Buyer Analyst - Indirect
About The Position
We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS ROLE: Manage dates on open purchase orders, monitor vendor performance for timely delivery, and drive vendor development activities. Maintain data integrity of key detailed fields and team metrics to ensure accurate purchase order placement. Close partnership with a wide range of internal collaborators, giving you strong exposure to multiple business functions. The opportunity to build and influence procurement processes, not just follow them. Continuous improvement in action, working within current processes while contributing to future-state improvements and system implementations. Iterative change, where you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting system and process evolution over time. Strategic ownership of indirect spend categories rather than transactional, signal-based purchasing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college preferred
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain management/procurement or related field highly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and build positive relationships with internal collaborators
- Adaptability and comfort in a growing, evolving environment with changing processes and priorities
- A continuous improvement mentality, with the ability to assess current processes and contribute to iterative improvements
- Strong communication and persuasion skills, with the ability to convert business needs into sourcing strategies
- Problem-solving skills and a willingness to navigate ambiguity while crafting structure
- Experience with or openness to new systems, tools, or process implementations
Responsibilities
- Manage dates on open purchase orders
- Monitor vendor performance for timely delivery
- Drive vendor development activities
- Maintain data integrity of key detailed fields and team metrics to ensure accurate purchase order placement
- Build and influence procurement processes
- Contribute to future-state improvements and system implementations
- Support system and process evolution over time
- Strategic ownership of indirect spend categories
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Critical illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Life insurance
- A 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Company match for 401(k) and employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Caregiver leave
- Personal leave
- Parental leave
- Back-up care services
- Paid time off
- Paid volunteer time
- A well-being program
- Legal protection
- Identity theft protection
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
