AI Analyst - Supply Chain

Victaulic•Easton, PA

11d

About The Position

The AI Analyst serves as the Global Sourcing Center of Excellence’s specialist in applied artificial intelligence and automation. The role administers and governs the sourcing organization’s AI and automation tools, develops and maintains automations that reduce manual work across sourcing and category workflows, and partners with the Spend Analytics & BI Specialist to incorporate AI-enabled insights into spend visibility and reporting. The position focuses on enabling category managers with well-governed tools, validated automations, and the technical knowledge to use them responsibly and effectively, in accordance with enterprise AI governance standards. The analyst manages access, licenses, subscriptions, and vendor contracts for sourcing AI tools; supports governance, security assessments, and audits; identifies automation opportunities; and designs and maintains workflows using tools such as Power Automate and RPA platforms. The role also evaluates emerging technologies, supports proofs of concept and pilots, represents Sourcing in enterprise AI initiatives and governance forums, and monitors tool adoption, performance, cost, utilization, ROI, and time savings. It promotes responsible AI use through prompt and model practices, training, user guides, best-practice sessions, and ongoing support for sourcing employees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or a related field.
3–5 years of experience in a technical, analyst, or process-improvement role, ideally supporting AI, automation, or analytics initiatives.
Working knowledge of generative AI tools, such as Claude, and automation/RPA platforms, such as Power Automate or UiPath.
Ability to translate business processes into automatable workflows.
Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Qlik, and comfort building and maintaining reporting dashboards.
Understanding of AI governance, data privacy, and compliance basics, including GDPR and the EU AI Act, sufficient to apply them in day-to-day tool administration.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Power Platform tools.
Experience with source-to-pay or procurement platforms and sourcing or category-management workflows.
Python experience for scripting, automation, or data analysis.
Recent experience working in an Agile environment and using Jira for project management.
Exposure to prompt engineering or AI model fine-tuning.
Industrial-manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Provision and manage role-based user access to AI platforms used by Sourcing, and maintain an inventory of AI tools, licenses, subscriptions, and vendor contracts.
Enforce AI governance policies and access controls in line with enterprise standards and applicable regulations, including the EU AI Act, GDPR, and CCPA; support security assessments and audits involving Sourcing’s AI use.
Work with category managers and Center of Excellence specialists to identify and document automation opportunities across sourcing and category-management workflows.
Design, build, and maintain automations, including Power Automate and RPA solutions, that reduce manual work in sourcing processes.
Translate business requirements into clear technical documentation and use cases.
Research, evaluate, and recommend AI and automation tools for sourcing use cases; partner with the Enterprise AI team on proofs of concept and pilot programs to assess fit, scalability, and ROI.
Lead Sourcing’s participation in cross-functional Enterprise AI projects by gathering requirements, representing Sourcing’s needs and concerns, supporting design and development as needed, and attending Enterprise Project Management and AI Governance committee meetings.
Track AI tool and automation performance, adoption, and ROI through dashboards, and report cost, utilization, and time savings to the COE Lead.
Apply prompt-engineering, model-configuration, and automation-maintenance best practices to keep tools accurate and efficient.
Develop and deliver training, user guides, and best-practice sessions to build AI literacy and automation fluency across Sourcing, and provide input to the Enterprise AI Program’s literacy strategy.
Serve as Sourcing’s primary contact for AI and automation tool questions, champion responsible AI use, and provide timely feedback to the AI Governance committee, including security incident reporting.