Commodity Analyst

Jarraff Industries LLC•Saint Peter, MN

About The Position

Jarraff by Prinoth provides high-quality, specialized right-of-way maintenance, land clearing, and tree care equipment. Products include the Jarraff All-Terrain Tree Trimmers, Mini-Jarraff Urban Tree Trimmer and T-Rex Carrier Vehicles. Located in St. Peter, MN, our facilities are a hub for all vegetation management products offered in North America. With Customer success fueling our passion, our values align with Prinoth's as we work on becoming the best parter and employer. The combined offering from Jarraff by Prinoth and Prinoth is taking the vegetation management industry by storm, offering a full range of product solutions focus on improving customer safety, performance, and profitability. Job Purpose The Commodity Analyst provides strategic sourcing and procurement support to the overall organization. This roll will monitor market trends, evaluate supplier performance and provide data-driven insights to optimize business partnerships, ensure supply continuity and achieve the required performance in cost, quality and service.

Requirements

Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to interpret complex data.
Proficient with Excel, data visualization tools, and ERP systems.
Knowledge of supply chain principles, market economics, and sourcing strategies.
Excellent project management, written and oral communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Action-oriented self-starter able to work through ambiguous and complex situations, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations, Engineering, Business or related field.
3-5 years of experience in commodity analysis, supply chain, procurement, financial analysis, or related fields preferred.
Able to interpret technical data such as specifications, drawings and bills-of-material

Responsibilities

Perform all job responsibilities in a manner that supports a healthy, safe, and productive work environment for all employees.
Encourage a diverse workplace, treat others with respect, and contribute to work groups.
Support the overall mission of Jarraff by Prinoth.
Assist in the development and execution of strategies for commodities using Total Best Cost approach and supply base risk assessments.
Develop and maintain knowledge of market conditions, trends, sources of supply and supplier capabilities for materials.
Identify and lead cost saving and value-engineering initiatives through cross-functional alignment and support.
Execute and support RFP/RFQ processes to ensure competitive and high performing supply base.
Facilitate supplier communications for performance reviews, issue escalations and ongoing improvement initiatives.
Participate and be responsible for early engagement with Engineering on all new programs.
Support the development and deployment of standard processes and best practices across the organization.
Provide analytical support for Procurement related projects and initiatives as requested.
Perform all other related duties as assigned.