Buying Analyst

Educated Solutions Corp; Libertyville (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

5% bonus

Strong benefit package

Job summary

Educated Solutions Corp is seeking Buying Analysts to source direct materials for manufacturing and new product development. The role is hybrid—3 days in Libertyville, IL and 2 days from home—offering a clear path across supply chain responsibilities.

You will lead supplier negotiations, manage supplier performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure material availability, cost, quality, and on-time delivery while supporting continuous improvement and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
• 0-5+ years of purchasing, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or commodity management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 0-2+ years experience sourcing electronic components, mechanical parts, plastic resin, metal components, packaging materials, or other direct manufacturing materials preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, including negotiating supplier agreements and managing performance.
• Ability to think analytically, developing or utilizing analytics and performance metrics to manage costs and supplier performance.
• Ability to travel domestically and to Juarez, Mexico plant if needed at <10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the strategic sourcing of electronic components, plastics, metals, and other direct materials.
• Identify and implement sourcing and process improvements to enable product and corporate objectives.
• Qualify requirements, timing and scope for new products and enhancements with internal teams and suppliers.
• Assess supplier capabilities and map them to short- and long-term objectives.
• Coordinate with Sales, Marketing, Planning, Forecasting, Quality, and Manufacturing to ensure material availability.
• Negotiate supplier agreements and lead cost-reduction initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Supplier relationships

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field

Job description

Our client, a provider of lighting control and energy management solutions is hiring multiple Buying Analysts for this company of 650+ employees. This client delivers robust products that serve the electrical, pool and spa, HVAC/R, retail and OEM markets. This individual is responsible for sourcing and procuring direct materials to support manufacturing and new product development. The current team of 10 includes Planning Analysts, Sourcers, and Business Intelligence. This role works a hybrid schedule, 3 days in office in Libertyville, IL and 2 days from home. This client desires to hire multiple Analysts which can come at 3 levels with 3 starting wages:

• $65K – Entry Level Candidates – Bachelors Degree with Supply Chain Internships or light experience in this space
• $75K – 1+ years experience in this space – good foundation of Supply Chain experience
• $85K – Strong experience in this space and “hit the ground running” ability for the role depicted below.

All roles include UNLIMITED PTO, a 5% bonus and a strong benefit package.

The key to this role is past proven success sourcing and procuring direct materials to support manufacturing and new product development. This role manages supplier relationships, negotiates pricing and contracts, ensures material availability, and drives cost, quality, and delivery performance while partnering with cross-functional teams. The incumbent will:

• Lead and manage the strategic sourcing of electronic components, plastic resin, mechanical parts, metal components, and other direct materials/commodities, including supplier selection, procurement, delivery, quality and relationship management.
• Identify and implement sourcing and process improvements to enable product and corporate objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and qualify strategic sourcing partnerships for electronic components, plastic resin, mechanical parts, raw materials, and finished goods, both domestically and internationally.
• Assess capabilities of suppliers and map those capabilities to short and long term objectives.
• Work collaboratively with internal functions and external suppliers to qualify requirements, timing and scope of bringing new products and product enhancements to market.
• Sourcing execution to ensure the company has a continuous and stable supply of quality materials, components and finished goods which includes anticipating and addressing supply issues by working closely with Sales, Marketing, Planning, Forecasting, Quality and Manufacturing teams.
• Lead supplier negotiations, cost reduction initiatives, value engineering projects, and quality improvement programs for assigned commodities and product categories.
• Develop, measure, and manage supplier performance metrics and goals to assist in supplier development and continuous supply/supplier improvement.
• Build strong partnerships with key suppliers and leverage those relationships for win/win sourcing performance.
• Participate in supplier contract negotiations and support long-term supplier agreements.
• Monitor market conditions, commodity trends, material availability, and supplier capacity for assigned commodities, including electronic components, resins, metals, and mechanical parts.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field of study preferred
• 0-5+ years of purchasing, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or commodity management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 0-2+ years experience sourcing electronic components, mechanical parts, plastic resin, metal components, packaging materials, or other direct manufacturing materials preferred
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers of electronic components, mechanical parts, plastic resin, packaging materials, and other manufacturing commodities, including negotiating supplier agreements and managing supplier performance.
• Ability to think analytically developing or utilizing analytics and performance metrics to manage costs and supplier performance.
• Ability to travel domestically and to Juarez, Mexico plant if needed at <10%