What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracts Manager position at Koch?
Your Job
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions LLC (KAES) is a leading fertilizer company committed to delivering innovative solutions and excellent customer service. Our team is passionate about growth, collaboration, and making a positive impact. We value diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are seeking an experienced Category Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a keen understanding of how to use market data to manage trends, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments. This position will be based at our headquarters in Wichita, KS and offer a hybrid work schedule (2 days remote, 3 days in office).
What You Will Do
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is a global provider of value-added solutions for the agriculture, turf and ornamental, energy and chemical markets. From agriculture to energy, KAES makes things grow better with plant nutrient and biological technologies. Our team of innovators unleash their potential while developing the technologies that feed and power the world.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions LLC (KAES) is a leading fertilizer company committed to delivering innovative solutions and excellent customer service. Our team is passionate about growth, collaboration, and making a positive impact. We value diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are seeking an experienced Category Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a keen understanding of how to use market data to manage trends, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments. This position will be based at our headquarters in Wichita, KS and offer a hybrid work schedule (2 days remote, 3 days in office).
What You Will Do
- Collaborate with business partners to cultivate and sustain a strategic vision that strengthens our competitive edge, and lead discussions to refine contracting and purchasing strategies while reducing supply chain risks.
- Create knowledge processes to enhance transparency and competitive positioning for managed categories, aligning supplier incentives with business objectives to ensure clear ownership of deliverables between KAES and counterparties.
- Cultivate strong relationships with other KAES groups and suppliers to support regular performance assessments, resolve issues, anticipate future needs, and facilitate continuous vendor feedback and relationship building.
- Function as the subject matter expert in the contracted services category and provide support for sourcing strategies, market trends, selection criteria, bid tabulation analysis, and evaluations.
- Conduct contract and agreement negotiations with a solid grasp of legal terms and alternative language, while collaborating with legal, operations, and counterparties to fulfill the business's objectives and requirements.
- Transform the role and our business through the challenge process, market discovery, as well as the use of tools and technology
- Ensure compliance with company policies and industry regulations.
- Experience in category management, procurement, supply chain, contracts, operations, reliability or a related role.
- Experience in contract negotiations
- Experience in utilizing data analysis and development tools to solve problems
- Experience collaborating in a fast-paced environment, successfully partnering with both internal and external customers.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, supply chain, or a related field.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is a global provider of value-added solutions for the agriculture, turf and ornamental, energy and chemical markets. From agriculture to energy, KAES makes things grow better with plant nutrient and biological technologies. Our team of innovators unleash their potential while developing the technologies that feed and power the world.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
