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Cargill

Sourcing Specialist (m/f/d)

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Cargill
Linz, AustriaexternalScience and EngineeringPosted 8 days ago (Aug 4, 2026)

About the role

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well. This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures. @@HD@@ Job Purpose and Impact@@/HD@@ The Sourcing Specialist will participate with team members to perform more complex sourcing activities for a category or subcategory locally. In this role, you will participate in soliciting and analyzing requests for proposals, negotiating contracts, and coordinating supplier integration plans with internal clients for goods and services. This role is dedicated to

Delacon

, Cargill's Austrian subsidiary and a pioneer in phytogenic feed additives. Based in

Engerwitzdorf (near Linz)

, Delacon specializes in the research, development, and production of innovative natural feed additive solutions for poultry, swine, ruminants, and aquaculture. @@HD@@ Key Accountabilities@@/HD@@ • Understand business requirements for more complex categories, sub-categories aligned with local sourcing requirements • Support the routine activities within local sourcing • Conduct more complex research and analysis using a general understanding of data management, analytics and sourcing • Participate in local supplier selection and negotiations, may lead more complex selection and negotiation • Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision • Participate in SAP deployment in region representing the sourcing team @@HD@@ #LI-JP1 Qualifications@@/HD@@ @@HD@@ Minimum Qualifications@@/HD@@ • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience • Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. • Excellent written and spoken English and German skills, as daily collaboration and communication with internal and external stakeholders takes place in both languages. • Knowledge of SAP

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.

What we offer

• Annual participation in the company bonus program (performance-based) • Fun social events (barbecues, company outings, Christmas parties, etc.) • Generous flextime (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and the option to work from home (1 day per week) • Voluntary salary increases regulated by company agreement • Free fruit basket, hot drinks, and a lunch allowance • Company life and accident insurance • On-site shower facilities • Flexible 38-hour work week (instead of the 40-hour week stipulated in the collective agreement) • Modern company building just a 15-minute drive from Linz, including free parking • Regular feedback and development meetings with your supervisor • An innovative and international work environment within the Cargill Group.

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cargill

Cargill is committed to being an inclusive employer. Click here to find out more https://careers.cargill.com/diversity/ For legal reasons, we must point out that this position offers a starting salary of €3,085.47 gross per month (based on a 38-hour week). Actual compensation will depend on qualifications, experience, and individual skills, and may therefore be higher.

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