Senior Procurement Manager

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. Lead procurement inputs for annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning across global Scent categories and regions .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeSantana de Parnaíba • BrazilSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, and strategic sourcing within a global procurement context, with a strong focus on data analysis and stakeholder collaboration. Proficient in utilizing advanced tools for reporting and performance measurement to drive procurement excellence.

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Financial ModelingBudgetingStrategic SourcingSpend AnalysisAdvanced Microsoft Excel

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Hard Skills

BudgetingForecastingVariance AnalysisCost ModelingTotal Cost of OwnershipProfit-and-Loss AnalysisReturn-on-Investment AnalysisSavings ValidationSupplier EconomicsCommodity Trends

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationInfluencing Stakeholders

Tools & Technologies

Power BISAPOracleCoupaAriba

Industry Keywords

ProcurementFinanceCategory ManagementSupply ChainFragranceChemicalsConsumer GoodsManufacturing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead procurement inputs for annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning across global Scent categories and regions
Develop category financial models, cost forecasts and spend outlooks reflecting market drivers, sourcing activities and business assumptions
Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying variances, risks, opportunities and mitigation actions
Lead governance, financial validation and reporting of procurement savings and productivity initiatives
Partner with Finance and Category Managers to align savings methodologies, financial baselines, timing and profit-and-loss impact
Build scorecards, dashboards and performance reviews by project, category, region and business unit
Provide spend analysis, market intelligence, supplier economics, should-cost models and Total Cost of Ownership assessments
Support category strategies and sourcing decisions through financial scenarios, business cases and analysis of commodity trends and cost drivers
Standardize key performance indicators, forecasting practices and reporting while advancing automation and digital adoption across procurement finance processes
Support the global Scent business and procurement of synthetic raw materials, chemicals, and natural and artificial fragrance ingredients

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field
At least seven years of relevant experience in Procurement, Finance, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Finance or Procurement Excellence
Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, productivity programs and business-case development
Experience supporting multiple categories or regions within a global, matrixed organization
Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, category management, cost modeling, spend analysis and Total Cost of Ownership
Strong financial acumen, including profit-and-loss analysis, financial modeling, return-on-investment analysis and savings validation
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience using Power BI to create dashboards, reports and data visualizations
Experience working with enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, Coupa or Ariba
Ability to communicate complex analysis clearly, influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across functions, categories and regions in English
Experience in fragrance, chemicals, ingredients, manufacturing, consumer goods or a related industry
Experience assessing commodity trends, supplier economics and supplier financial exposure
Experience automating financial or procurement reporting processes
Ability to speak Spanish

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working model
Parental Leave extended up to 16 weeks
Opportunities to strengthen digital reporting, analytics and automation capabilities
Cross-functional exposure to Procurement, Finance, Category Management and business leadership