Business Analyst - Purchasing

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Health savings account with company contribution
• Disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Stock purchase program
• Educational reimbursement
• Wellness programs and challenges
• Other supplemental benefits

The Purchasing Business Analyst will work with complex data sets to help the Purchasing department use data to make more informed business decisions and drive results to meet the business units' long term strategic goals. This role will look at all parts of the department, including operations, procurement, inventory management, vendor optimization, etc. to find trends and opportunities for improvement. This is an analytical role that requires analyzing data from a number of different sources and translating that data for key stakeholders.

The Purchasing Business Analyst must also have a strong understanding of general business principles.

• Develop, monitor, and adjust business KPIs as needed across all functions of the business
• Ability to work across multiple business functions and present findings in concise, unbiased way
• Ability to track projects with milestones for completion, feeding relevant information to the appropriate stakeholders during the process
• Work with other members of data team to help develop specific datasets and data science projects to meet the business unit's needs
• Utilize pricing analysis and strategies to forecast revenues, market shares and trends
• Attend business unit meetings as needed to provide insight, feedback, and guidance to key members of the business unit
• Proactively monitor industry trends within the industry as a whole
• Analyze how larger macro-economic factors may or may not affect the business unit as a whole
• Present key findings to end-users visually, verbally and in written formats

• Preferred Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or other related field
• Expert user of MS Excel
• Preferred experience and knowledge of the building materials industry
• Preferred experience with Microsoft Power BI
• Preferred experience with SQL
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Components including PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.

• Proficiency in the use of the English language in reading, writing and speaking
• Ability to successfully interact and communicate with all organizational levels and the public, including leading large-scale presentations to audiences with varying technical skills
• Ability to learn computer software applications quickly
• Logical, process-oriented nature
• Ability to communicate clearly via phone and email with customers and co-workers
• Ability to identify and pursue opportunities for improvement in business processes
• Must work out of one of the Company's locations or the Company's corporate office
• Travel expectation is 15%

• Self-managing; works well under little supervision
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic
• Good interpersonal skills and good communicator
• Strong organization skills and detail oriented
• Be a team player and support the Company's goals
• Conducts in a professional manner
• Ability to pass a drug test

Working environment is generally favorable. Requires sitting at a desk for long periods of time. Some traveling is required.

Hourly/Salary Pay Range: $55,000 - $75,000 annually dependent on experience*

* pay range may be adjusted depending on cost of living

Annual performance bonus opportunity based on Company and specific business unit ROI and PBOP achievement criteria and individual job responsibility and performance.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.