agreed contractual terms for non-core direct materials
 * Support the GCM with information to identify & manage projects to generate cost savings opportunities across the organization
 * Execute reporting tasks (e.g. Price movements; initiatives & savings tracking; etc) for the spend under management
 * Require & maintain material samples, as well as all related activities (e.g. raw material documentation, supplier questionnaires etc)
 * Perform new material creation tasks and support elimination of old materials
 * Other administrative task such as internal claim management, master data maintenance (e.g. categorization, pricing, etc.)
 * Overseeing contract creation and ensuring contractual compliance