Jovem Aprendiz role at a leading Brazilian bank focused on contracts and suppliers. Engage in projects to enhance financial management and support diversity initiatives.
About the role
- Category Leader managing global sourcing strategies for Indirect spend at Sun Chemical. Driving supplier relationships and strategic initiatives for procurement success.
Responsibilities
- Gathering business specifications and requirements for global needs, conducting RFXs and auctions through an e-Sourcing platform, and providing comprehensive reporting on global status to support informed decision-making.
- Documenting and tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to rigorously monitor supplier performance and ensure the highest standards are consistently met.
- Developing and delivering impactful PowerPoint presentations to both executive and non-executive audiences, clearly communicating challenges, opportunities, and recommendations.
- Consolidating the supply chain to reduce complexity and streamline transactions through catalogues, master framework agreements, and other tools.
- Applying machine learning and AI tools to analyze, define, and execute category strategies that achieve the lowest total cost of ownership from suppliers and contractors.
- Facilitating procurement processes and policies to ensure alignment across regional and global teams.
- Proactively engaging in projects at the earliest stages to drive Category development, growth, and maximum business benefit.
- Executing strategic sourcing projects and supplier selection initiatives using best practices and e-Sourcing/digital tools.
- Leading negotiations and the development of key contracts in collaboration with suppliers, legal, finance, and business stakeholders.
- Developing risk management strategies to safeguard against potential supply disruptions, including identifying alternative sourcing options.
- Leading a supplier enablement strategy to maximize spend transactions and managing key strategic supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and service commitments are met.
- Optimizing digital cataloguing, including Punchouts, for key procurement contracts.
- Gathering customer scorecard data and leading Supplier Executive Business Reviews to drive continuous performance improvements.
Requirements
- Business-level fluency in English, both verbally and in writing.
- A Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in an Indirect Procurement Category Management role.
- Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba and other SAP tools.
- A proven track record in international procurement and sourcing, with demonstrated success leading change and cost reduction initiatives in cross-cultural environments.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with excellent organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- A self-motivated and proactive mindset with a talent for identifying and pursuing project opportunities.
- 3 to 5 years of experience using Microsoft Office products at a medium to expert level, including Excel, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and other Microsoft tools.
- Experience developing and presenting to senior level management on a routine basis.
- Excellent analytical and financial acumen, including cost modelling, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Proven strategic thinking and decision-making abilities, with experience leading functions in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Strong influencing and change management skills, with the ability to build relationships and credibility across the organization, paired with solid internal and external negotiation skills.
- Deep sourcing and procurement proficiency, including strategic sourcing expertise and a strong understanding of sourcing methodologies and tools.
Benefits
- merit increases
- paid holidays
- Paid Time Off
- medical benefits
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
- short-term disability benefits
- long-term disability benefits
- 401(k)+match
- life insurance
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