Senior Analyst, Procurement Data

About the Company

Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers, manufacturing building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products, and engineered products. The company also supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools, and jobsite power and lighting solutions. Southwire offers digital solutions including contractor planning, utility grid resiliency, and field services such as cable testing, rejuvenation, and replacement. With over seven decades of growth, Southwire focuses on innovation, environmental stewardship, and community well-being.

About the Role

The Senior Analyst, Procurement Data is responsible for supplier onboarding support, supplier master data maintenance, procurement reporting, dashboard development, and data-driven analysis to support sourcing, compliance, supplier performance, and operational decision-making. This role applies strong analytical, technical, and process-oriented skills to improve data integrity, automate reporting, identify trends, and support cross-functional alignment with Procurement, IT, Finance, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze master data to support accurate reporting, sourcing decisions, supplier evaluations, and compliance monitoring.
• Manage supplier qualifications and onboarding by ensuring data accuracy, completeness, confidentiality, and alignment with documented procedures.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance procurement queries, dashboards, and recurring reports using tools such as SAP, Power BI, Excel, and master data platforms.
• Analyze procurement trends, supplier performance, spend activity, contract compliance, and key performance indicators to identify risks, gaps, savings opportunities, and process improvements.
• Prepare and deliver accurate weekly, monthly, and annual reports that provide actionable insights for Procurement leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and data support for sourcing initiatives, supplier reviews, operational projects, audit requests, and leadership inquiries.
• Partner with Procurement, IT, Finance, and internal customers to improve data quality, reporting workflows, system usage, and procurement process alignment.
• Monitor supplier and internal customer requests and provide timely, accurate, and professional support consistent with service expectations and compliance requirements.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate reports, streamline manual processes, and improve procurement data governance.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, or related fields.

Schedule & Travel

• Domestic travel: less than 20% of time.

Physical Requirements

• Standing: 10% of time
• Sitting: 80% of time
• Walking: 10% of time

Office environment with frequent computer/keyboard use.

Skills & Competencies

• Action Oriented
• Balances Stakeholders
• Collaborates
• Customer Focus
• Nimble Learning
• Plans and Aligns
• Agile Methodology
• Analytical Skills
• Automation
• Business Acumen
• Governance
• Power BI
• Spend Analysis
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Vendor Management
• Workflow Management

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Employee benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Unlimited growth opportunities