Analyst, Procurement

Heritage Environmental; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcwood Environmental is seeking an Analyst, Procurement to drive sourcing strategies and data-driven decisions across the supply chain. You will analyze data, assess supplier performance, and collaborate with leadership to optimize cost and quality.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of procurement experience, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and strong analytical capabilities. This on-site role supports Arcwood's nationwide waste-management mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, supply chain or business analytics (required).
• 2+ years of related professional experience (required).
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Investigates, formulates and implements sourcing strategies for supply chain.
• Collects and analyzes data to identify root causes, trends, supplier performance and opportunities for cost savings.
• Develops strategies to maximize operational efficiencies and cost effectiveness across the supply chain.
• Ensures sourcing activities align with overall supply chain strategies.
• Conducts research to assess products and suppliers for best value (price, quality, performance).
• Provides recommendations to leadership on supplier selection based on responsiveness, lead time, cost, and other buying factors.
• Supports and manages relationships with existing suppliers via various channels.
• Delivers data analysis and supplier performance measurements to improve supplier effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Performs market, supplier and spend analyses for assigned categories.
• Analyzes complex data to identify supplier opportunities and drives supplier improvement initiatives.
• Facilitates strategic supplier relationships through regular supplier business reviews.
• Researches and forecasts buying trends and markets relevant to target demographics.
• Promotes continuous improvement across the supply chain and organization.

Skills

Data analysis

Supplier performance

Market research

Spend analysis

Sourcing strategy

Supplier relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree (required)

Business analytics / related field preferred

Job description

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Analyst, Procurement

As the Analyst, Procurement you will play a critical role in investigating, formulating and implementing sourcing strategies for supply chain through organizational evolution, market assessments and detailed data and spend analyses.

• Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
• Collects and analyzes data from various sources to help the team identify root cause issues, understand organizational and industry trends, measure supplier performance and uncover areas for improvement
• Develops strategies to maximize operational efficiencies and cost effectiveness of the entire supply chain
• Ensures that all sourcing and procurement activities support and are aligned with supply chain strategies
• Conducts research to assess products and suppliers in terms of best value including price, quality, and performance
• Provides recommendations and feedback to leadership to improve products and services in terms of supplier selection based on responsiveness, lead time, cost and other buying recommendations
• Supports and manages relationships with existing suppliers via various communication channels as needed
• Provides data analysis and supplier performance measurements to the team as a tool to improve supplier effectiveness, uncover potential cost saving opportunities, and improve customer and organizational satisfaction
• Conducts comprehensive market, supplier, and spend analysis for all assigned categories
• Navigates and analyzes complex data to identify and pursue supplier opportunities
• Facilitates strategic supplier relationships and performance through regular supplier business reviews
• Researches, analyzes and forecasts current and future buying trends, markets, styles and products with attention to specified target markets and demographics
• Fosters an environment of continuous improvement internally and throughout the supply chain
• Improves quality and delivery by developing and executing supplier improvement plans through monitoring performance regularly and leading key initiatives
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Education

• Bachelor's degree (required); degree within business, accounting, supply chain or business analytics (preferred)

Experience

• 2+ years of related professional experience (required)

Overview

About Arcwood

Every advancement-from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on-creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.

Our Values

We move forward together, one team with a shared purpose, counting on each other every day. Our core values demonstrate how we work together to deliver value for our customers, putting them at the center of all we do:

• Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
• Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better - advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
• Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together - with our customers, and with each other.
• Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values - lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together - the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.

We've reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers' evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

• Arcwood offers stability you can count on and opportunities to grow. We provide steady work, competitive pay, and above-market benefits that reflect the importance of what we do. As we continue to grow, you'll have the chance to build skills, take on new challenges, and build a career.
• When you join Arcwood, you join a team that honors its legacy, values hardworking people, and shows up every day to protect people, communities, and the future we share.
• Arcwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal laws.
• A post-offer drug screen and background check will be required.
• Physical Job Requirements