Description
We are seeking a professional with strong negotiation skills, organizational ability, strategic supply vision, and experience in the garment manufacturing industry.
The ideal candidate combines operational discipline, analytical capability, owner mentality, hands-on attitude, and the ability to structure processes, reduce costs, improve quality, and ensure efficient operational supply.
More than managing procurement, we seek a professional who actively participates in the factory’s restructuring process, contributing to flow organization, implementation of new processes, operational standardization, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Initially, this position will focus entirely on managing the factory’s raw materials and inputs. In a second phase, it will also assume responsibility for centralizing the company’s corporate procurement, including retail and consumables.
**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**
* Industrial Purchases \| Factory
* Full management of the factory’s raw material procurement
* Procurement of fabrics, knits, trims, and other production inputs
* Supplier negotiations aimed at optimizing cost, quality, delivery timelines, and commercial terms
* Ensuring uninterrupted production supply
* Development, qualification, and management of strategic suppliers
* Restructuring and Continuous Improvement
* Active participation in the factory’s operational restructuring process
* Implementation of new processes and control routines
* Standardization of workflows and improvement of operational organization
* Identification of opportunities to enhance efficiency, productivity, and waste reduction
* Collaboration with industrial departments to strengthen the culture of continuous improvement
* Inventory and Warehouse Management
* Responsibility for fabric inventory management
* Warehouse management and control of production inputs
* Control of receipts, issuances, inventories, and inventory accuracy
* Implementation of controls and processes to improve organization and efficiency
* Reduction of losses, waste, and excess inventory
* Material Research and Development
* Ongoing research of new suppliers, raw materials, and productive alternatives
* Sourcing substitute materials offering better cost-benefit ratios
* Identification of opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and cost
* Technical support in standardizing and evolving used inputs
* Expansion to Corporate Procurement
* In a second phase, this position will also assume:
* Retail operational procurement
* Consumables
* Equipment, supplies, and administrative requirements
* Structuring of the company’s centralized corporate procurement function
* Management and Processes
* Implementation and standardization of procurement department processes
* Creation of performance indicators, savings metrics, inventory turnover, and service level
* Constant interface with production, production planning and control (PCP), design, finance, and operations
* Continuous pursuit of operational efficiency and control
**MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS**
* Proven experience in procurement, supply, or supply chain
* Experience in the garment manufacturing / fashion industry
* Knowledge of fabrics, knits, trims, and production inputs
* Experience in inventory and warehouse management
* Strong negotiation and supplier development capabilities
* Experience in process organization and implementation of controls
* Analytical, organized, disciplined, hands-on, and results-oriented profile
* Ability to operate effectively in a transformational and highly demanding environment
**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
* Experience in premium / luxury fashion
* Experience in industrial restructuring projects
* Experience in centralized corporate procurement
Compensation: R$8\.000,00 per month
Benefits:
* Meal allowance
* Transportation allowance
Work location: On-site