Senior Sourcing Analyst - Packaging
Role Overview
The Senior Sourcing Analyst supports category strategy, sourcing plans, supplier relationships, and data-informed operational decisions.
The role reports to the Sourcing Manager and covers packaging and other materials used in food and beverage manufacturing.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The Senior Sourcing Analyst supports category strategy, sourcing plans, supplier relationships, and data-informed operational decisions.
The role reports to the Sourcing Manager and covers packaging and other materials used in food and beverage manufacturing.
Sourcing and supplier management
- Support category strategies through data analysis, demand forecasting, and market insights; maintain the monthly demand database for long-range sourcing plans.
- Coordinate with planning to manage inventory and order patterns in line with demand and supplier lead times.
- Support supplier performance reviews, KPI tracking, escalations, corrective actions, reporting, and issue analysis.
- Support contract negotiations with cost analysis, benchmarking, and scenario modeling.
Analysis, risk, and coordination
- Monitor raw-material market trends and provide strategic insights, recommendations, and scenario analyses to senior leadership.
- Build and maintain forecasting models, cost breakdowns, and tracking tools for internal decisions.
- Monitor shortages, price volatility, and supply continuity; recommend material substitutions for ingredients and packaging.
- Coordinate sourcing projects across teams, including material price changes, production needs, and customer pricing structures.
Planning, quality, and financial coordination
- Maintain the annual sourcing calendar and support contracting cycles and budgeting activities.
- Maintain quality specifications and requirements for materials used by the company.
- Work with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice price and volume discrepancies and support timely, accurate supplier payments.
- Work with Accounts Receivable to track and consolidate supplier volume rebates.
- Identify improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement through analysis and reporting.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Management, Economics, Food Science, or a related field.
- Strong organization, analysis, time management, prioritization, and deadline-management skills.
- Proficiency with computer applications and Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working with all levels of management.
- Ability to multitask and manage time efficiently; leadership, team-building, and collaborative skills.
Compliance and other duties
- Follow health, occupational, environmental, and food safety rules, legal regulations, company requirements, and company policies.
- Comply with the company’s Integrated Management Systems, including production, quality, food safety, and GMP.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
About Ya Ya Foods
Ya Ya Foods is a family-owned Canadian manufacturer and co-packer of beverages and liquid food products, serving global multinational customers.
The company describes a growth-focused, teamwork-oriented culture that supports employee development and celebrates diverse perspectives.
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