What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Analyst position at Tandus Group, Inc?
Join Tarkett, a global leader in innovation flooring solutions and sports surfaces. We believe our entrepreneurial culture is what differentiates us from the competition. So if you've got what it takes, we invite you to CHANGE THE GAME WITH US !
The Procurement Analyst will help to develop and oversee the strategic approach to supply market analytics and act as a key partner with category managers on creating business intelligence and actionable market POVs. The position will act as the Tarkett North American (TNA) procurement lead sourcing analyst and will report into the Senior Director of Procurement, Raw materials. This is a strategic position that utilizes data mining, big data, analytics, data science and visualization tools to generate unique and creative points of view that help advance a holistic and statistically driven view of market dynamics (Through the lens of total delivered costs).
Responsibilities
- Scope of responsibilities will focus on strategic categories within Direct Materials.
- Focus will be on building advanced analytics that enable enhanced procurement decisions
- Advance the utilization of visual tools such as Power BI
- Utilize data mining and finding, developing relevant data sets to understand key markets
- Develop technology road maps that will be utilized to gain a competitive advantage
- Create or improve models that quantify optionality and risk adjusted economics
- Provide market-based facts, data, insights, and options supporting category strategies.
- Work with Category Managers to challenge and improve upon their vision, supply market POV and strategies
- Participate in negotiation and supplier relationship management (SRM) sessions to gain additional insights and understanding on key market and business drivers
- Model supply chain material flow in a way that allows for benchmarking and best in class assessments (Internal and external standard comparison)
- Work with Operations, R&D, quality, and supply chain to model, quantify and assess current state demand specifications and requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
What We Offer
Responsible Manufacturing - Protecting Our Planet for the Future
Who we are :
With a history of 140 years, Tarkett is a worldwide leader in innovative flooring and sport surface solutions with 12,000 employees and 34 industrial sites. Offering a wide range of products including vinyl, linoleum, rubber, carpet, wood, laminate, artificial turf, and athletic tracks. The Group serves customers in more than 100 countries across the globe.
Committed to change the game with circular economy and to reducing its carbon footprint, the Group has implemented an eco-innovation strategy based on Cradle to Cradle® principles, fully aligned with its Tarkett Human-Conscious Design® approach.
Tarkett is listed on Euronext (Compartment B, ISIN FR0004188670, ticker : TKTT). www.tarkett-group.com
Tarkett is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in backgrounds and in experiences and promote an inclusive workplace where all employees can perform at their best.