Buyer, Indirects - MRO Data Analyst
Core
Develop spend analytics, clean and reconcile purchasing data, identify savings opportunities, and build pricing benchmarks for MRO categories to support manufacturing operations.
Role type
Senior IC MRO data analyst (indirect procurement)
Builds
Spend analytics dashboards, automated reporting, supplier scorecards, and bid-comparison models for MRO categories.
Domain
Manufacturing / Indirect Procurement / Supply Chain
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Advanced Excel (Power Query, pivot tables, data modeling), data cleaning and reconciliation, price variance analysis, inventory trend analysis, supplier scorecard development, strategic sourcing support, stakeholder partnership
Preferred skills
SAP Ariba, Power BI, SQL, Python, Alteryx, MRO category management, inventory optimization, sourcing methodologies
Technologies
SAP, Ariba, Power BI, SQL, Python, Alteryx, Excel
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain spend analytics across MRO categories; Clean, enrich, classify, and reconcile purchasing data and supplier invoices; Identify savings opportunities through price variance and tail-spend analysis; Build item-level pricing benchmarks using supplier quotations and market data; Analyze inventory consumption trends and standardization opportunities; Partner with maintenance stakeholders to validate material usage; Develop supplier scorecards and track performance metrics; Support strategic sourcing events with bid files and scenario analyses; Create and enhance dashboards for supplier spend and savings; Establish transparent savings calculations and partner with Finance.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC