Senior Buyer

Description

**POSITION: Senior Buyer** **VACANCIES:** 01 **COMPANY:** CEEE TRANSMISSÃO – One of the companies within the CPFL Group. 100% in-person work mode in Porto Alegre – RS **Your future deserves this energy!** **We believe the energy you invest in your career deserves a return.** **That’s why we recognize our employees’ dedication and continuously seek individuals who want to make a difference and build a prosperous, secure career path.** **At CPFL, you’ll find a solid environment to grow confidently, with security to evolve and space to build a purpose-driven future.** We are seeking a Senior Buyer to work closely with internal departments and strategic suppliers. If you possess an analytical mindset, total cost vision, and experience in complex negotiations, this opportunity may be right for you. **Prerequisites:** * Availability for 100% in-person work in Porto Alegre – RS; * Completed undergraduate degree; * Experience in corporate and strategic procurement; * Desired experience in procurement for civil construction, works, services, and materials; * Knowledge of strategic sourcing tools; * Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office suite; * Advanced English (proficiency test required); * SAP and Coupa knowledge is a plus. **Your day-to-day responsibilities:** Receive purchase requests for the portfolio under your responsibility, establishing and prioritizing actions to keep internal customers informed about all stages of the procurement process. Identify potential suppliers by reviewing internal or external databases to select candidates for quotation processes, and conduct quotations while mediating alignment of high-complexity technical and operational requirements to fulfill purchase requests. Conduct complex negotiations with suppliers for purchase requests under your responsibility, aiming to meet quality standards and achieve optimal cost-effectiveness. Formalize conducted procurement processes in accordance with the company’s internal procedures to ensure compliance with all negotiated clauses, data, and KPIs in current systems. Manage activities related to the procurement portfolio of highest complexity in coordination with suppliers, verifying alignment of their actions with contractual clauses, internal norms, and procedures. Seek new negotiation opportunities by visiting and receiving suppliers to understand their production processes and emerging technologies related to products and services used by the company, contributing ideas for developing departmental procedures based on studies and best practices. Develop departmental procedures based on best-practice studies and internal diagnostics to standardize and enhance processes within your area of responsibility. Lead and monitor internal and external audits, and assist in preparing audit reports, measuring and controlling departmental performance in accordance with quality management systems and applicable legislation. Collect and analyze data to develop and monitor the procurement plan for your area of responsibility, based on historical activity records, providing input for activity planning. Analyze data to generate departmental KPIs, enabling performance tracking and promoting continuous process improvement. Serve as the technical reference for the area, facilitating structured knowledge sharing among team members. Apply TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and Should-Cost analyses, evaluating all direct and indirect cost components to support more efficient and sustainable purchasing decisions. **What we offer:** * **Transportation Allowance;** * **Meal Voucher;** * **Food Allowance;** * **Medical Assistance;** * **Dental Assistance;** * **6-month maternity leave and 20-day paternity leave** * **Childcare Assistance (subject to eligibility criteria);** * **Life Insurance;** * **Profit-Sharing Program (PLR);** * **Wellhub;** * **“Fale Comigo” Program (free, confidential telephone-based assistance for psychological, legal, financial, and social support).**