Sr. Direct Purchasing Analyst

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The Senior Direct Purchasing Analyst is responsible for leading complex direct material procurement activities to ensure uninterrupted production, optimized inventory levels, and strong supplier performance. This role drives strategic purchasing initiatives, leads cross‑functional alignment efforts, and delivers data‑driven insights that improve cost, service, and operational efficiency. The Senior Analyst serves as a subject matter expert in SAP and procurement systems, proactively identifying and implementing process enhancements.

Additionally, this role coaches and mentors junior analysts, strengthening team capability and supporting organizational growth.

• Lead end‑to‑end management of complex or high‑value raw material categories, ensuring alignment with production, cost, and working capital objectives
• Oversee direct materials suppliers, ensuring on‑time delivery, logistics coordination, goods receipt accuracy, and issue resolution
• Maintain and optimize target inventory levels, balancing service, cost, and working capital objectives
• Proactively identify supply risks and develop mitigation strategies to prevent production disruptions
• Serve as SAP Purchasing subject matter expert (SME), ensuring system accuracy, compliance, and best practice utilization
• Resolve complex order, delivery, invoicing, and system discrepancies across suppliers and internal stakeholders

• Lead performance analysis of PSI, purchase orders, supplier OTIF, inventory turns, and cost metrics
• Develop and present KPI dashboards and executive‑level reporting to leadership
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across purchasing and P2P workflows, leveraging technology and automation
• Partner with IT and technology teams to enhance purchasing systems, reporting capabilities, and data integrity
• Identify cost savings, cost avoidance, and process optimization opportunities

• Coach, mentor, and develop Direct Purchasing Analysts (I, II, III)
• Provide training on SAP purchasing processes, reporting tools, and best practices
• Review and provide guidance on complex transactions, supplier escalations, and cross‑functional challenges
• Support onboarding and skill development of new team members

• Lead cross‑functional coordination with Operations, Planning, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, IT, Legal, Risk, and Sourcing teams to ensure supply continuity and agreement execution
• Influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels to drive alignment and resolve competing priorities
• Represent Direct Purchasing in cross‑functional initiatives and strategic supply discussions

• Ensure purchasing activities comply with corporate policies, supplier agreements, financial controls, and audit requirements
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation within SAP and related systems
• Support supplier risk assessment, business continuity planning, compliance monitoring, and internal/external audit requirements to ensure operational resilience and governance alignment

• Wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant work experience may be substituted for required education.

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Supply Chain Management, Operations, Finance, or related field
• Professional certifications such as…