Job Description

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

This is your opportunity to shape your career through the skills and experience you bring to the role now and by training for the roles you may want in the future. Our success depends on great teams, where you can thrive and do your best work in a supportive environment.

About the role:

Location: São Luís - Maranhão

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for managing end-to-end bidding processes for equipment and services, ensuring optimal commercial, technical, and contractual outcomes. The role works closely with engineering, project management, and operations, serving as a key point of accountability within procurement.

Other key responsibilities include

• Conduct end-to-end bid processes (RFI/RFP) for equipment and services, aligning with scope, cost, schedule, and quality.

• Identify and prospect new suppliers in the market.

• Define and implementing Procurement strategy in line with project objectives

• Perform commercial analysis of proposals, including comparison, evaluation, and alignment with technical requirements.

• Execute Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) assessments to support optimal purchasing decisions.

• Lead contract negotiations with suppliers, including performance-based and milestone payment structures.

• Analyze demand consolidation to identify and implement packaging opportunities.

• Drive cost reduction and supplier performance improvements on critical packages, ensuring compliance and close collaboration with engineering, quality, and stakeholders.

What you can bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.

• Strong skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and analytical/query tools.

• Knowledge of procurement and business processes in project environments.

• Innovative mindset with initiative and strong communication abilities.

• Experience in procurement (contracts, commodities, or similar roles).

• Technical experience with material/equipment acquisition.

• Ability to work across time zones in global teams, desirable advanced English proficiency.

• Availability to work on site in São Luís – Maranhão.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Packages;

• Alcoa Academy with robust development plans;

• Recognized as one of the best companies to work for by the Great Place to Work program;

• Recognized by the Exame Diversity Guide as one of the companies with the best practices related to inclusion, equity, gender, ethnicity, race, people with disabilities (PWDs) and LGBTQIA+ people.

About the Location

The Alumar Consortium, managed by Alcoa, located 25 kilometers from the center of São Luís - MA, began its operations in 1984. It is made up of companies with a tradition in the areas of alumina and aluminum production, with different participations in the two factories that make up the Complex.

At Alcoa, we are committed to generating value in our relationships with all stakeholders in our business, communities and environment. We build inclusive and secure environments so that our people can live and express themselves as they please. With the aim of attracting and retaining diverse talent, the company maintains the inclusion groups that promote internal and external activities to value human diversity and plurality as a way of enriching one's own values.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.   

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career! 

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.