Senior Procurement Analyst

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Provide data-driven insights and reporting to support sourcing decisions and financial planning
• Analyze spend, volume, and supplier data across categories to improve cost visibility and support sourcing decisions
• Translate demand and MRP data into clear insights, including impacts to spend, supplier capacity, and sourcing opportunities
• Develop cost models and pricing analyses, including should-cost and total cost of ownership frameworks
• Design and maintain dashboards and reporting for procurement KPIs
• Partner closely with Finance to ensure accurate tracking, validation, and actualization of cost savings and cost changes
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis related to procurement initiatives
• Develop clear, compelling presentations and slide decks, including executive updates, supplier QBRs, and sourcing insights

Data, Tools & Procurement Capability

• Build and scale the data, systems, and capabilities that enable a best-in-class procurement function
• Design and maintain data structures and reporting frameworks, including spend classification, supplier hierarchies, and KPI definitions
• Develop solutions for data collection, cleansing, and analysis, including building datasets and tools where needed
• Improve tools and systems, including defining requirements, improving usability, and driving adoption
• Contribute to the procurement maturity roadmap and evaluate emerging technologies, including advanced analytics and AI-driven tools

Category & Sourcing Support

• Enable Category Managers through data-driven insights, analysis, and performance visibility
• Partner with Category Managers to deliver market research, inflation trends, key cost drivers, and supplier insights that inform category and sourcing strategies
• Track relevant indices and provide ongoing visibility into cost movements and market dynamics
• Analyze and track supplier performance, developing KPIs and scorecards (cost, service, quality, reliability)
• Contribute to development of supplier management and segmentation strategies (e.g., Kraljic matrix) based on performance, risk, and strategic importance
• Track Procurement program progress and ensure visibility into realized vs. projected savings