Procurement Analyst

Kalsec • Kalamazoo, MI

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About The Position

The Procurement Analyst is a key contributor within Kalsec’s Procurement Team, responsible for delivering data‑driven insights that support supply resilience, cost competitiveness, and inventory optimization across a complex, global raw‑material network. This role builds international market intelligence, supports multi‑echelon inventory optimization strategies, and provides analytical rigor to sourcing decisions, risk mitigation, and budget governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Two or more years of experience in procurement, supply‑chain analytics, or related roles within food & beverage, natural ingredients, agriculture, or process manufacturing industries.
• Hands‑on experience with ERP/MRP systems
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; Power BI or comparable visualization tools.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of international logistics concepts, Incoterms, and supplier performance management.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in SQL, Python, or other languages and tools for advanced analytics.
• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Analytics, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as ISM CPSM/CPSD and/or ASCM (APICS) CSCP or CPIM.
• Experience working with agricultural or botanical raw materials subject to seasonality and global market volatility.
• Experience with scenario modeling or simulations.
• Experience with Snowflake or other cloud data warehousing and imbedded tools
• Exposure to process automation, AI‑enabled forecasting, or digital procurement transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, automate, and govern analytical dashboards and standard reports (Power BI, Excel, Streamlit, Snowflake Cortex, Business Objects SAP) covering spend, purchase price variance (PPV), supplier performance, supplier performance, and inventory.
• Develop and maintain international market intelligence for agricultural and botanical raw materials (e.g., spices, herbs, oleoresins, essential oils, solvents) and packaging, including supply/demand dynamics, pricing trends, trade flows, and risk exposure.
• Support procurement budgeting and forecasting processes, including monthly forecasts of cash, purchasing variance, and inventory.
• Model and recommend multi‑echelon inventory optimization activity and policies (safety stock, reorder points, min/max levels by site and seasonality) to prevent stock‑outs while minimizing excess inventory and obsolescence.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance scorecards (on‑time delivery, lead‑time adherence, quality incidents, responsiveness, sustainability/traceability) and support corrective action plans.
• Model sourcing scenario simulations to optimize long term strategies.
• Build total cost of ownership (TCO) and should‑cost models to support sourcing strategies, contract negotiations, and forward‑buy or index‑based pricing decisions.
• Provide exception management analytics for raw‑material purchase orders, including late deliveries, shortages, and expediting requirements, ensuring accurate master data and transactional integrity.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Supply Planning, Logistics, Operations, Finance, Quality, and R&D to support continuity of supply and disciplined decision‑making.
• Champion continuous improvement and adoption of advanced analytics, automation, and emerging AI tools across procurement and supply‑chain processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level