Sourcing Analyst I
for section headings (About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)
2. Use - for lists of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose
3. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading
4. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings
5. Preserve ALL substantive information
4. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions)
5. Include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it
6. Never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text
7. Never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them
8. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences
Let me analyze the job posting:
- Job title: "Sourcing Analyst I" (should not be repeated as heading)
- About the role: There's a description at the beginning
- Responsibilities: There's a detailed "CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS" section and "Additional Responsibilities"
- Qualifications: There's "POSITION REQUIREMENTS" with Required and Preferred
- About Us: Company description
- Benefits: There's a benefits section with a link
- Pay: There's compensation information
- Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned, but location is given (not hybrid, on-site at specific address)
- Travel: Up to 5%
I need to structure this into appropriate sections. Let me identify the sections:
1. About the role (the opening paragraph)
2. Responsibilities (core + additional)
3. Qualifications (required + preferred)
4. Benefits (the benefits description)
5. Pay (the compensation information)
6. Schedule/Location (the location and travel info)
I should not include the EEO, scam warning, fair chance, VEVRAA, etc. boilerplate.
Let me draft the HTML:
About the role
The Sourcing Analyst I position plays a critical role in supporting the company's sourcing and procurement strategy. This role is responsible for analyzing pricing and spend data, supporting supplier performance management, identifying cost‑saving opportunities, and assisting with category strategy execution. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross‑functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide support for the categories of Industrial Resin Raw Materials (including Toller).
- Generate reports using various Microsoft software applications and other Business Intelligence and ERP system tools.
- Assist with maintaining specific departmental components of the supply chain, such as inventory tracking, vendor management, process issues, information technology, and related areas.
- Develop and maintain a variety of reports such as vendor lists, performance history, price quotes, and other information.
- Keep manager informed of work problems and issues; report on project progress.
- Maintain detailed and accurate records.
- Enter and maintain savings and technical projects within the systems.
- Coordinate document and sample requests from the business teams.
- Assume responsibility for the completion of assigned duties.
- Develop and maintain a standardized pricing analysis process and determine impact of supplier price changes.
- Maintain current vendor pricing in the appropriate ERP system as directed by the Sourcing Managers.
- Review and resolve invoices with pricing errors with Sourcing Manager final approval.
- Maintain current pricing in the numerous Pricing databases.
- Review and resolve invoice pricing discrepancies while interacting with Accounts Payable personnel and/or suppliers to proactively take actions that will prevent recurrence.
- Maintain and support eBusiness initiatives including paperless purchasing and consignment inventory rollouts.
- Update and maintain records for cost savings initiatives utilizing project software; interface with Technical, Operations, and Business Unit counterparts to track project progress and timelines; assist Finance team with validation of reported savings as necessary.
- Develop and maintain the Supplier Relationship Management System to improve communications between HQ and suppliers.
- Meet with suppliers to present overviews of various eBusiness platform programs, answer questions and provide support to anticipate and/or resolve issues or concerns.
- Communicate with suppliers about eBusiness initiatives, including pricing and problem resolution.
- Assist with analyzing and comparing vendors/supplier performance; recommend changes to management.
- Manage (or assist with) special projects, which may include compiling and analyzing targeted data, reviews and assessments of processes or operations or developing special reports; create detailed reports on findings and recommendations.
- Assist with resolution of supply issues which may include tracking of orders and delivery dates as necessary.
- Perform market research and cost model/impact analysis in support of category strategy and supplier negotiation.
- Assist with preparing requests for proposals/quotation, such as drafting documents, gathering data from sites, setting up electronic events, analyzing potential bidders, and responding to questions and/or concerns.
- Assist with analyzing and comparing suppliers and their performance; recommend changes to management to save money and reduce working capital.
- Support category initiatives.
Travel requirement: Up to 5%.
Qualifications
Required
- Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution, or commensurate experience.
- Position requires strong PC skills including ability in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Effectively controlling, reconciling, and analyzing purchasing information maintained on multiple systems.
- Learning how to use the ERP purchasing/manufacturing and AOM systems.
- Increasing the efficiency of the Procurement Group by improving the availability of timely, accurate, and relevant purchasing and supplier information.
- Learning corrective action required to eliminate repeat invoice or purchase order pricing errors.
- Fostering an atmosphere of teamwork among all departments.
- Developing positive working relationships with key stakeholders.
Preferred
- A minimum of two (2) years' experience working in a Sourcing, Payables, Receivables, Customer Service or Manufacturing environment is desirable.
- Prior experience with existing ERP systems.
- Strong competency in developing and analyzing reports using Business Intelligence Tools.
- Prior experience in chemicals industry.
- Multi-Lingual is a plus.
