Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Procurement – Marine and Terminals

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Senior Analyst supporting ETP Supply Chain Procurement in managing Marine and Terminal strategies. Responsible for procurement practices, category management, and supplier negotiations in the USA.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support ETP Marine category manager/specialist in global (AMR and EUR) marine RFXs, pricing analysis, and implementation of suppliers and logistics services to maximize customer service levels and value creation
Management of regional RFXs and quotations, including day-to-day spot and budgetary quotes
Develop and maintain accurate marine lanes and rates, all contract summaries and pricing sheets in category
Designs, implements and drives analysis for category to support investigation of network optimization opportunities
Enter and manage new regional supplier requests and vendor master changes
Enter and maintain contracts in SAP and master data maintenance as applicable; serve as the buyer for the EUR team
Calculate, analyze and report volume trends, savings and value creation
Obtain and analyze KPIs, spend, and other reports from suppliers and SAP
Develop and publish monthly Team metrics reports, market intelligence summary reports, benchmarking reports, and other required reports
Preparation of reports and presentations for periodical management information and sourcing projects
Develop and maintain regional processes and procedure documentation
Develop and implement process improvements
Effectively communicate with logistics providers, carriers and internal stakeholders
Resolve contractual and service issues with logistics providers
Other activities and duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master Degree, preferably in Economics / Supply Chain, Business Administration, or Bachelor degree plus extensive relevant training and experience.
More than 5 years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing and contracting of Marine Logistics Services and Terminal Services, with a minimum of 3+ years’ experience in directly managing the procurement of Barge and Ocean transportation services, including sourcing, contract negotiations and supplier management in the Americas.
Ocean Transportation procurement experience is required.
Demonstrated expert negotiation skills, people management skills, analytical skills, change management, cultural awareness, and style flexibility.
Effective communication skills (written and verbal) across all business levels, sites, cross-national and cross-functional organizations.
Strong critical thinking and decision quality.
Fluent in English.
Strong SAP experience, with Ariba experience preferred.
Experience in database development preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

excellent health and well-being benefits
comprehensive learning programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurementsourcingcontract negotiationssupplier managementocean transportation procurementdata analysisvolume trend analysisprocess improvementsreport preparationdatabase development

Soft Skills

negotiation skillspeople management skillsanalytical skillschange managementcultural awarenessstyle flexibilityeffective communicationcritical thinkingdecision quality

Certifications

Master Degree in EconomicsMaster Degree in Supply ChainMaster Degree in Business Administration