Purchasing Assistant/Analyst Contractor
Location: Austin, TX 78703
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm (ONSITE)
Pay: $23 - $25/hr
Duration: 6-months, with the potential to get extended based on business needs and performance
An industry leading Grocer is seeking a Purchasing Assistant/Analyst contractor to join their team. This contractor will work with the Culinary Procurement team to review, cleanse data, create visualizations, and report insights and recommendations.
Job Duties:
· Data cleansing, review data for cost accuracy, monitoring changes, item data analysis, reporting
· Supplier relationships including unwinding current relationships
· Food industry, food product knowledge helpful
· Demand planning, inventory experience helpful
· Advanced Excel required
· Coding in SQL helpful
· Tableau, information extraction
· Experience with Microsoft office products; must have advanced proficiency in Excel and have the ability to create and run complex and dynamic reporting
· Comfort with and ability to learn new reporting and database tools/systems; intermediate level knowledge of database reporting tools, like Tableau
· Experience with programming languages a plus
· Familiarity with procurement and supply chain operations
· Strong attention to detail, and commitment to consistently meeting timelines
· Able to think creatively and solve problems
· Excellent organization and time management skills
· Strong project management background
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present ideas, conclusions and recommendations with clarity
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree preferred
· 1+ year of experience with Procurement and Supply Chain operations preferred
· Advanced Excel with the ability to run dynamic reports
· Strong Data Analytics experience with the ability to create visualizations and automate workflows
· Experience with programming languages a plus
· Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. To the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.
