Description
Job Summary:
Join the Procurement team, leading systemic projects, category governance, contract management, and process optimization within a newly forming team.
Key Highlights:
1. Lead systemic projects and category procurement governance.
2. Manage contracts, ensuring supply continuity and resolving issues.
3. Support department structuring with a focus on organization and standardization.
**Built by people transforming education**
**All Arco positions are open to People with Disabilities.**
In the Procurement team, you will join a strategic area within Operations, responsible for enabling school supply (our end customers), ensuring efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery across the entire supply chain.
You will work in a newly forming team characterized by strong urgency and ownership, actively contributing to process evolution with emphasis on governance, projects, and continuous improvement.
**Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:**
* Leading workstreams in systemic projects (e.g., SAP implementation and enhancement), ensuring process adherence and data integrity
* Performing category procurement governance, overseeing the full cycle (demand, contracting, and supply)
* Developing and monitoring departmental performance dashboards and KPIs
* End-to-end contract management—especially for critical materials—ensuring uninterrupted supply and preventing stockouts
* Acting as the main interface with suppliers, tracking schedules and deliveries, and resolving operational/logistical issues
* Identifying opportunities for process improvement and contractual efficiency gains
* Supporting department structuring by enhancing organization, standardization, and process-oriented thinking
**To apply, you must have:**
* 4–5 years of experience in Procurement (direct procurement preferred)
* Experience in contract and supply management
* ERP system experience, especially SAP
* Completed undergraduate degree (Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or related fields)
* Analytical, organized profile with strong hands-on operational capability
* Experience in structuring initiatives or process-related projects
**Nice-to-have qualifications:**
* Google Sheets, Excel, and/or advanced BI tools
* Experience in industries such as Manufacturing or Retail
* Hands-on experience in system implementations (especially SAP)
* Strong project execution and continuous improvement orientation
* Category procurement management experience
Work model: Hybrid — 2–3 days onsite per week
Rua Augusta 2840, Cerqueira César — São Paulo SP
**What you’ll find at Arco, beyond incredible people:**
+ Meal and/or food allowance
+ Health and dental insurance
+ Transportation voucher
+ Extended maternity and paternity leave
+ Childcare allowance
+ Health support: partnerships with Wellhub and Zenklub
+ Education incentives
+ Airfare discounts
+ Pet health insurance partnership
+ Access to Arco educational materials for employees’ children
+ MBA and postgraduate program partnerships
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