Job Description

Sourcing Manager

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where, Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

When you show proactivity and ambition, we’ll harness it through a variety of opportunities and challenges in the diverse areas of our business – all with a strong and meaningful purpose. Where do you want to go? What do you want to do? How do you want to make a difference? The choice is yours, and we’ll help you get there. Be better together. Be Bayer.

Main purpose

This position is responsible for leading supplier management and sourcing activities within defined categories, ensuring supply continuity, value creation, and strong stakeholder partnerships for Product Supply in Crop Science.

Your mission will be to

• Lead sourcing and supplier management activities for assigned categories, coordinating with external suppliers and partners when applicable.
• Proactively anticipate, assess, and communicate supply risks or constraints, working closely with Category Leadership teams.
• Support and execute strategic sourcing initiatives in close collaboration with Category Leads.
• Understand business needs and work closely with global, regional, and local stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders, aligning objectives, driving joint initiatives, and acting as a Procurement reference point.
• Manage supplier agreements throughout their full lifecycle, ensuring contractual compliance and effective risk mitigation.
• Analyze market dynamics and supplier bases, providing insights that support better decision-making and competitive advantage.
• Lead negotiations, tenders, and contract management activities to support Product Supply sites (primarily Zárate and María Eugenia).
• Operate within defined procurement categories, including:
• Raw materials
• Indirect services

Unlock your potential

• University degree in Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields.
• At least 3 years of experience in procurement, sourcing processes, supplier management, and negotiations.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills with a clear stakeholder-oriented mindset.
• Ability to perform effectively in global, virtual, and cross-functional environments.
• Strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, and solid financial understanding.
• Advanced level of English (written and spoken).
• Portuguese is desirable.
• Experience or exposure to the Crop Science business is a plus.
• Profiles with learning agility, flexibility, and the ability to move across projects are highly valued.

Bayer is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and will prioritize profiles that contribute to gender balance, inclusion of women, and representation from the LGBTQ+ community, as part of our ongoing commitment to equity, belonging, and equal opportunities.

YOUR APPLICATION

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

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Período de aplicación:
8/1/2026 al 22/1/2026
División: Enabling Functions Ubicación: Argentina : Buenos Aires : Munro
Área funcional: Aprovisionamiento
Tipo de empleo: Permanente Tiempo de trabajo:
full time, modalidad hibrida