Purchasing Analyst

Overview:
**Job Overview**:
We are currently looking for a Purchasing Analyst to join our procurement team located at our corporate office in Radnor, PA. In this role you will focus on the procurement of direct chemical materials. The position will focus on supporting the Chemical Purchasing organization to deliver the right materials at the right time to the business and to provide logístical information on the status of materials. In addition, your mission will be to ensure these materials are properly sourced at the most competitive price and flowing smoothly through our processes.

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for supporting the purchasing team with commercial activities with suppliers by obtaining product and/or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedules
- Facilitate the procurement of direct chemicals and issue and/or maintain purchase orders
- Update SAP to ensure data is accurate through receipt transactions, date, price, and quantity revisions, as well as record vendor order confirmations
- Collaborate with internal customers and external vendors to develop business requirements and improve processes
- Assist with the development and execution of supplier and commodity strategies to support procurement and manufacturing operations
- Manage contract database
- Discuss defective or unacceptable materials or service levels with users, suppliers, and others to determine root cause and corrective action
- Assist in resolving accounts payable issues and price disputes
- Assist with savings tracking, spend tracking and associated analytics
- Assist with data analysis on forecasts and usage
- Responsible for the maintenance of procurement records in accordance with corporate guidelines
- Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

- A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or equivalent (2-4 years’) work experience
- Intermediate MS Excel proficiency is required
- Power BI experience preferred
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience with purchasing modules in major ERP systems; SAP MRP experience is preferred
- Demonstrated creativity in identifying and capturing opportunities to control costs, enhance quality, etc
- Strategic sourcing experience including supplier management preferred
- Strong interpersonal, problem-solving skills
- Strong team orientation and collaboration skills
- Strong written and oral presentation skills
- Possess the poise, confidence and presence to be able to deal effectively with external vendors, and all levels within the organization
- Strong, self-confident, decisive leader with excellent listening skills, emotional maturity and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment

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