Purchasing Analyst

Continental Services•Troy, MI

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Purchasing Analyst, you will support procurement operations through data maintenance, recurring reporting, rebate administration support, price file management, and system auditing. This role will help ensure purchasing data is accurate, organized, and timely while supporting the Senior Purchasing Analyst with ad-hoc analysis and reporting needs. This role will own assigned recurring purchasing workflows and support continuous improvement efforts within those processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree Required – Business related functions preferred.
2 or more years of experience in purchasing, procurement, data/reporting support, or analytics.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Highly inquisitive, motivated, detail oriented, and results driven.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Nice To Haves

Food & Beverage background preferred.

Responsibilities

Organize, maintain, and update rebate, distributor, account, pricing, and purchase data.
Perform routine audits to support data accuracy and reliability across purchasing systems and reports.
Identify discrepancies, correct routine issues, and escalate more complex items as needed.
Coordinate and track vendor rebate programs and maintain related supporting files.
Prepare supporting documentation, update trackers, and help compile monthly or quarterly rebate reporting.
Assist with inflation reports, rebate summaries, KPI reporting inputs and other recurring team reporting.
Own assigned recurring purchasing workflows by maintaining timelines, required inputs, supporting files and follow-up actions to ensure work is completed accurately and on time.
Collect, consolidate, and maintain vendor price lists and related documentation.
Support supplier follow-up for data uploads, formatting issues, and routine documentation needs.
Partner cross-functionally to translate data into actionable insights that improve business decisions and operational performance
Maintain organized purchasing files, shared documentation, and reporting support materials related to underlying data.
Identify opportunities to improve assigned processes, templates, and reporting workflows and outputs.
Support ad-hoc analysis requests under the direction of the Senior Purchasing Analyst.
Document and maintain standard operating procedures, process notes, and recurring checklists for assigned purchasing workflows.