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Responsibilities The Opportunity Lead Commodities and Ingredients categories for the Caribbean and Central America business. Increase Upstream Visibility & Cost Control, Strengthen Market Risk Management, Develop New Business Models with Suppliers, Drive Sustained Productivity Performance across Commodities. Your Impact • Lead sourcing strategies, negotiate and manage supplier contracts for Commodities and Ingredients categories. • Provide market and sourcing insights to regional (LATAM) category leaders to shape regional strategies that nurture local needs. • Build cost breakdowns and should-cost models to enhance negotiation leverage and identify structural savings. • Deliver annual productivity targets and build next year’s pipeline. • Unlock end-to-end supply chain savings by aligning closely with Procurement categories and local stakeholders to optimize process, freight, storage, and inventory strategies. • Design and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for critical commodities to mitigate risks from market disruptions. • Define and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with suppliers to ensure delivery reliability and compliance. • Create three-year Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with key suppliers to drive sustained productivity, innovation, and resilience. • Pilot collaborative models with suppliers, such as joint productivity projects, long-term value-sharing agreements, and sustainability-linked sourcing. • Embed sustainability strategy into sourcing decisions through supplier selection, traceability, and CO₂ reduction initiatives. • Develop sourcing stories of success to support Corporate Affairs communication strategy. • Support category leadership in governance forums with consolidated updates on category performance, risks, and opportunities. Qualifications Who Are We Looking For? • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Business Administration or similar. • 7 years previous experience in Procurement (mandatory) • Knowledge on project management (mandatory) • Strong analytical and quantitative skills: ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and evaluate outcomes. (mandatory) • Track record of having earned the trust of a leadership team by challenging norms, improving efficiency, enabling growth and upgrading team performance. (mandatory) • Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences • Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges • Experience influencing and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders to meet deliverables. (mandatory) • Excels at delivering results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, independently and autonomously. (mandatory) • Customer and results oriented • Proficient in English (mandatory) • Skilled in the main softwares - Word, Excel, Power Point (mandatory) • Skilled in Power BI (desirable) • Familiar with processes on transnational companies If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements. What can you expect from us: Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs. Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning. Development programs according to Leadership skills. Specialized training according to the role. Learning experiences with internal and external providers. We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others. Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life. A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle. And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.