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About Ingredion:
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
The Global Category Manager, Capital & COE will be responsible for Global Capital Procurement in all aspects associated with Ingredion’s global category spend to a value of ~$300M or more, by providing input across categories, suppliers, and sourcing events as needed. This role will require a candidate with the ability to work closely, yet remotely, with Regional and Global procurement teams regarding the utilization of strategies and techniques within the operating environment.
What you will do:
As a Global Category Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering on Ingredion’s capital plan and execution of sourcing events to reduce cost, drive adherence to schedule, and improve service and quality levels.
- Developing, executing, and evaluating competitive bids, including providing recommendations to business partners based on operational best practices.
- Guiding the business through the sourcing process, and providing insights, advice, and resources (e.g., tools and processes).
- Develop a centralized category management approach and category strategies for key equipment.
- Build and develop talent that directly reports to the global category manager.
- Supporting the business in performing performance, risk, and relationship reviews at the supplier level.
- Building partnerships with front-line business stakeholders.
- Drive adherence in use of the company’s procurement technology platforms such as SAP and Power Steering.
- Drive adherence to CAPEX procurement policies.
- Drive Center of Excellence for Global CAPEX: Improve templates for contracting, RFx, supplier qualification process, drive supplier performance scorecards and improve overall global CAPEX standardization.
- This role will require a candidate with the ability to work closely, yet remotely, with regional procurement teams regarding the utilization of strategies and techniques within the operating environment.
- Owning analysis to identify additional levers at global & local scale.
- Collaborating with local category managers to support strategy execution in the region/country.
- Support regional CAPEX labor market including engineering services.
- Support maintenance strategy for US/CAN maintenance labor.
What you will bring:
- A bachelor’s degree in business, supply management, engineering, life science, or other related discipline and at least three years of procurement/purchasing experience.
- Strong financial and business acumen, as it relates to Procurement.
- Technical, plant operation, and/or engineering experience preferred.
- Ability to quickly internalize new information and become a subject matter expert.
- Ability to work well both as part of a team and independently.
- Knowledge and understanding of purchasing practices, policies, and procedures; in-depth experience in using SAP Ariba as a value-creating tool, SAP Fieldglass, and PowerSteering.
- Ability to multitask with experience in successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously with results consistent with management’s expectations.
- A demonstrated history of successfully collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders.
- A passion for managing and developing employees in alignment with company values.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, be highly organized, and have excellent problem solving/decision making abilities.
- Excellent analytical and financial acumen including cost modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Excellent skills within the Microsoft Office suite.
Who you are:
- Have 3 years or more of experience in procurement within the capital arena as well as the indirect parts and services category.
- Self-directed with an ability to work remotely from your direct manager.
- Are organized with strong attention to detail.
- Seek to deliver a laser-focus on your internal customers.
- Possess a desire to manage multiple priorities and achieve results.
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills, build consensus, and foster positive relationships with team members and suppliers.
- Enjoy a performance culture that values work intensity.
- Possess an owner’s mindset and enjoy challenging the status quo.
Why Join Ingredion?
Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:
- Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success.
- Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
- Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally.
- Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel.
Relocation Available:
No
Pay Range:
$102,100.00-$136,166.67 Annual
This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).
Incentive Compensation:
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
Benefits:
Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with a competitive company match.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.
Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.
Global Category Manager, CAPEX & COE
About Ingredion:
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
The Global Category Manager, Capital & COE will be responsible for Global Capital Procurement in all aspects associated with Ingredion’s global category spend to a value of ~$300M or more, by providing input across categories, suppliers, and sourcing events as needed. This role will require a candidate with the ability to work closely, yet remotely, with Regional and Global procurement teams regarding the utilization of strategies and techniques within the operating environment.
What you will do:
As a Global Category Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering on Ingredion’s capital plan and execution of sourcing events to reduce cost, drive adherence to schedule, and improve service and quality levels.
- Developing, executing, and evaluating competitive bids, including providing recommendations to business partners based on operational best practices.
- Guiding the business through the sourcing process, and providing insights, advice, and resources (e.g., tools and processes).
- Develop a centralized category management approach and category strategies for key equipment.
- Build and develop talent that directly reports to the global category manager.
- Supporting the business in performing performance, risk, and relationship reviews at the supplier level.
- Building partnerships with front-line business stakeholders.
- Drive adherence in use of the company’s procurement technology platforms such as SAP and Power Steering.
- Drive adherence to CAPEX procurement policies.
