Purchasing Analyst

Responsibilities

• Manage and process purchase orders, negotiate cost reductions, and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, and service.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve supply chain issues, ensure timely delivery, and communicate issues related to parts availability, packaging, inventory levels, and logistics.
• Lead capacity studies to ensure supplier capacity meets program demands and coordinate with capacity planning teams to maximize profit margins and consumer demand.
• Provide ad-hoc special reports for Purchasing customers, e.g. to assist with Commodity Business Plan development.
• Support the development of supply base strategies, commodity plans, and sourcing agreements while managing relationships with suppliers.
• Creating training materials, ongoing maintenance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to ensure on-time execution of s...