Latin America's largest consumer cooperative operating 28 distribution centers across São Paulo region
Coop is a 70-year-old consumer cooperative with 1.5M+ members across 11 municipalities in São Paulo state, operating a multi-unit retail and distribution network. The tech stack is dominated by SAP modules (EWM, FI/CO, MM, SD) and BI tools (Power BI, Looker, Tableau), reflecting a large enterprise running integrated finance, supply-chain, and member-management systems. Hiring is operations-heavy and accelerating—38 roles posted in the last month, mostly junior-level—suggesting scaling challenges in distribution, inventory, and membership processing.
Notable leadership hires: Head Chef
Coop is the largest consumer cooperative in Latin America, operating as a member-owned organization with over 1.5 million cooperated members. The cooperative runs 28 distribution units across Santo André, São Bernardo, São Caetano, Mauá, Diadema, Ribeirão Pires, São José dos Campos, Sorocaba, Tatuí, Piracicaba, and São Vicente in São Paulo state. Founded in 1954, it manages consumer goods supply, retail operations, and member benefits at enterprise scale. Current operational priorities include loss reduction, membership process efficiency, inventory optimization, and adaptation to Brazil's recent tax reform.
Coop runs SAP (EWM for warehousing, FI/CO for finance, MM for materials, SD for sales/distribution) integrated with Power BI, Looker, and Tableau for analytics. Member feedback is captured via Qualtrics and SurveyMonkey.
Coop operates with 1,001–5,000 employees across operations (largest department), sales, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, HR, security, and finance functions.
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