Lead enterprise market scanning of commodities, labor, logistics, capacity, inflation, economic indicators, and geopolitical risk.
Develop authoritative Category Outlooks and real‑time market briefs to guide sourcing waves, negotiation timing, and strategy refinement.
Advise Category Managers and executives on high‑impact market scenarios and commercial implications.
Build predictive pricing models, inflation trajectories, regression‑based forecasts, and risk‑adjusted simulations.
Develop should‑cost models for materials, services, and capex scopes; quantify cost drivers such as labor, overhead, equipment, logistics, raw materials, and supplier margin.
Create scenario models to support negotiation strategies and value‑lever prioritization.
Manage enterprise spend analytics, including spend cube ownership, classification integrity, and KPI reporting.
Develop and maintain executive‑level Power BI/Tableau dashboards covering spend, inflation impacts, contract performance, supplier risk signals, market exposure, and category KPIs.
Partner with Finance to validate baselines, quantify savings/benefits, and improve accuracy of Procurement performance reporting.
Support major sourcing events with RFx content development, evaluation criteria, financial models, and benchmarking.
Provide fact‑based negotiation support including price curves, market benchmarks, cost‑driver analysis, and non‑lowest‑bid justification evidence.
Ensure sourcing events (RFx or panel mini‑bids) incorporate market intelligence, risk signals, and should‑cost insights.
Build and maintain supplier risk dashboards covering financial health, HSE data, geographic exposure, performance trends, and concentration risk.
Develop early‑warning indicators to identify supply disruption risk and recommend mitigation strategies.
Support Supplier Governance Board reviews with risk summaries and strategic recommendations.
Drive continuous improvement of analytics, dashboards, RFx templates, and data architecture.
Collaborate with procurement systems (S2P/eSourcing/CLM) to enhance data quality, visibility, and reporting.
Standardize intelligence processes, automate reporting workflows, and develop repeatable models that scale across categories.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Supply Chain, Finance, IT or a related field or equivalent Procurement Contracting/Purchasing experience.
7+ years in Procurement Market Intelligence, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Supply‑Market Economics.
Deep experience in should‑cost modeling, price modeling, predictive analytics, and market forecasting.
Proficiency with Power BI/Tableau, advanced Excel; SQL/Python a strong advantage.
Experience working with procurement systems (S2P, eSourcing, CLM) and leveraging system data for insights.
Strong financial acumen, understanding of commercial models, cost structures, and TCO methodology.
Ability to advise senior executives with clarity, credibility, and strategic judgment.
Exceptional communication and data‑storytelling skills.
Demonstrated expertise in advanced analytics, financial modeling, and data interpretation.
Experience supporting sourcing or category management initiatives through data-driven insights.
Strong understanding of contract management principles, procurement policies, and supplier performance metrics.
Experience working in a centrally led procurement model with enterprise-wide scope.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time to support operations across multiple facilities in the U.S.

Benefits

Bonus eligibility
Health care
Retirement benefits
Paid time off

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

should-cost modelingprice modelingpredictive analyticsmarket forecastingfinancial modelingdata interpretationspend analyticsKPI reportingscenario modelingrisk-adjusted simulations

Soft Skills

strategic judgmentcommunication skillsdata storytellingnegotiation skillscollaborationadvising executivesclaritycredibilitycontinuous improvementcross-functional teamwork