Senior Procurement Analyst

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Job Summary: The professional will strategically lead procurement processes, optimizing the supply chain and contributing to operational efficiency through technology and data analysis. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic procurement and supply chain management. 2. Focus on digital transformation, AI, and continuous improvement. 3. Environment of continuous learning and collaboration. We are the CoE — the **Votorantim Center of Excellence**. We believe in continuous evolution — everything changes, transforms, and reinvents itself. We are enthusiastic people committed to digital transformation/AI, focused on results, relationships, learning, and order. If you identify with our attributes, join this team! **Job Mission** Strategically lead procurement processes for materials and services, ensuring optimal commercial terms, quality, delivery timelines, and compliance aligned with business needs. Act analytically and data-driven in supply chain management, contributing to operational efficiency, process evolution, supplier development, and implementation of continuous improvements using technologies, automation, and intelligence applied to decision-making. **Main Responsibilities** Manage purchase requisitions from request initiation through process completion. Conduct supplier quotations, analyzing technical and commercial proposals. Lead negotiations for materials and services, seeking optimal cost-benefit. Create and manage purchase orders in corporate systems, ensuring data accuracy. Manage contracts, monitoring deadlines, values, and clause compliance. Facilitate contract drafting with involved departments, ensuring clarity and compliance. Ensure contracted suppliers are qualified, subject to performance evaluation, and aligned with company criteria for new supplier qualification. Prospect new suppliers to enhance competitiveness and solution quality. Follow up on internal department requests, ensuring alignment and fulfillment of requirements. Serve as the interface between suppliers and internal client departments, ensuring smooth procurement processes. Monitor deliveries, timelines, and supplier performance. Prepare operational and managerial reports to support decision-making. Track departmental KPIs, identifying improvement opportunities. Support updating and improving procurement operational procedures. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, cost reduction, and efficiency gains. Identify opportunities for procurement process automation and digitization. Support implementation of strategic procurement practices, such as market analysis and supplier management. **Technical Competencies** Knowledge of supply chain and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes. Experience in supplier negotiation (materials, services, and contracts). Knowledge of contract and supplier management. Knowledge of corporate ERP systems, preferably SAP. Experience with procurement platforms such as Coupa, Ariba, or ServiceNow. Intermediate or advanced Excel skills for data analysis and report creation. Ability to analyze commercial and technical proposals. Knowledge of procurement performance indicators. Technology, automation, and innovation Knowledge or experience with Microsoft Power Platform, especially: Power Automate for procurement workflow automation; Power Apps for internal solution development. Knowledge of VBA for spreadsheet automation and error debugging (debug). Ability to identify procurement process automation opportunities. Knowledge of Power BI or other data analytics tools. Familiarity with applying artificial intelligence to data analysis, negotiation support, and supplier evaluation. **Behavioral Competencies** Analytical ability and critical thinking. Negotiation and influencing skills. Clear and assertive communication with internal and external stakeholders. Proactivity and process ownership mindset. Organization and management of multiple demands. Data-driven decision-making capability. Interpersonal relationships and collaboration. Adaptability and openness to new technologies and processes. Results orientation and business value generation. **Desirable** Courses or certifications in: Procurement or Supply Chain Management Negotiation Techniques Strategic Sourcing SAP or ERP systems Advanced Excel Power BI or data analytics Process automation (Power Platform, RPA) Continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Kaizen) **Experience** Experience in procurement processes, negotiation, and supplier management. Experience in contract management and quotation handling. Experience with corporate ERP systems (preferably SAP). Experience interfacing with suppliers and internal departments. Experience in procurement data analysis and KPIs. Participation in cost reduction or process improvement initiatives. Experience with automation or digital tools is a differentiator. **Specific Knowledge** Procurement requisition, quotation, and supplier negotiation processes. Contract, supplier, and partner performance management. Structure and operation of the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process. Strategic negotiation techniques and market analysis. Interpretation of commercial and technical proposals. Use of systems such as SAP, Coupa, or ServiceNow. Monitoring and analysis of procurement performance indicators. Knowledge of updating and improving operational procedures. Application of continuous improvement methodologies for process optimization. Use of technology and automation to gain operational efficiency. Familiarity with artificial intelligence applied to data analysis, negotiation support, and supplier management. **CoE Offices** Curitiba Center of Excellence | Rod. Curitiba/Rio Branco do Sul, nº 1303 CEP 82130-570 São Paulo Center of Excellence | Av. Manuel Bandeira, 291 | 1st floor, Suite 21B, Block B, Vila Leopoldina | CEP 05317-020 Visit https://votorantimcoe.gupy.io/ to learn more about the CoE. **Responsibilities and Assignments** **Requirements and Qualifications** **Additional Information** We are the CoE | Votorantim Center of Excellence. Approximately 1,000 people work across São Paulo and Curitiba in a structure composed of competency centers covering finance, accounting, taxation, human resources, real estate solutions, information security, information technology, analytics, and innovation — serving Votorantim’s invested companies. We value plurality, diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect in our relationships. These values are part of our essence and reflect how we live day-to-day. At CoE, you’ll find an environment of continuous learning and strong collaboration. We’ve chosen to walk this path together. Join us on this journey!