**About Chiper** Chiper is transforming the future of B2B e-commerce in Latin America. Our team is on a mission to empower millions of corner store owners to grow their businesses by providing them with a one-stop shop for their procurement and store management needs. With Chiper, store owners get the most competitive prices in the market on thousands of FMCG products, free, ultra-fast delivery, and service they can count on. Chiper was founded in 2018 and currently has operations in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil. In the last year alone, we’ve grown our customer base by 5X and have delivered over 2 million orders. To date, we are a team of over 1,000 employees from over 12 countries. We have very ambitious goals and are looking for hungry individuals with exceptional standards to join our team. If you have an entrepreneurial mindset, are passionate about taking your career to the next level, and want to help Latin America become a more equitable and prosperous society, Chiper is the place for you! **About the Role** Chiper is looking for a Strategic Procurement to ensure the implementation of the pricing and portfolio strategies of the assigned categories through maximizing the negotiation with the supplier in terms of price lists, ads investment, commercial activities, and payment terms to reach the CPG margin targets, additionally is responsible for developing the suppliers through an adequate Supplier Relationship Management (SRM). Success in this role means to follow and achieve 16% Gross Margin through negotiations in the assigned macrocategories, having a price index above 10% and supporting the tactical teams to keep lost sales >5% You will report to the procurement manager and will be in charge of the tactical procurement and procurement agent teams, to have a complete view of the business and align the Chiper margin needs to the CPG strategic objectives As Strategic procurement your main internal stakeholders are the sales teams to balance the resources obtained from the CPGs with the company's sales and margin needs, finance team to ensure the necessary cash flows for a healthy business and to follow up on commitments made to CPGs, and the communications teams to execute, measure and provide feedback on the ads commitments made to CPGs. **How you will be measured** Top metric: Effective Gross Margin (Assigned Macrocategories) Secondary metrics (Assigned Macrocategories): % Front margin % Discounts investments % Ads investments **What You’ll Do** - Follow and achieve the strategy given to to reach the 16% margin from product sales and purchases, with negotiation as the main tool to achieve this objective. - Ensure increased participation of Chiper in CPG marketing budgets. - Negotiate advertising investment strategies and provide feedback on the metrics and learnings to reiterate on the execution with the CPG - Business Review with the assigned CPG´s assign to identify new opportunities, processes to be improved and maintenance of the commercial relationship, with a special focus on the priority CPGs with a high impact on Chiper's profitability. - Provide pricing feedback to the CPG based on the findings of the head of digital sales to ensure that the sales team and users have in Chiper the competitive prices needed to reach sales targets and secure the value proposition. **Required Qualifications** - 5+ years of experience in Marketing, Sales, e-commerce, or retail - Degree in Business, Marketing, finance, or related field. - Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to influence all levels. - Team building ability and negotiation skills. - Strategic vision and problem-solving ability. - Fluent in both English & Spanish, or English & Portuguese - Remote up to 80%, willingness to travel is a must.