Procurement Analytics Analyst — Hybrid (Spend & Capex)

Novolex; Lake Forest (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick days

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Novolex is seeking a highly analytical, strategic, and results-driven Procurement Analyst to join the Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) Analytical Team, supporting the Indirect and Capex vertical.

This role will serve as a critical business partner across Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, HR, and plant leadership to drive sourcing discipline, cost optimization, capital project support, and compliance across enterprise spend categories.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain analytics, finance, capital project support, or operations analysis.
• Strong financial modeling, spend analysis, and cost management experience.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and scenario modeling.
• Experience with ERP systems, procurement platforms, or business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP, Coupa, Power BI).
• Working knowledge of strategic sourcing, contract management, and procure-to-pay processes for indirect goods, services, or capex categories.

Responsibilities

• Indirect Spend Analytics: develop, maintain, and improve spend analytics across key indirect categories.
• Build total cost of ownership models evaluating pricing, service levels, costs, and impacts.
• Support forecasting processes for indirect and capex spend; budget tracking and variance analysis versus AOP.
• Provide analytics to category leaders via dashboards, scorecards, and executive reports.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Supply chain analytics

Finance

Capital projects

Operations analysis

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Power BI

Tools

SAP

Coupa

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Novolex is seeking a highly analytical, strategic, and results-driven Procurement Analyst to join the Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) Analytical Team, supporting the Indirect and Capex vertical.

This role will serve as a critical business partner across Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, HR, and plant leadership to drive sourcing discipline, cost optimization, capital project support, and compliance across enterprise spend categories.