Analyst - Sourcing - Associate
GALLO · Modesto, CA · 1 wk ago
Purchasing$27.98–$41.92/hrFull-time
Audit and Analysis
We are looking for a thoughtful, analytical professional to help shape smarter sourcing decisions through data-driven insight. In this role, you will build and evaluate cost models using financial data, market research, current spending trends, and commodity supply analysis to help guide management decisions.
Responsibilities
- Build and evaluate cost models using financial data, market research, current spending trends, and commodity supply analysis to help guide management decisions.
- Turn complex information into clear, actionable recommendations and play an important part in improving systems, policies, and procedures across the business.
- Collect, organize, and interpret data from a variety of internal and external sources to identify major expenditures, pricing variances, savings opportunities, and key business trends.
- Maintain category-level databases that track market consumption, supplier activity, industry capacity, forecasts, and other essential information.
- Perform financial and ratio analysis on potential supply partners, monitor post-contract compliance and savings, support satisfaction surveys, and help address supplier and stakeholder concerns.
- Create presentations that highlight procurement strategy, risks, opportunities, and performance outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 4 years of experience in Operations, Finance, Procurement or Supply Chain position reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
- Experience reading, analyzing and interpreting general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Experience writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Skilled at effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
- Computer skills including: basic MS Word, Access and PowerPoint; intermediate MS Excel.
- Skilled at applying concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
- Skilled at solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Skilled at interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
- Skilled at applying established procedures to situations that are non-routine in nature requiring some evaluation, originality or ingenuity.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or science plus 2 years of experience in Finance, Procurement or Supply Chain related position reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
Skills
- Understanding of commodity markets, supply chain dynamics, supplier economics, and major cost drivers.
- Ability to connect the dots across data sets to support both daily decision-making and long-term planning.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being.
- Medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more!