Nordic Naturals
Senior Procurement Analyst
Watsonville, CA · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$90k-$115kDetected 8 days ago
PythonData StructuresSQLData AnalysisData VisualizationForecastingBudgetingExcelSAPSupply ChainProcurementERPResearchCommunicationPublic SpeakingVariance Analysis
About the role
- The analyst will help advance the organization's procurement capabilities by improving reporting, standardizing data, and supporting the adoption of modern systems and technologies.
Responsibilities
- Analyze spend, volume, and supplier data across categories to improve cost visibility and support sourcing decisions
- Develop cost models and pricing analyses, including should-cost and total cost of ownership frameworks
- Design and maintain dashboards and reporting for procurement KPIs
- Partner closely with Finance to ensure accurate tracking, validation, and actualization of cost savings and cost changes
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis related to procurement initiatives
- Develop clear, compelling presentations and slide decks, including executive updates, supplier QBRs, and sourcing insights
- Design and maintain data structures and reporting frameworks, including spend classification, supplier hierarchies, and KPI definitions
- Develop solutions for data collection, cleansing, and analysis, including building datasets and tools where needed
- Partner with Category Managers to deliver market research, inflation trends, key cost drivers (e.g., fish oil, resins, freight), and supplier insights that inform category and sourcing strategies
- Analyze and track supplier performance, developing KPIs and scorecards (cost, service, quality, reliability)
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or analytics roles
- Strong experience with spend analysis, cost modeling, and financial/data analysis
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with BI tools (Domo, Power BI, or similar)
- Experience working with ERP or procurement systems (preference for SAP)
- Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and executive-ready materials
- Experience partnering with Finance on cost tracking, budgeting, or savings validation
- Familiarity with commodity markets, cost indices, or supply market analysis
- Experience evaluating or implementing digital or AI-enabled procurement tools
- Ability to view all situations with a positive attitude.
- Ability to look beyond the standard solutions and "think outside the box".
- Experience building or improving data structures, reporting frameworks, or analytics capabilities
- Exposure to SQL, Python, or advanced analytics tools
- Positive
- Accountable - takes ownership for responsibilities, acknowledges and learns from mistakes
- Innovative
Compensation
- Salary: 90k to 115K
Equal opportunity
- To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily.
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