Agribusiness Coordinator Europe

Agribusiness Coordinator Europe (f/m/d

Business Unit: Procurement & Agribusiness

Reports to: Senior Manager Procurement & Agribusiness EMEA

Location: Hamburg

Company Background:
Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion’s wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences. Our specialty portfolio includes starch-based texturizers, clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and food systems. Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. And we do it all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

As Agribusiness Coordinator Europe you are responsible for the execution and logistics of European and overseas grain purchase and sales contracts with 3rd parties and within the Ingredion network. Furthermore planning and coordination of sea freight and port logistics for grain in cooperation with shipping companies, terminals and services providers for both bulk and containerized shipments. For our Hamburg site you monitor grain and by-product inventory, plan deliveries, coordinate with customers, forwarders and service providers. You work closely with the Quality Department to ensure compliance of grain with regulatory and internal requirements. You interact with the finance function (AP/AR/SSC) regarding payment of invoices and customer credit ratings.

Main responsibilities:
Qualification, Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Working in our SAP ERP system - You work in the SAP module MM to ensure all transactions are entered. You support with entry, maintenance and control of master data including prices in purchase info records.

Planning and Execution of By-Product Sales & Logistics - With your colleagues you ensure that our by-product supply is shipped according to our output and sales. Close alignment with our manufacturing, on site loading staff (VTR), customers and forwarders. Building good internal and external relationships and maintaining them is key. Together with our Quality Department you ensure adherence to contract specifications and regulations. In case of complaints you mange them together with our Manufacturing and Quality Departments.

Planning of inbound Grain Logistics - A key component of your work is the planning of the grain supply and logistics to our Hamburg site and other factories if required. You align with our supply chain and manufacturing teams to ensure the grind needs are met with timely raw material shipments from our suppliers observing shipment periods contracted, organizing vessel and barge transport and managing our silo and port logistics. You partner with our service providers to plan silo space usage and dispatch to our site.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Relocation Available:
No