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Job Summary: A professional to lead transportation procurement management, optimize costs, ensure scalable solutions, develop talent, and formulate strategies. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the transportation procurement agenda and optimize costs. 2. Lead the freight procurement team and develop talent. 3. Identify opportunities and collaborate with other departments. At Mercado Libre, we are democratizing commerce and financial services to transform people's lives across Latin America. Join us in this mission! At Mercado Envios, we manage the inventory of sellers and deliver products to buyers, enhancing their experience on our platform. In an ever-evolving world, our ability to rapidly deliver products purchased via Mercado Libre has become a requirement for competition. Join the team leading logistics across Latin America, delivering world-class customized solutions and integrating local and regional carriers through borderless commerce. **We have a challenge for people who:** * Embody entrepreneurial energy: driven by curiosity, never giving up, and focused on surpassing their own limits. * Give their utmost because they love working with commitment and dedication. * Embrace change as opportunity and learn from their mistakes. * Prioritize excellence and execution in everything they do. * Foster a positive atmosphere, joy, and fun. * Know how to build alongside others and enjoy working in teams. Imagine yourself leading challenging, dynamic, and innovative projects, **and being responsible for:** * Leading the transportation procurement agenda—from first mile, transfer, and last mile—across full truckload, less-than-truckload, dropshipping, and all other transportation category management needs, collaborating closely with departments to continue centralizing all related expenditures. * Balancing significant cost optimization impacts while simultaneously ensuring scalable solutions that support Mercado Libre’s rapid growth pace. * Leading all freight procurement activities across various modalities for Mercado Libre, attracting, developing, and retaining top talent for the area, while also supporting strategy development, execution monitoring, and performance visibility for Finance, Transportation, and Marketplace leadership. * Identifying opportunities, leveraging commercial possibilities, and collaborating with departments to understand opportunities related to technical/demand aspects as well as process-related factors. **Requirements:** * Bachelor’s degree completed in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or related fields. * Experience in strategic procurement organizations, with freight procurement expertise and team management experience, including strong planning and organizational skills. * Intermediate-level Spanish and English proficiency is desirable, along with enthusiasm and a mindset oriented toward change, continuous improvement, commitment, and accountability to prioritize and address operationally critical topics. **We offer you:** * The opportunity to join an entrepreneurial company where we love thinking big and long-term. * Ownership of your development within an environment rich in opportunities, learning, growth, expansion, and challenging projects. * Collaboration and knowledge sharing with outstanding professionals and experts. * An excellent work environment, fully equipped to deliver a remarkable experience. Mercado Libre does not contact candidates offering job opportunities in exchange for monetary payment. All open positions are available on our careers website. If you receive any request for money, please be cautious!
