Pricing coordinator

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.
• 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 (-%).

Last updated : 2024-05-08