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IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable lifeenhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare food consumer and industrial markets.

The role is based in Barueri São Paulo (hybrid role). Be part of a collaborative detailoriented and solutionfocused team where together we can enable compliant innovation and successful market access across the region. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Provide procurement support for the LATAM market covering ingredients flavors additives commodity derivatives related materials and indirect procurement categories.
• Lead supplier evaluation and selection based on quality service cost and capability for the assigned portfolio.
• Analyze business requirements and ensure reliable suppliers to guarantee assurance of supply.
• Participate in the development and execution of sourcing strategies within the Efficiency and Essential quadrants.
• Drive productivity continuous improvement and value delivery while meeting Procurement objectives.
• Identify alternative suppliers through market research and collaboration with global Buyers Executive Buyers and Category Managers.
• Oversee contract implementation supplier interactions and resolution of operational issues related to quality service safety and supply.
• Calculate and report procurement accomplishments in the appropriate systems.
• Manage tail spend spot/urgent buys and vendor issue resolution related to delivery quality pricing or invoice blocks.

What Makes You The Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Engineering Commercial Management Economics or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in procurement.
• Strong command of Spanish; and intermediate English.
• Strong analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven negotiation experience influencing outcomes with suppliers and internal teams.
• Ability to work effectively with crossfunctional teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong computer skills including MS Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to remain calm and effective during shortages or urgent supply disruptions.

How You Would Stand Out

• Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Experience supporting procurement activities across multiple LATAM countries.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Why Choose Us

• Hybrid work model.
• Career development and learning opportunities.
• Global exposure within a leading innovationdriven company.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment where your uniqueness is valued.
• Opportunity to make a real impact across strategic sourcing activities.
• Access to internal tools resources and bestinclass procurement processes.

We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.

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