Data-Driven Sourcing Strategist

Perdue Farms; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Perdue Farms is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst in Salisbury, Maryland. You will drive sourcing excellence through data-driven procurement strategies, supporting complex initiatives across priority categories and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve visibility and outcomes.

The role emphasizes analytics, spend data validation, and cost modeling to inform negotiations, with a base salary in the $68,000–$102,000 range and a performance-based annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or contract management.
• Experience supporting RFP and RFQ events, supplier evaluations, and contract workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build RFP/RFQ materials, supplier lists, pricing templates, and data packs for complex events.
• Analyze supplier bids, run scenarios, and synthesize trade-offs to support decision-making.
• Prepare negotiation fact packs with benchmarks, cost breakdowns, and opportunity insights.
• Support contract administration for urgent needs.
• Clean, structure, and validate spend data to ensure accuracy and usability.
• Translate data into clear insights, including consolidation opportunities, price variances, and savings opportunities.
• Maintain recurring reporting on spending, supplier performance inputs, and sourcing outcomes.
• Conduct supplier research, cost benchmarking, and market analysis to inform sourcing decisions.
• Develop basic cost models and fact packs to support negotiations.
• Package insights in clear, decision-oriented formats for category teams.
• Identify sourcing opportunities using spend, contract, and supplier data.
• Track sourcing initiative status, timelines, and inputs to value reporting.
• Support governance cadence materials and reporting accuracy.
• Maintain documentation to support portfolio visibility and prioritization.
• Deploy and tailor sourcing templates, models, and playbooks for real category use cases.
• Support rollout and day-to-day use of sourcing platforms and tools in live events.
• Capture user feedback and continuously improve tools, templates, and usability.
• Act as a first line of support for sourcing-related process questions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Clear written/verbal communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Excel

ERP/Sourcing tools

Job description

Perdue Farms is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst in Salisbury, Maryland. You will drive sourcing excellence through data-driven procurement strategies, supporting complex initiatives across priority categories and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve visibility and outcomes.

The role emphasizes analytics, spend data validation, and cost modeling to inform negotiations, with a base salary in the $68,000–$102,000 range and a performance-based annual bonus.