Procurement Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Establish Zippi’s Procurement function from the ground up.

• Act as a consultative partner to business teams.

• Develop a centralized repository for suppliers, contracts, pricing, expiration dates, and terms.

• Create a renewal calendar to facilitate proactive negotiations.

• Formulate a purchasing policy based on spending tiers, exception rules, and requisition workflows.

• Utilize AI and low-code/no-code tools—or acquire an off-the-shelf solution—to enhance purchasing efficiency.

• Lead negotiations for the most critical contracts.

• Negotiate aspects such as pricing, payment terms, volume, and renewal conditions.

• Oversee usage, consumption, and renewals for active contracts.

• Identify opportunities for value capture within existing contracts.

• Coordinate supplier due diligence in collaboration with Legal, Security, and Tax teams.

• Develop procurement playbooks and manuals.

• Measure and report on the value generated by the procurement function.

• Manage key partners and contracts in Technology, SaaS, Marketing, and Data Provisioning.

• Independently structure and execute processes while prioritizing effectively.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in indirect procurement, vendor management, or a related field.

• Experience in technology companies or startups.

• Proven experience in designing, assisting in design, or restructuring procurement or vendor management processes.

• Ability to adapt policies to align with business needs.

• Capacity to build trust with teams and stakeholders across various levels of seniority.

• Experience in negotiating multidisciplinary contracts, including those related to technology, marketing, and data.

• Proficiency in interpreting clauses related to price adjustments, overages, automatic renewals, and payment terms.

• High degree of autonomy and readiness to operate in an environment lacking established policies, systems, or processes.

• Active engagement with AI and no-code/low-code tools in a professional setting.

• Proficiency in English for negotiations with international suppliers.

• Experience with supplier due diligence in a regulated, audited, or publicly listed company is advantageous.

• Familiarity with SaaS, cloud services, credit bureaus, and marketing is a plus.

• Experience in process automation and systems integration is beneficial.

• Understanding of tax matters and the implications of Brazil’s Tax Reform on procurement and contracting is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation at the upper end of the market range.

• Annual budget for learning and development.

• Health insurance fully covered by Zippi for you and dependents up to age 18; 50% of the monthly premium paid for spouses and domestic partners.

• Childcare support for children up to age 6.

• Meal vouchers provided through Caju.

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Access to Wellhub and Zenklub services.

• 100% remote work opportunity.

• Autonomy to develop processes and set priorities.

• Accelerated learning and involvement in strategic initiatives.

• Collaborative environment that encourages a high degree of ownership.