Brazil's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler with 300+ stores and 90k+ employees
Assaí operates a massive wholesale network across Brazil with over 300 stores and more than 90,000 employees—making it one of the country's largest private employers. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP, Oracle, TOTVS, SQL Server, AWS, Azure, OCI) paired with Microsoft automation tools (Power Automate, Power Apps) for workflow modernization. Hiring velocity is accelerating sharply with 509 roles posted in the last 30 days—overwhelmingly junior and operations-focused—while projects center on HR automation, inventory accuracy, and waste reduction, suggesting the organization is scaling operations infrastructure faster than traditional hiring cycles can sustain.
Notable leadership hires: Section Chief, Loss Prevention Lead, Meat Section Head, Cashier Section Head, Section Head
Assaí Atacadista is a self-service wholesale distributor with over 50 years of operational history in Brazil. The company serves small and medium-sized merchants, food processors, and end consumers across its network of 300+ locations. With more than 90,000 employees, Assaí ranks among Brazil's largest private employers and has been recognized as one of the country's most valuable brands. The business spans traditional wholesale operations alongside emerging digital channels, supported by a complex IT infrastructure including SAP, Oracle, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI) to manage inventory, payroll, and multi-site logistics at scale.
Enterprise ERPs (SAP, Oracle, TOTVS), SQL databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle Exadata), cloud platforms (AWS, OCI, Azure), Microsoft automation (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI), and analytics tools (Looker, Tableau, Google Analytics).
More than 90,000 employees across 300+ stores in Brazil, making it one of the country's largest private employers.
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