Director of Active Ingredient Supply (GCS) Remote - United States or Canada • Remote

Remote - United States or Canada Procurement Remote Full-time Company Overview Farmers Business Network, Inc. (FBN®) is a pioneering digital marketplace and farmer-to-farmer network dedicated to empowering family farmers globally while promoting sustainable agriculture. With over 117,000 members, FBN's Farmers First® promise unites growers and ranchers in their quest to maximize profitability and increase food production. FBN leverages data, AI and direct-to-farm delivery to simplify the agricultural supply chain, boosting convenience and transparency, reducing farm input costs, enhancing access to financing and services, and providing personalized farm insights. Its Gradable® joint-venture helps thousands of farmers adopt and earn rewards for regenerative practices while simplifying the access of regenerative products for the world’s leading food companies and grain buyers. Position Summary The Director of Active Ingredient Supply leads the activities that safely and efficiently translate raw materials and inputs into finished products. Responsibilities Planning - working with S&OP teams, translate FBN North America, ACPI, & GCS demand plan into an actionable supply plan. Develop and execute the strategies related to make versus buy. Supply Chain Readiness - Partner with Logistics and Customer Experience teams to communicate and manage product delivery and warehouse inventory. Cash Planning - work and align with Finance on a Monthly cash plan. Utilizing revenue projections, supply plans, inventory to determine working capital needs and DSI. Align with the financial team to develop and monitor working capital and cash requirements by month ensuring sufficient cash is available on hand for day to day operations. HSE and Quality - partner with global HSE and quality groups to ensure company standards, policies and procedures are adhered to within US & Canada operations, processes and vendor partnerships. Continually seek and implement improvement ideas. Serve as a visible champion for HSE and Quality within the region. Lead investigations and process improvement activities. Procurement and Imports - Work with the Sr Director of Operations & ACPI to develop and implement the procurement plan on all products for US & Canada sourced in India, China or Mexico. Provide direction to the US Procurement Manager to execute purchases of locally sourced materials; partner with global technical ingredient and global co formulant procurement category managers to ensure plan requirements are being met. Provide leadership to import logistics Manager to track shipment data and ensure efficient and timely arrival. Manufacturing - provide input to the Director of US Supply Chain and the US Manufacturing lead regarding offshore technical sourcing. Responsible for developing relationships and production schedules with Canadian manufacturers for tolling and supply for GCS, ACPI, and Canadian DTF. Customer Focus and Strategy - partner with US and Canada country leadership and sales teams to execute strategy, grow the business and lead with a Farmer’s First ideology at all times. Inventory Management - Oversee inventory management to a minimum of 4 turns per year for GCS and ACPI and achieve annual inventory targets set forth from FBN’s Board of Directors. Communication: Communicate timely and effectively with US and Canada country managers, CEO, CFO, Treasurer on working capital, cash requirements, and inventory plans. Establish KPI’s for MBR’s and quarterly supply chains. People Management: Work collaboratively with the entire GCS team to ensure timely purchases, product availability, cash and inventory management. Warehousing: Develop flexible warehousing plan with GCS Director of Transportation and warehousing to ensure regulatory compliance with flexible seasonal storage capabilities. Regulatory - Align with regulatory in the US and Canada to ensure compliance with CSF’s, technical requirements, pro…

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