Senior Procurement Analyst

Brandt Corporate Services Ltd. is seeking a Senior Procurement Analyst to join its growing team.  The Senior Procurement Analyst supports the Purchasing Manager in leading the development and execution of sourcing strategies for assigned commodities across the Brandt Group of Companies in North America, New Zealand, and Australia. This role leverages supplier and market data to perform sourcing, contracting, and supplier relationship management activities that align with business needs. The Senior Procurement Analyst assists with, or leads, the planning and execution of sourcing projects, working closely with other Procurement teams and business stakeholders to implement effective strategies. This position is also responsible for creating and managing leveraged agreements, strengthening supplier partnerships, and driving planning, sourcing, and contracting initiatives to deliver cost-effective and timely results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze spend portfolio and determine overall procurement approach for assigned areas based on magnitude of dollars, strategic importance, and opportunity for value delivery.
• Develop long term sourcing strategies for assigned projects or commodities.
• Become subject matter expert in the supply market for assigned areas. Advise current and future market trends.
• Use supplier and market data to incorporate business unit requirements, develop sourcing strategies, and optimize Brandt’s competitive position.
• Lead and Assist sourcing activities, supplier selection, supplier negotiations, and create and monitor supplier agreements.
• Identify, implement, and manage supplier relationships to support Brandt’s business unit requirements.
• Understand the contracting process (negotiation, contract preparation and administration), tactical and transactional activity for assigned areas.
• Deliver commercially sound supplier contracts that meet business units’ technology, quality and cost goals that provide optimum protection of company assets.
• Management and negotiation of current contract portfolio and implementation of new sourcing initiatives.
• Identify and execute opportunities for procurement cost reduction and supplier performance improvement, including alternating suppliers and products, renegotiating contracts to account for market changes, and working in conjunction with appropriate functional areas as needed.
• Deliver and track quantifiable financial benefits.
• Developing, writing and publishing bids (RFI, RFP, RFQ, RFx).
• Maintain current market information for the categories of responsibility to ensure that Brandt’s prices remain competitive within the confines of existing contracts.
• Monitor and report performance metrics to Purchasing Manager.
• All other assigned tasks by manager.

#LI-ONSITE

• Strong negotiation, contracting, and supplier management skills.
• Excellent data analysis and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant procurement experience.
• Professional supply chain or procurement certification/designation (e.g., SCMP, CSCP, CPSM) considered an asset.