Responsibilities
- Execute the procurement of technical raw materials with an exclusive focus on direct items
- Establish strategic partnerships and secure contracts with support from the legal team
- Identify early signals of shortages to mitigate impacts on the production chain
- Negotiate competitive delivery timelines and optimized payment terms
- Prepare executive reports with a strategic business perspective to support decision-making
- Carry out material planning using MRP tools
Requirements
- Strong strategic negotiation skills and business acumen
- 4+ years of experience in international procurement, especially with the U.S. and Asia
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Proficiency in ERP systems, MRP tools, and advanced Excel or Google Sheets
- Fluent English for negotiation and relationship management with global suppliers
- Availability to work on-site in São Paulo - SP
Bonus Points
- Previous experience in the electronic components industry
- Technical knowledge of SQL or Business Intelligence (BI) platforms
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in international procurement, especially with the U.S. and Asia
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Proficiency in ERP systems, MRP tools, and advanced Excel or Google Sheets
- Fluent English for negotiation and relationship management with global suppliers
What We Do
Tractian is a machine intelligence company that offers industrial monitoring systems. Tractian builds streamlined hardware-software solutions to give maintenance technicians and industrial decision-makers comprehensive oversight of their operations. It is democratizing access to sophisticated real-time monitoring and asset operations tools. Tractian's solutions are used in environments that address a combined total of 5% of global industrial output. The company’s broad market reach is evidenced in its customer base from various industries, such as John Deere, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Goodyear, Carrier, Johnson Controls, and Bimbo, the owner of the brands Little Bites and Thomas Bagels. Tractian's customers see a 6-12x ROI with savings of $6,000 per monitored machine annually on average. In a major milestone and a first for the industry, Tractian launched the AI-Assisted Maintenance category in the industrial sector. In this new paradigm, artificial intelligence identifies machine problems and suggests preventive actions to be taken, giving invaluable insight and support to maintenance professionals. It is important to highlight that the intent of Assisted Maintenance is firmly rooted in augmenting maintenance professionals to provide more assertive diagnosis with human-in-the-loop feedback. Tractian's mission is to elevate this category of workers in a highly impactful way. The Assisted Maintenance category will provide unimaginable support for maintenance professionals. By combining shop floor expertise with our technology, maintainers will be able to anticipate and address issues with unprecedented accuracy and speed
