Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Smithfield Foods • Smithfield, VA

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About The Position

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst supports sourcing efforts across various categories of goods and services. The role assists with RFx processes, analyzes data, evaluates bids, and generates spend reports to inform procurement decisions. In partnership with category managers, the analyst helps drive cost savings, conduct market research, and improve processes that strengthen sourcing strategy and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience with SAP and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Power BI.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey data-driven insights.
• Analytical, decision-making, and interpersonal skills to resolve complex sourcing challenges.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• Respectful, approachable, team-oriented professionalism and a commitment to positive working relationships and culture.
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Sourcing experience.

Responsibilities

• Collect technical and commercial specifications, including buyer information, bid items, volumes, supplier management details, and pricing.
• Benchmark suppliers for RFx efforts and partner with stakeholders to identify decision-matrix criteria, providing relevant data and recommendations to the category management team.
• Inform current suppliers about upcoming bids; conduct supplier outreach; submit prospective suppliers and RFx materials for approval; manage supplier signoff lists; and send RFx requests to targeted suppliers.
• Support or lead RFx activities, draft and clarify requirements with stakeholders, define and document statements of work or goods, create quantitative decision matrices, and finalize RFx documents and related materials.
• Collect and analyze post-bid data, provide recommendations, and arrange demonstrations when needed for evaluation.
• Create and publish detailed spend reports by sourcing category for senior leadership.
• Provide weekly or monthly input-cost market reports for assigned categories.
• Validate and reconcile quarterly rebate amounts using SAP data and update pricing.
• Identify best-in-class processes for competitive benchmarking.

Benefits

• Relocation package available: No.
• The company indicates that the position is eligible for a comprehensive total rewards package and refers applicants to its benefits package information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level