Benefits
At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on "Candidates" to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.
Pay
Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Schedule & location
This role is not hybrid and will be located at Sherwin-Williams Morikis Global Technology Center, 6745 Miller Road, Brecksville, OH 44141. Travel requirement: up to 5%.
Wait, I already included travel in responsibilities. I should not duplicate. I'll keep travel in responsibilities and just mention location in schedule.
Also, note that the posting says "This role is not hybrid and will be located at..." so that's schedule/location info.
I should not include the EEO, fair chance, scam warning, etc.
Now, check for any duplicate content: The responsibilities list has some duplicates (e.g., "Assist with maintaining specific departmental components of the supply chain..." appears twice). I should include both? The posting has "CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS" and then "Additional Responsibilities may include:" and some items are repeated. I'll include all unique items, but if they are exactly the same, I can deduplicate. However, the instruction says "Preserve ALL substantive information". But duplicates are not substantive. I'll include each unique bullet once.
Let me review the responsibilities list for duplicates:
- "Assist with maintaining specific departmental components of the supply chain, such as inventory tracking, vendor management, process issues, information technology, and related areas." appears in core and additional.
- "Develops and maintain a variety of reports such as vendor lists, performance history, price quotes, and other information." similar to core "Develop and maintain a variety of reports such as vendor lists, performance history, price quotes, and other information."
- "Assist with analyzing and comparing vendors/supplier performance; recommend changes to management." appears in core and additional (with slight variation: "Assist with analyzing and comparing suppliers and their performance; recommend changes to management to save money and reduce working capital.")
I'll keep them as separate bullets if they have different wording, but if identical, I'll keep one. However, the instruction says "Preserve ALL substantive information". I think it's okay to deduplicate exact duplicates. I'll keep the first occurrence.
Also, note that the core responsibilities list is long. I'll keep all.
Now, for the qualifications: The required list includes some items that are more like responsibilities (e.g., "Effectively controlling, reconciling, and analyzing purchasing information maintained on multiple systems."). But they are listed under "Required". I'll keep them as qualifications.
Now, the "About Us" section: The posting has "About Us" with company description. Should I include that? The user didn't list "About Us" as a heading example, but they said "e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule". "About Us" is not in the list, but it's substantive content. However, the instruction says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." The "About Us" is a paragraph about the company. I could include it as "About the company" or similar. But the job posting already has "About the role" at the top. The "About Us" is separate. I think I should include it as a section because it's substantive. But the user didn't list it. However, the rule says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". The posting has "About Us" with content. I'll include it as About the company
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for prose 3. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading 4. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings 5. Preserve ALL substantive information 4. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions) 5. Include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it 6. Never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text 7. Never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them 8. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences Let me analyze the job posting: - Job title: "Sourcing Analyst I" (should not be repeated as heading) - About the role: There's a description at the beginning - Responsibilities: There's a detailed "CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS" section and "Additional Responsibilities" - Qualifications: There's "POSITION REQUIREMENTS" with Required and Preferred - About Us: Company description - Benefits: There's a benefits section with a link - Pay: There's compensation information - Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned, but location is given (not hybrid, on-site at specific address) - Travel: Up to 5% I need to structure this into appropriate sections. Let me identify the sections: 1. About the role (the opening paragraph) 2. Responsibilities (core + additional) 3. Qualifications (required + preferred) 4. Benefits (the benefits description) 5. Pay (the compensation information) 6. Schedule/Location (the location and travel info) I should not include the EEO, scam warning, fair chance, VEVRAA, etc. boilerplate. Let me draft the HTML:
About the role
The Sourcing Analyst I position plays a critical role in supporting the company's sourcing and procurement strategy. This role is responsible for analyzing pricing and spend data, supporting supplier performance management, identifying cost‑saving opportunities, and assisting with category strategy execution. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross‑functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide support for the categories of Industrial Resin Raw Materials (including Toller).
- Generate reports using various Microsoft software applications and other Business Intelligence and ERP system tools.
- Assist with maintaining specific departmental components of the supply chain, such as inventory tracking, vendor management, process issues, information technology, and related areas.
- Develop and maintain a variety of reports such as vendor lists, performance history, price quotes, and other information.
- Keep manager informed of work problems and issues; report on project progress.
- Maintain detailed and accurate records.
- Enter and maintain savings and technical projects within the systems.
- Coordinate document and sample requests from the business teams.
- Assume responsibility for the completion of assigned duties.
- Develop and maintain a standardized pricing analysis process and determine impact of supplier price changes.
- Maintain current vendor pricing in the appropriate ERP system as directed by the Sourcing Managers.
- Review and resolve invoices with pricing errors with Sourcing Manager final approval.
