Procurement Manager

The role

Lead the Procurement function in São Paulo, setting strategy and governance and running high-value negotiations and supplier relationships. Build an efficient, automated procure-to-pay process and manage a small team.

What you will do

• Set direction, priorities and governance standards for Procurement
• Define category strategies aligned with business objectives
• Lead complex, high-value, business-critical negotiations and contracting
• Influence budgets with savings opportunities from spend analyses; optimize total cost of ownership
• Own executive-level supplier relationships covering performance, risk and innovation
• Run strategic sourcing and comprehensive RFPs for strategic categories
• Streamline procure-to-pay workflows and apply automation and AI
• Partner with FP&A and business stakeholders on budgets and cost governance
• Lead and develop a small, high-performing team
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams on timelines and risks

Required qualifications

• Proven experience leading Procurement or Strategic Sourcing
• Experience owning complex, high-value negotiations and end-to-end RFPs across multiple vendors
• Strong command of contracting, commercial and risk terms
• Supplier management and procure-to-pay processes and controls
• Comfortable with spend and data analysis
• Fluent English and Portuguese
• Based in or able to work from São Paulo (hybrid)

Nice to have

• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA or modern procurement and ERP tooling
• Interest in applying automation and AI to procurement workflows

Before you apply

• Candidates with criminal histories are considered, consistent with applicable law

About the company

Wildlife is a leading mobile game developer and publisher that has released more than 60 titles reaching billions of people worldwide.