Role Summary:
The Supplier Analyst is responsible for the strategic oversight, performance health, and operational excellence of a diverse portfolio of 200 suppliers. This role mirrors the responsibilities of a Supplier Manager but emphasizes scalable data analysis and risk-based prioritization to manage a high-volume vendor base efficiently. The Supplier Analyst acts as a critical link between Category Management and Business Units in conjunction with Supplier Technicians, ensuring that all 200 suppliers align with global strategies and compliance standards.
Responsibilities & Requirements:
Using a combination of the defined Supplier Plans provided by the Category Management team, structured processes and scorecards available as well as inputs and escalations received from various internal stakeholders, the Supplier Analyst is accountable for.
Supplier Strategy Planning & Execution
- Manage day-to-day oversight of the supplier portfolio across assigned category
- Analyze spending and performance data across the supplier portfolio to support Supplier Managers and Category Management in developing high-level Supplier Plans and segmentation as necessary
- Review trends and make recommendations to the business for opportunities to consolidate spend
- Coordinate targeted development activities, collaborating with Supplier Technicians where required
- Ensure a baseline of compliance on contractual agreements and supplier specific terms in alignment with Flowserve policies and procedures
- Schedule and lead supplier engagements and business reviews based on KPI compliance
- Monitor supplier capacity, lead times, and service levels to ensure business continuity
- Escalate performance or risk concerns to Supplier Technicians as appropriate
Supplier Health Management
- Manage supplier relationships with oversight into overall performance, and targeted improvement activities for the designated portfolio of suppliers
- Monitor and action supplier performance around competitiveness, delivery, quality, and cost
- Collaborate with Supplier Technicians to manage supplier risk, addressing and mitigating high risk criteria – including maintenance of risk elements in the SC Risk App for highest-risk suppliers within the portfolio
- Coordinate with suppliers any escalations and risks raised through the appropriate escalation channels
- Maintain open communication channels and accurate master data for the portfolio of suppliers through engagements and stakeholder identification
- Analyze aggregate supplier load versus business needs, identifying potential bottlenecks across the portfolio suppliers and proposing alternative sourcing options.
Operational Support
- Coordinate with site or business unit leadership on solving routine issues, and escalating risk through the appropriate escalation channels
- Support issue resolution by gathering data, facilitating communication between suppliers and internal stakeholders, and coordinating with Supplier Technicians and Category Management
- Business continuity and supplier responsiveness by focusing on high-impact suppliers within the portfolio
- Ensure consistent governance across multiple business units utilizing shared suppliers by maintaining visibility to performance, contractual terms, and service expectations
- Consolidate escalations from MORs, targeting actions for the defined supplier ecosystem
Pertained to the assigned Suppliers to manage;
- Execute the Supplier Plan based on supplier strategy
- Coordinate data-driven activities in conjunction with Supplier Technicians
- Supplier Ecosystem Performance & drive mitigating actions where required
- Ensure Baseline Contractual Coverage and Contract Compliance
- Supplier Risk Assessments, prioritize critical suppliers and maintain baseline monitoring of ecosystem
- Spend Consolidation based on supplier strategic approach analysis
- Escalation Coordination & Resolution for identified high-risk suppliers
Preferred Experience / Skills:
- 4+ years of experience in Supply Chain
- Advanced Excel and Power BI
- Strong interpersonal, stakeholder collaboration & relationship management
- Evidenced understanding of both commercial and technical areas of supply chain
- Very strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills
- Proficiency in Project Management
- Knowledge of supply base within the category area of operation
- Understanding of market dynamics
- Strong analytical skills which involve collecting, analysing and interpreting data
- Certified Supply Chain Professional
- Geographically mobile for engagement opportunities
- Ability to influence, communicate, and collaborate at all organizational levels
