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We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.\nScent: Harnessing the full emotional power of scent, driven by pioneering creativity, science, consumer expertise and a mindful approach to fragrance design.\nThe role is based in Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo, Brazil, and follows a hybrid working model with three days per week onsite.\nJoin a strategic, collaborative and data-focused Global Procurement team that connects procurement decisions with financial outcomes. In this role, you will support the global Scent business by translating sourcing activities, market dynamics and category strategies into stronger forecasts, measurable value and clear business recommendations.\nYou will work across Procurement, Finance, Category Management and business teams, supporting the procurement of synthetic raw materials, including chemicals, as well as natural and artificial fragrance ingredients.\nWhere You’ll Make a Difference\nLead procurement inputs for annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning across global Scent categories and regions\nDevelop category financial models, cost forecasts and spend outlooks that reflect market drivers, sourcing activities and business assumptions\nMonitor performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying variances, risks, opportunities and mitigation actions\nLead the governance, financial validation and reporting of procurement savings and productivity initiatives\nPartner with Finance and Category Managers to align savings methodologies, financial baselines, timing and profit-and-loss impact\nBuild scorecards, dashboards and performance reviews by project, category, region and business unit\nProvide spend analysis, market intelligence, supplier economics, should-cost models and Total Cost of Ownership assessments\nSupport category strategies and sourcing decisions through financial scenarios, business cases and analysis of commodity trends and cost drivers\nStandardize key performance indicators, forecasting practices and reporting while advancing automation and digital adoption across procurement finance processes\nWhat Makes You the Right Fit\nBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field\nAt least seven years of relevant experience in Procurement, Finance, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Finance or Procurement Excellence\nDemonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, productivity programs and business-case development\nExperience supporting multiple categories or regions within a global, matrixed organization\nStrong knowledge of strategic sourcing, category management, cost modeling, spend analysis and Total Cost of Ownership\nStrong financial acumen, including profit-and-loss analysis, financial modeling, return-on-investment analysis and savings validation\nAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience using Power BI to create dashboards, reports and data visualizations\nExperience working with enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, Coupa or Ariba\nAbility to communicate complex analysis clearly, influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across functions, categories and regions in English \nHow Would You Stand Out?\nExperience in fragrance, chemicals, ingredients, manufacturing, consumer goods or a related industry\nExperience assessing commodity trends, supplier economics and supplier financial exposure\nA continuous-improvement mindset with experience automating financial or procurement reporting processes\nAbility to speak Spanish \nWhy Choose Us?\nA hybrid working model\nParental Leave extended up to 16 weeks\nThe opportunity to support global Scent categories and sourcing decisions\nCross-functional exposure to Procurement, Finance, Category Management and business leadership\nMeaningful work connecting market and sourcing insights to measurable financial outcomes\nOpportunities to strengthen digital reporting, analytics and automation capabilities\nWe are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. 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