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Parts & Equipment Associate Buyer

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Job ID 315797 Date posted 10/08/2025 Location : Wichita, Kansas | Wayzata, Minnesota Category  STRATEGIC SOURCING / PROCUREMENT Job Status  Salaried Full Time

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact


The Parts & Equipment Associate Buyer, will handle basic regional sourcing routine activities. In this role, you will coordinate and execute low to medium complex procurement requirements to provide inputs to the category team.

Key Accountabilities

  • Execute medium complex requests for sourcing process.
  • Drive implementation of local sourcing decisions and support local implementation of regional sourcing decisions.
  • Provide local inputs to the category team for category strategy development and execution.
  • Build and apply a comprehensive understanding of local, stakeholder and procurement landscape.
  • Follow established procedures or procurement of equipment with contracted suppliers.  
  • Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
  • Other duties as assigned

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Qualifications


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • General equipment or industrial equipment knowledge
  • Basic contracting knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Food processing equipment knowledge

Position Information

This is a hybrid position with the flexibility to work from Wichita, Kansas or Wayzata, Minessota 


Compensation


The expected salary for this position is $47,000.00 - 79,000.00. 


At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions)

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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