Analyst, Supplier Management

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking an Analyst for Supplier Management to support creation, maintenance, governance, and integrity of supplier master data across systems. You will coordinate onboarding, record updates, and data quality with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Legal, and suppliers.

The role emphasizes strong attention to detail, analytical skills, customer service, and multitasking in a fast-paced environment. On-site role reporting to the Cleveland HQ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 1+ year of experience in Finance, Accounting, or Procurement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier onboarding and maintenance requests in Coupa RPMA.
• Support supplier deactivation and vendor record cleanup.
• Assist internal teams and external vendors with online systems (Coupa, AOM, QAD, MMS, SWEEP).
• Act as Coupa SME for supplier enablement and content management.
• Build relationships with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Compliance, and suppliers to minimize issues.
• Assist onboarding of vendors on new payment program initiatives.
• Validate and set up banking information for ACH and Wire payments.
• Support attainment of annual goals and strategic vision.
• Maintain high customer service standards and SLAs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Customer service orientation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field

Tools

Coupa

AOM

QAD

MMS

SWEEP

Job description

The Analyst for Supplier Management is responsible for supporting the creation, maintenance, governance, and integrity of supplier master data across Sherwin-Williams systems and platforms, as well as special projects on the Vendor Master Maintenance team within the Sherwin-Williams Business Services (SBS) Department.

The Analyst serves as a key partner to Procurement, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Finance, Legal, and external suppliers by facilitating supplier onboarding, record updates, issue resolution, and data quality management. The position requires strong attention to detail, analytical skills, customer service orientation, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

This role is not hybrid/remote and will report to Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters located at 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, OH 44113.

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Process supplier onboarding and maintenance requests. and ensure all required documentation is received and validated utilizing Coupa RPMA processes.
• Support supplier deactivation and vendor record cleanup activities.
• Aiding internal personnel, external merchandise/expense vendors, and cross-division customers to support their use of on-line systems (Coupa, AOM, QAD, MMS, SWEEP, etc.).
• Acts as Coupa SME for relevant supplier enablement related and content management functions.
• Build strong relationships with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Compliance, and external suppliers to minimize unexpected issues or delays is shipment due to non-payment.
• Assist with onboarding of vendors on new payment program initiatives.
• Validate and set up banking information for ACH and Wire vendor payments.
• Support the team's attainment of its annual goals while progressing toward its long-range strategic vision of company-wide support.
• Maintain strong customer service standards while meeting service-level expectations.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1+ year of experience in Finance, Accounting, or Procurement.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field.
• Prior work experience in vendor master data, ERP or Transactional Procurement systems such as Oracle or Coupa.
• Prior experience with supplier data interchanges (EDI, cXML, sFTP, etc.)
• Coupa System experience

Travel: 10%