Senior Supply Base Strategist: Sourcing & Performance

Cycles Worldwide, LLC; Janesville, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LeMans Corporation is seeking a Senior Supply Base Analyst to drive supplier performance, sourcing strategy, cost optimization, and supply chain resilience across a global supplier network.

The role blends data analysis with supplier management and cross-functional collaboration to impact growth, product innovation, and operational efficiency. You will lead scorecards, dashboards, and strategic initiatives to reduce costs while ensuring supply continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field preferred.
• 4-6 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, sourcing, supplier management, or manufacturing environments.
• 4-6 years of experience with cost analysis, benchmarking, and total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex supplier and procurement data.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, dashboards, and data analysis.
• Experience evaluating supplier performance, sourcing strategies, and supply chain risks.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and supplier development practices.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze supplier performance metrics across quality, delivery, cost, capacity, and service.
• Develop and maintain supplier scorecards, KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting.
• Lead corrective action plans and supplier improvement initiatives.
• Support strategic sourcing activities and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Conduct cost breakdowns, should-cost analysis, benchmarking, and total cost of ownership evaluations.
• Assess and mitigate supply base risks including operational, financial, and geopolitical risks.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Development, Procurement, Planning, and Logistics for new product introductions.
• Support supplier selection, negotiations, contract execution, and long-term sourcing strategies.
• Drive supplier readiness for new product launches and platform changes.
• Monitor raw material markets, industry trends, and global supply chain developments.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve manufacturability, quality, innovation, and performance.
• Support capacity planning and resolve supplier-related bottlenecks impacting operations.
• Lead strategic supply base analysis projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor within the supply base analytics function.
• Develop tools, reports, and processes that improve data integrity, reporting efficiency, and supplier visibility.

Skills

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

SAP

Oracle

Job description

LeMans Corporation is seeking a Senior Supply Base Analyst to drive supplier performance, sourcing strategy, cost optimization, and supply chain resilience across a global supplier network.

The role blends data analysis with supplier management and cross-functional collaboration to impact growth, product innovation, and operational efficiency. You will lead scorecards, dashboards, and strategic initiatives to reduce costs while ensuring supply continuity.