Category Sourcing Analyst II

Job Description

Category Sourcing Analyst II – Procurement | Cargill

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at Cargill, located in Wayzata, MN, or Wichita, KS. Cargill is a 155,000-person organization with over 160 years of experience, committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world safely, responsibly, and sustainably. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, Cargill partners with farmers and customers to source, make, and deliver products vital for living. This role is crucial for performing analytics and market intelligence activities that support sourcing strategies and cost optimization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Wayzata, MN or Wichita, KS
• Pay: $65000–$95000 yearly
• Mission: Perform moderately complex analytics and market intelligence to generate actionable insights that inform sourcing strategies and cost optimization.
• Tech Stack: SAP, AI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Conduct Analysis: Perform advanced category and spend analysis using internal procurement systems and external market data to generate actionable insights for sourcing strategies and cost optimization.
• Develop Tools: Design and develop more complex analytical modeling tools and systems to support procurement functions.
• Interpret Data: Conduct complex analyses that require a general understanding of data management and analytics data design principles, concepts, and practices.
• Solve Problems: Independently resolve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, escalating more intricate problems to appropriate staff as necessary.
• Research Trends: Research data, market information, and trends to inform strategic decisions and share best practices across the organization.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A professional with an understanding of procurement, sourcing, and market intelligence concepts, prepared to handle moderately complex analytical tasks.
• Experience: Minimum of two years of related work experience, with a preference for previous strategic sourcing/procurement experience and demonstrated financial, mathematical, and modeling expertise.
• Skills: Ability to conduct advanced category and spend analysis, design analytical modeling tools, apply data management and analytics data design principles, and synthesize complex data to provide actionable recommendations.
• Bonus: Experience designing tools and reports that support category strategy documentation, initiative tracking, value realization, supplier performance visibility, and risk management; experience using AI for data-driven decision making; and experience using SAP.