Are you ready to take your skills to the next level and make a real impact?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
The role is based in Barueri, Brazil (hybrid). Be part of a strategic, collaborative and solution‑oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Manage the Logistics Category for Latin America, developing and executing sourcing strategies across road (FTL, LTL), multimodal transportation, warehousing and 4PL operations. The role works closely with the North America (NA) Logistics Category Manager to co define the category strategy for the Americas region and provides day to day operational support for North America.
- Develop strong regional sourcing capabilities, ensuring competitive, cost‑effective and sustainable service delivery.
- Maintain close partnership with Logistics & Supply Chain to anticipate demand and emerging trends.
- Execute strategic sourcing methodology, including spend analysis, market intelligence and supplier diversification initiatives.
- Drive Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to strengthen partnerships, support innovation and reduce non‑value‑added suppliers.
- Negotiate master agreements, resolve performance issues and lead claims management when required.
- Ensure strong coordination with LATAM cross‑functional teams and global category partners to align strategies.
- Support sustainability targets by driving CO₂ reduction initiatives across logistics categories.
- Provide functional guidance to Senior Buyers and other assigned resources.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of experience in services procurement, supplier relationship management or related functions.
- Strong financial and business acumen, ideally including experience with TCO, cash optimization and hedging‑related procurement.
- Proven experience working with Latin America–based suppliers in multinational, cross‑cultural environments.
- Strong project management capabilities and experience influencing cross‑functional teams.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
- Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English (written and spoken).
- CPSM, SPSM, or similar procurement certification is a plus.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience driving sustainability and CO₂‑reduction initiatives in logistics categories.
- Strong ability to translate market intelligence into actionable strategies.
- Solution‑oriented mindset with strong stakeholder‑engagement skills.
Why Choose Us?
- Opportunity to influence regional category strategy and deliver high‑impact results.
- A global, inclusive and collaborative environment where your expertise shapes the future of logistics.
- Professional growth supported by learning, development and leadership exposure.
- Hybrid/remote flexibility depending on location.
- Work with innovative solutions that advance sustainability and operational excellence.
- Be part of a company recognized globally for its leadership in food ingredients and sustainable innovation.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
