About Us

American-owned and independently operated, Atticus is driven by grassroots experience and an unwavering commitment to operational excellence, helping U.S. retail distributors and end-users get the most out of their input requirements. Our expanding portfolio of branded-generic pesticides is spread across two business segments: Agricultural and EcoCore markets. Atticus offers a broad portfolio of branded-generic fungicides, herbicides and insecticides. While the chemistry isn’t unique, the Atticus experience is. Privately held and personally financed, Atticus operates in a way that makes us nimble and accessible. We believe acting decisively requires not only adapting to change, but also deliberately creating it. Atticus is staffed with a team of skilled professionals with diverse experience and unique perspectives all assembled and aligned under one cultural framework.

What you will do in this role

This position is responsible for the management of a best-in-class global sourcing network for technical grade active ingredients that supports Atticus’ business strategies and provides a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Working cross-functionally, this position owns the implementation of sourcing strategies that produce tangible value through aligning processes, creating visibility and alignment throughout the organization and its supply partners. Functional responsibilities include vendor management, pricing and terms negotiations, contract maintenance (where applicable), product quality management, and supplier performance feedback.

Responsibilities

• Build, develop and manage transactional supplier relationships
• Develop, implement, and manage a pricing and terms management process within the organization.
• Establish and implement the crop year buying plan that can be used to develop a complete sourcing strategy and strengthen supplier relationships.
• Ensure in-season changes in demand are supplied timely while managing working capital and financing requirements.
• Develop historical purchase history and forward-looking forecasts for each of our registered sources. Reconcile the plan versus actuals on an annual basis.
• Oversee product quality. Track nonconformance's, root cause analysis and corrective actions. Provide impact and closure of each incident. Maintain vendor performance scorecards to use in source development.
  
• Prepare the monthly vendor dashboard and supplier presentations as needed

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, international business, supply chain management, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred
• 3+ years procurement sourcing experience, consulting, buyer, and/or analyst experience
• Highly computer literate (in MS Excel, Word, Power Point, Teams/Zoom, etc.)
• Experience with computerized ERP/MRP systems
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proactive communication skills
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Ability to work effectively across diverse and cross-functional teams, under critical timelines and while balancing the needs of internal customers
  
• Intimate with big picture and key details; anticipates barriers and proactively develops solutions to overcome obstacles
• Excellent organization, planning, project management, time management and prioritization skills

Why Atticus?

Atticus is serious about the success of this industry as well as the success of our team. We’re on a number of important task forces that support the industry and its workers, with the goal of ensuring good stewardship and safe use of products. We’re also working to advance the future of Agriculture and EcoCore markets by supporting organizations that shape tomorrow’s leaders. We value both what we deliver as an organization and what we do as individuals. And that value is told through our employee experience – what we call Atticus Freedom. It’s about extending the right tools, support and hospitality to our team. By investing in your skills and leadership development, your overall health and wellbeing, and your future, we empower our people – and Atticus as a whole, to achieve greater success.

Atticus, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Recruiting Agencies, Please Note:

Atticus, LLC will not accept unsolicited assistance from recruiting/search agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by recruiting or search agencies to any employee at Atticus, LLC via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search/recruitment agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Atticus, LLC. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Atticus, LLC as a result of the referral or through other means.