Procurement Analyst Watertown, MA

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Procurement Analyst

We are seeking a Procurement Analyst to help us deliver the best quality meat and seafood to our customers and to create data assets and insights that make that possible s role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to work closely with stakeholders and vendors to build action‑oriented reporting, deliver rigorous ad‑hoc analyses, and meaningfully improve visibility into our protein supply chains.

• Build and maintain actuals vs. forecast reporting across key protein categories, highlighting variances, root causes, and emerging trends to support proactive decision‑making.
• Develop data models and reporting to monitor the cost and quality of protein throughout the supply chain.
• Partner with finance and commercial teams to reconcile assumptions across forecasts, budgets, and actual performance.
• Support yield and conversion reporting (e.g., raw to sellable yield, trim loss, waste) to improve transparency into cutter performance and efficiency.
• Track key product performance metrics—such as repurchase rate, cannibalization, and seasonality—and deliver in‑depth analysis that enables teams to understand SKU‑level performance.
• Support scenario analysis and “what‑if” modeling (e.g., demand changes, yield adjustments, cost inflation) to help the team assess risk and opportunity before issues materialize.
• Build and continuously improve dashboards that track core procurement metrics (including inventory weeks on hand, product weights, and unit cost) to enable fast, confident decision‑making.

• 3+ years of experience in an analytical role; experience in procurement, supply chain, or demand planning preferred.
• Strong technical skills across analytics and data tooling (preferred: familiarity with Databricks SQL, Power BI, or similar cloud‑native analytics environments).
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable insights and influence key decision makers.
• Deep curiosity and desire to learn.
• Bias toward action – visualizations are important, but analysis must drive change.
• Ability and willingness to commute to our Watertown, MA office 2‑3 times per week.

In your first year, you’ll own our core procurement dashboards, help build at least one net‑new data model that improves supply‑chain visibility and purchasing decisions, and be the go‑to analytical partner for the procurement team.

$103,000 – 127,000

• Health: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, an employer‑funded HSA, and short & long‑term disability benefits
• Financial: 401(k) with generous employer match
• Annual bonus based on company performance
• Time off: unlimited paid time off policy, 20 weeks parental leave, executive support for work/life balance
• Personal growth: annual learning & development stipend, access to coaching solutions through Better Up
• Food: a free Custom Classic Butcher Box each month and weekly lunch reimbursement
• Wellness: reimbursement for wellness activities, an exceptional EAP, fertility benefits, life insurance and more

Butcher Box is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment at all steps in the hiring process. Every qualified applicant will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We provide reasonable accommodations during our hiring process.