Senior Procurement Analyst

CKS Packaging Inc

Senior Procurement Analyst managing finished goods and outsourced metal components at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Collaborating with various teams to enhance supplier performance and meet customer demand.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeOak Brook • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $80,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute sourcing strategy for the finished steel goods & outsourcing categories of about $35 million spend that will evolve based on business needs. Will work closely with Senior Leadership putting together sourcing plan & delivering our EIP Budget
Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Operations and Planning to meet day-to-day operational needs to increase supplier performance
Participate in the Company’s Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Process
Maintain optimal inventory levels and take a proactive approach to understand planning issues, and supply chain concerns as well as financial impacts
Identify, develop, & execute savings opportunities including, but not limited to supplier consolidation, RFQ & fact-based negotiation
Act as project manager and lead cross functional team to carry out project implementation
Foster collaborative & effective communication between supply base and internal stakeholders (i.e. operations, plant purchasing personnel, quality, engineering, sales, etc)
Work with suppliers & business to ensure working capital initiatives (inventory management) & cash flow initiatives (improving payment terms)
Determine and drive problem solving initiatives between Sales, Operations and our customers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required in Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance or mathematics preferred. Master’s degree is a plus
1-3 years’ experience in supply chain, demand planning/forecasting, inventory management or related field required
Hands-on experience with modeling, analysis and simulation tools required
Strong analytical, financial and decision-making skills with an eye for detail and the ability to problem solve
Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally and achieve business results through collaboration
Capable of resolving escalated issues
Knowledge and previous work experience with ERP systems is a plus
Must demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills. Presentation and facilitation experience at all levels of the organization
Results oriented, self-motivated with a high sense of urgency and personal accountability
Strong Microsoft Excel skills (build charts/graphs, pivot table, sorting/filtering data, formulas, identifying trends/patterns in data)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Mauser Packaging Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, paid time off, and other competitive benefits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

sourcing strategysupply chain managementdemand planninginventory managementfinancial analysismodeling toolssimulation toolsnegotiationproject managementdata analysis

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem solvingcollaborationinterpersonal skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsfacilitation skillsresults orientedself-motivatedaccountability