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Origination Coordinator at Cargill
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (26 Sep 2026) Updated about 5 hours ago
How to Apply
Apply via Cargill careers website at careers.cargill.com.
Job Description
The Origination Coordinator manages a diverse supplier base and executes commodity transactions to meet production schedules and cost targets. The role involves planning purchases, coordinating logistics, and collaborating with finance, quality, and customer teams. It also requires analyzing freight opportunities and generating detailed reports from contract management systems.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • BA/BSc/HND in procurement, supply chain, or a related field
- • Minimum 4 years of experience in commodity origination or supply chain management
- • Strong analytical and negotiation abilities
- • Proficiency in data entry and reporting tools
- • Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Manage a moderately complex supplier base and execute commodity transactions meeting production specifications
- • Coordinate purchases and transportation to optimize stock utilization and storage capacity
- • Collaborate with logistics, quality assurance, finance, and customer teams to ensure efficient execution
- • Research freight market opportunities to maximize margins
- • Resolve routine problems, complaints, and concerns of customers and suppliers
- • Enter routine data and generate specialty reports from contract management databases