North America Senior Manager Midstream Operations for Biofuels

At Bayer, we believe work should matter. Every day, our teams push toward a future where 'Health for all, Hunger for none' is within reach, and every role, from the lab to the field to the boardroom, helps us get there.

The North America Senior Manager Midstream Operations for Biofuels is accountable for NA midstream partnerships within Bayer’s biofuel closed loops, including securing, contracting and operating grain aggregation and crush capacity near priority draw areas.

Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Represent Bayer in partner governance forums and subcommittees, define contract structures, negotiate and manage midstream service agreements.
• Grower Contracting, Grain Aggregation and Crush Operations: Serve as key account lead for grain aggregators and crush partners, ensure contract delivery, coordinate communication across teams.
• Operations, Risk & Performance Management: Build and manage the North America logistics model, track grain deliveries, serve as primary escalation point for operational issues.
• Demand Planning and S&OP Ownership: Build rolling demand forecast dashboard, production plans, and align with downstream partner demand forecasts.
• Long-Term Growth Strategy: Develop and maintain a grain aggregator and crush partner network map, identify regions for additional crush capacity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in agribusiness, supply chain, engineering or related field.
• Proven record negotiating tolling, crush service or offtake agreements.
• Strong communication skills across the full value chain.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in oilseed processing, grain origination, commodity logistics, renewable fuel supply chains or related commercial operations.
• Working knowledge of RFS/LCFS, CI scoring and feedstock traceability.
• MBA preferred.

Compensation

• Salary: approximately $147,840.00 to $221,760.00.
• Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission.
• Benefits: health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.