Senior Direct Purchasing Analyst

ECCO Select is a talent acquisition and consulting company specializing in people, process and technology solutions. We provide the talent behind the technology enabling our clients to achieve their goals. For more information about ECCO Select, visit us at www.eccoselect.com.

Position Title: Senior Direct Purchasing Analyst

Location Information: De Soto, KS

Position Responsibilities

• Manage purchase order or raw materials for specific categories.
• Manage direct materials suppliers including on time shipments, logistics tracking, and goods receipts.
• Work with the technology organization on purchasing systems and reporting enhancement.
• Responsible for maintaining target inventory levels for specific raw material categories
• Engage relevant internal stakeholders such as Legal, Risk Assessment, and Sourcing Managers as needed in finalizing agreements
• Manage Purchasing in SAP
• Address any Purchasing system service or delivery issues directly with the supplier
• Resolve order and invoicing issues with users, suppliers and/or Corporate Accounts Payable
• Generate and analyze reports on POs and invoices to track performance and identify efficiency improvement opportunities
  
  

Essential Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or similar discipline
• 5+ years of procurement or supply chain management experience in areas such as manufacturing, purchasing, or other area.
• Prior experience with direct materials and commodities.
• SC Planning experience a plus.
• Strong analytics and financial skills
• Experience with sourcing and supplier management
• Ability to lead and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, organization, and project management skills
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
• Knowledge of technology applications enabling procurement and strategic sourcing
• Self-starter with ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent skills in PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Tableau preferred
• Highly motivated, flexible, proactive with a continuous improvement mentality
• Thrives in fast paced, goal oriented, dynamic organization with time sensitive deadlines
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skill
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to interface effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to provide timely and effective written and verbal communications
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in energy, mining, or technology preferred.
• Preferred prior experience with Procure to Pay, ERP, Supplier Onboarding and Source to Pay
• Experience with supplier portal applications.
  
  

ECCO Select is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Veterans of our United States Uniformed Services are specifically encouraged to apply for ECCO Select opportunities.

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