Senior Procurement Analyst

Responsibilities Develop and execute sourcing strategy for the finished steel goods & outsourcing categories of about $35 million spend that will evolve based on business needs. Will work closely with Senior Leadership putting together sourcing plan & delivering our EIP Budget. Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Operations and Planning to meet day-to-day operational needs to increase supplier performance. Participate in the Company’s Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Process. Maintain optimal inventory levels and take a proactive approach to understand planning issues, and supply chain concerns as well as financial impacts. Identify, develop, & execute savings opportunities including, but not limited to supplier consolidation, RFQ & fact-based negotiation. Act as project manager and lead cross functional team to carry out project implementation. Foster collaborative & effective communication between supply base and internal stakeholders (i.e. operations, plant purchasing personnel, quality, engineering, sales, etc). Work with suppliers & business to ensure working capital initiatives (inventory management) & cash flow initiatives (improving payment terms). Determine and drive problem solving initiatives between Sales, Operations and our customers. Requirements Bachelor’s degree required in Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance or mathematics preferred. Master’s degree is a plus. 1-3 years’ experience in supply chain, demand planning/forecasting, inventory management or related field required. Hands‑on experience with modeling, analysis and simulation tools required. Strong analytical, financial and decision‑making skills with an eye for detail and the ability to problem solve. Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally and achieve business results through collaboration. Capable of resolving escalated issues. Knowledge and previous work experience with ERP systems is a plus. Must demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills. Presentation and facilitation experience at all levels of the organization. Results oriented, self‑motivated with a high sense of urgency and personal accountability. Strong Microsoft Excel skills (build charts/graphs, pivot table, sorting/filtering data, formulas, identifying trends/patterns in data). #J-18808-Ljbffr