Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Come join our team as a Strategic Sourcing Analyst!

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst is responsible for driving data-backed sourcing decisions that optimize material cost, supply continuity, and product standardization across the organization. This role partners cross-functionally with Sourcing, Purchasing, Field Operations, Warehousing, and external suppliers to deliver actionable analytics, uncover cost-reduction opportunities, and improve supply chain performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Building and Presenting Financial Analytics

• Financial analysis of material cost changes and new products being evaluated
• Product usage analysis with cost impacts by divisions
• Create data visualizations for the communication of product, pricing & usage analytics to influence organizational improvement
• Ability to interpret data to identify potential areas of misalignment

Mechanical Trade Knowledge

• Travel to jobsites to see how our products are being used by Field Operations
• Spend time reviewing products stocked in our warehouse
• Develop an understanding of the base product specifications for each of our customers
• Become familiar with how building codes vary by location and impact product usage
• Identify potential material usage efficiencies for training purposes to align with intended use and/or reduction in waste

Pricing & Material Usage Audits

• Regularly review existing purchases to ensure conformity with negotiated deals which includes: expected price, expected brand and expected Wholesaler by Division
• Audit purchase history for best purchase price performance and identify anything outside of expected results
• Conduct material audits by comparing phase volume vs historical vs expected usage
• Review purchase history & inventories by Division to identify any potential misalignments from expectations.
• Analyze usage patterns for like type products between Divisional Warehouses and bring awareness of any inconsistencies
• Take first steps towards resolving any misalignments & inconsistencies.

Product Research & Quote Requests

• Through engagement with Field Operations, Warehouse & Manufacturers, research potential new products that could improve quality, efficiency and overall value.
• Engage with Field Operations to test new product ideas and determine viability
• Thoroughly understand product supply chains from raw materials to finished goods and how those products make it to our Warehouses & Jobsites
• Analyze commodity pricing that impacts our material cost and provide data visualizations that will help drive decision making to achieve best purchase price.
• Learn key contacts at Manufacturers, Rep Agencies & Wholesalers for pricing requests on new or existing products.
• Respond to Single Family Business Development and Estimating quote requests.

Forecasting to Wholesalers & Manufacturers

• Routinely run & provide forecasting to our Wholesalers & Manufactures for critical material categories to prevent work stoppages due to back orders.
• Escalate potential material deficits to Sourcing, Purchasing, Warehouse & Field Operations.
• Conduct Incident Reviews for any backorders or product misalignments resulting in a delay for Field Operations.

Back charge Case Management & WO Labor Reimbursements

• Document & update information for back charge cases according to Insurance Industry Standards
• Drive each Back charge Case through next steps and hold those accountable for necessary information to bring an expeditious resolution
• Coordinate Cases with Manufacturers to aid in their investigation so that a true root cause can be determined and reported back to the organization.
• Daily/Weekly review of Work Orders coded as a MFG defect to ensure the minimum burden of proof for root cause accountability back to our Manufacturers.
• Quarterly, submissions and follow-up of Work Order labor reimbursement requests to our Manufacturers to ensure labor reclamation.

Item Master Updates & Audits

• Submit pricing updates into the Item Master system for Sourcing initiated changes
• Audit items in Item Master to eliminate duplicates, incorrect item descriptions, misaligned group IDs and other potential errors.
• Ensure alignment of product descriptions according to company standards

Product Change Notifications (PCN)

• Document Builder or Company initiated product changes
• Track PCNs through each stage of the process from initiation to full integration
• Collaborate with each Department to ensure their activities are progressing according to the PCN schedule

Relationship Building with Wholesalers & Manufacturers

• Foster a culture of communication, collaboration, and accountability with our Manufacturing & Wholesaler partners.
• Build strong relationships with our Manufacturers, Rep Agencies & Wholesalers to create opportunities and strengthen the overall supply chain.
• Partner with Purchasing, Warehouse & Field Operations leadership across multiple divisions to support standardization of material usage.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience in AI/ML solution development and deployment
• Proficient in Python,…