Procurement & Materials FP&A Senior Analyst
valmont
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Job summary
Valmont is seeking a Finance Partner in FP&A Operations & Supply Chain to translate procurement performance into financial insight and drive material cost improvements. You will lead forecasting, KPI reporting, and scenario modeling to influence supplier pricing, inventory management, and working capital.
The role collaborates with procurement leadership to improve cost performance and supports strategic planning with driver-based analytics.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with 6+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or business partnering finance roles.
Responsibilities
- Drive the forecasting process for procurement and materials by establishing financial targets and maintaining forward views on material costs, inflation impacts, and supplier pricing dynamics.
- Lead weekly and monthly KPI reporting, including purchase price variance (PPV), supplier cost trends, inventory levels, forecast-to-actual variances, and scrap analysis.
- Lead the standardization and governance of sourcing savings reporting, forecasting, and performance tracking, ensuring consistent measurement, validation, and communication of realized and projected savings.
- Partner with procurement and sourcing leadership to improve material cost performance and support supplier negotiations through financial analysis.
- Support AOP, forecast, and strategic planning processes with driver-based analytics and scenario modeling.
- Leverage business intelligence, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve reporting efficiency, strengthen analysis quality, and reduce manual effort across recurring finance processes.
- Communicate insights clearly and convert analysis into action‑oriented recommendations.
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Job description
Valmont is seeking a Finance Partner in FP&A Operations & Supply Chain to translate procurement performance into financial insight and drive material cost improvements. You will lead forecasting, KPI reporting, and scenario modeling to influence supplier pricing, inventory management, and working capital.
The role collaborates with procurement leadership to improve cost performance and supports strategic planning with driver-based analytics.
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