About Us:At Gerdau, we're on a transformative journey, blending culture and digital innovation to shape the future. As a Procurement Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in our success story. We value self-driven, intuitive professionals who thrive on data analysis, negotiation, and problem-solving. Join our dynamic team and contribute to our exciting growth!

Why Gerdau?

• Career Growth:We invest in your development, offering opportunities for advancement.
• Inclusive Culture:Join a diverse team that values different perspectives.
• Competitive Compensation:Beyond salary, explore our unique benefits and perks.
• Impactful Work:Contribute to our mission of shaping the future.

Key Responsibilities:

You will oversee the creation, execution, analysis, and maintenance of agreements within SAP for our Procurement department.

• Strategic Sourcing:Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and source services and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) materials. Your insights will drive cost-effective solutions.
• Supplier Relationship Management:Cultivate strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and competitive pricing.
• Market Research and Forecasting:Analyze market trends, anticipate supply chain disruptions, and develop proactive strategies.
• Contract Negotiation:Leverage your confidence and negotiation skills to secure favorable terms and conditions.
• Process Optimization:Continuously improve procurement processes, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Data Reporting and Analysis: Develop and maintain reports in SAP/Ariba and other analytical tools to track key procurement metrics.
• Outline Agreement Management: Manage the creation, maintenance, and renewal of outline agreements in SAP/Ariba. Ensure accurate and timely entry of pricing terms, conditions, and quantities into SAP/Ariba system.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities for process automation, streamlining, and standardization within the procurement function. Lead or participate in cross-functional projects to improve procurement processes, enhance system capabilities, and drive cost savings initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Education:Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Computer Science, IT, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
• Experience:A minimum of two years in Services or MRO procurement.
• Industry Knowledge:Familiarity with steelmaking, manufacturing, logistics, and procurement practices.
• Skills:

Strong communication skills to collaborate across teams.

Proficiency in advanced Excel, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros, and VBA.

Reporting with BI reports, SAP reports, Ariba reports.

Pricing updates- outline agreements in SAP/ECC and operational contracts in Ariba.

Analytical mindset for data-driven decision-making.

Problem-solving abilities to tackle complex challenges.

Ethical standards aligned with our values.

Self-starter who thrives both independently and within a team.

Willingness to travel (10-20%).

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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