- Maintain current pricing in the numerous Pricing databases.
- Review and resolve invoice pricing discrepancies while interacting with Accounts Payable personnel and/or suppliers to proactively take actions that will prevent recurrence.
- Maintain and support eBusiness initiatives including paperless purchasing and consignment inventory rollouts.
- Update and maintain records for cost savings initiatives utilizing project software; interface with Technical, Operations, and Business Unit counterparts to track project progress and timelines; assist Finance team with validation of reported savings as necessary.
- Develop and maintain the Supplier Relationship Management System to improve communications between HQ and suppliers.
- Meet with suppliers to present overviews of various eBusiness platform programs, answer questions and provide support to anticipate and/or resolve issues or concerns.
- Communicate with suppliers about eBusiness initiatives, including pricing and problem resolution.
- Assist with analyzing and comparing vendors/supplier performance; recommend changes to management.
- Manage (or assist with) special projects, which may include compiling and analyzing targeted data, reviews and assessments of processes or operations or developing special reports; create detailed reports on findings and recommendations.
- Assist with resolution of supply issues which may include tracking of orders and delivery dates as necessary.
- Perform market research and cost model/impact analysis in support of category strategy and supplier negotiation.
- Assist with preparing requests for proposals/quotation, such as drafting documents, gathering data from sites, setting up electronic events, analyzing potential bidders, and responding to questions and/or concerns.
- Assist with analyzing and comparing suppliers and their performance; recommend changes to management to save money and reduce working capital.
- Support category initiatives.
Travel requirement: Up to 5%.
Qualifications
Required
- Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution, or commensurate experience.
- Position requires strong PC skills including ability in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Effectively controlling, reconciling, and analyzing purchasing information maintained on multiple systems.
- Learning how to use the ERP purchasing/manufacturing and AOM systems.
- Increasing the efficiency of the Procurement Group by improving the availability of timely, accurate, and relevant purchasing and supplier information.
- Learning corrective action required to eliminate repeat invoice or purchase order pricing errors.
- Fostering an atmosphere of teamwork among all departments.
- Developing positive working relationships with key stakeholders.
Preferred
- A minimum of two (2) years' experience working in a Sourcing, Payables, Receivables, Customer Service or Manufacturing environment is desirable.
- Prior experience with existing ERP systems.
- Strong competency in developing and analyzing reports using Business Intelligence Tools.
- Prior experience in chemicals industry.
- Multi-Lingual is a plus.
Benefits
At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on "Candidates" to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.
Pay
Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Schedule & location
This role is not hybrid and will be located at Sherwin-Williams Morikis Global Technology Center, 6745 Miller Road, Brecksville, OH 44141. Travel requirement: up to 5%.
Wait, I already included travel in responsibilities. I should not duplicate. I'll keep travel in responsibilities and just mention location in schedule. Also, note that the posting says "This role is not hybrid and will be located at..." so that's schedule/location info. I should not include the EEO, fair chance, scam warning, etc. Now, check for any duplicate content: The responsibilities list has some duplicates (e.g., "Assist with maintaining specific departmental components of the supply chain..." appears twice). I should include both? The posting has "CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS" and then "Additional Responsibilities may include:" and some items are repeated. I'll include all unique items, but if they are exactly the same, I can deduplicate. However, the instruction says "Preserve ALL substantive information". But duplicates are not substantive. I'll include each unique bullet once. Let me review the responsibilities list for duplicates: - "Assist with maintaining specific departmental components of the supply chain, such as inventory tracking, vendor management, process issues, information technology, and related areas." appears in core and additional. - "Develops and maintain a variety of reports such as vendor lists, performance history, price quotes, and other information." similar to core "Develop and maintain a variety of reports such as vendor lists, performance history, price quotes, and other information." - "Assist with analyzing and comparing vendors/supplier performance; recommend changes to management." appears in core and additional (with slight variation: "Assist with analyzing and comparing suppliers and their performance; recommend changes to management to save money and reduce working capital.") I'll keep them as separate bullets if they have different wording, but if identical, I'll keep one. However, the instruction says "Preserve ALL substantive information". I think it's okay to deduplicate exact duplicates. I'll keep the first occurrence. Also, note that the core responsibilities list is long. I'll keep all. Now, for the qualifications: The required list includes some items that are more like responsibilities (e.g., "Effectively controlling, reconciling, and analyzing purchasing information maintained on multiple systems."). But they are listed under "Required". I'll keep them as qualifications. Now, the "About Us" section: The posting has "About Us" with company description. Should I include that? The user didn't list "About Us" as a heading example, but they said "e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule". "About Us" is not in the list, but it's substantive content. However, the instruction says "use