- Drive Center of Excellence for Global CAPEX: Improve templates for contracting, RFx, supplier qualification process, drive supplier performance scorecards and improve overall global CAPEX standardization.
- This role will require a candidate with the ability to work closely, yet remotely, with regional procurement teams regarding the utilization of strategies and techniques within the operating environment.
- Owning analysis to identify additional levers at global & local scale.
- Collaborating with local category managers to support strategy execution in the region/country.
- Support regional CAPEX labor market including engineering services.
- Support maintenance strategy for US/CAN maintenance labor.
What you will bring:
- A bachelor’s degree in business, supply management, engineering, life science, or other related discipline and at least three years of procurement/purchasing experience.
- Strong financial and business acumen, as it relates to Procurement.
- Technical, plant operation, and/or engineering experience preferred.
- Ability to quickly internalize new information and become a subject matter expert.
- Ability to work well both as part of a team and independently.
- Knowledge and understanding of purchasing practices, policies, and procedures; in-depth experience in using SAP Ariba as a value-creating tool, SAP Fieldglass, and PowerSteering.
- Ability to multitask with experience in successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously with results consistent with management’s expectations.
- A demonstrated history of successfully collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders.
- A passion for managing and developing employees in alignment with company values.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, be highly organized, and have excellent problem solving/decision making abilities.
- Excellent analytical and financial acumen including cost modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Excellent skills within the Microsoft Office suite.
Who you are:
- Have 3 years or more of experience in procurement within the capital arena as well as the indirect parts and services category.
- Self-directed with an ability to work remotely from your direct manager.
- Are organized with strong attention to detail.
- Seek to deliver a laser-focus on your internal customers.
- Possess a desire to manage multiple priorities and achieve results.
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills, build consensus, and foster positive relationships with team members and suppliers.
- Enjoy a performance culture that values work intensity.
- Possess an owner’s mindset and enjoy challenging the status quo.
Why Join Ingredion?
Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:
- Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success.
- Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
- Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally.
- Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel.
Relocation Available:
No
Pay Range:
$102,100.00-$136,166.67 Annual
This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).
Incentive Compensation:
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
Benefits:
Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with a competitive company match.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.
Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.
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Search Food & Beverage Jobs in IndianaFood & Beverage OPT Sponsorship Jobs in Indiana: Frequently Asked Questions
Which food and beverage companies sponsor F-1 OPT visas in Indiana?
Indiana-based food and beverage employers that have historically filed OPT-compatible roles include Cargill, Tyson Foods, Conagra Brands, and Prairie Farms Dairy, which operate processing and distribution facilities across the state. Smaller craft beverage producers and food tech startups in Indianapolis have also hired OPT students, particularly for product development and quality control positions. Sponsorship willingness varies by company size and hiring season.
Which cities in Indiana have the most food and beverage F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs?
Indianapolis concentrates the highest number of food and beverage OPT opportunities, given its density of corporate offices, food manufacturing plants, and distribution hubs. Fort Wayne and South Bend have active food processing operations tied to regional agricultural supply chains. Columbus and Terre Haute also host mid-sized food manufacturing facilities that occasionally recruit OPT students from Purdue University and Indiana University programs in food science and agricultural engineering.
What types of food and beverage roles typically qualify for F-1 OPT sponsorship?
Roles that align with STEM-designated degree programs tend to qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extensions, which is a significant advantage in food and beverage hiring. Food science, quality assurance, process engineering, supply chain analytics, and product development positions regularly match OPT-eligible graduates. Roles in sensory science, food safety compliance, and R&D are particularly strong fits for graduates of Purdue University's food science and agricultural programs.
How do I find food and beverage F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in Indiana?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international students searching for OPT-friendly roles, and filters food and beverage jobs in Indiana by visa type so you can see which employers are open to sponsoring F-1 OPT candidates. Searching Migrate Mate by industry and state saves significant time compared to manually vetting job postings for sponsorship eligibility. Combining Migrate Mate searches with outreach to Purdue's career center can strengthen your pipeline.
Are there any Indiana-specific considerations for F-1 OPT sponsorship in food and beverage?
Indiana's large agricultural and food processing sector means many OPT roles are tied to manufacturing environments rather than corporate offices, which can affect the nature of the work authorization documentation your employer needs to file. Graduates from Purdue University's food science program have an established recruiting pipeline with several Indiana employers. If your degree qualifies as STEM, pursuing the 24-month STEM OPT extension is worth confirming with your DSO before accepting an offer.