
Purchasing Analyst
Continental
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Troy • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- 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.
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.
- Food & Beverage background preferred.
Benefits
- Health Coverage – Medical, Dental and Vision
- Voluntary Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Programs
- Additional Perks
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data accuracydata reportingvendor rebate programsKPI reportingdata analysispurchasing workflowsauditingdocumentationprocess improvementExcel
Soft Skills
detail orientedresults drivenmotivatedinquisitiveorganizational skillscommunicationcollaborationproblem solvingtime managementadaptability