Sr. Analyst, Procurement, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, US

About the company

Job summary

Workplace

• The employer specifies a five-day, in-office work schedule; successful candidates are expected to work on-site five days per week.

Roles and responsibilities

• Support sourcing strategies for Popeyes equipment categories and related capital equipment.
• Analyze spend, pricing, market conditions, OEM capabilities, and total cost of ownership to identify savings.
• Build financial models, cost comparisons, business cases, and scenario analyses for supplier proposals, RFPs, and capital sourcing decisions.
• Assess continuity and risks, including shortages, capacity, lead times, backorders, tariff exposure, price volatility, and OEM concentration.
• Support evaluation, onboarding, and management of equipment OEMs and distributor/service networks; participate in negotiations, RFPs, and RFQs.
• Track supplier cost, service, quality, warranty, and delivery performance and recommend corrective action.
• Coordinate equipment specifications, lead times, and delivery sequencing with Development/Construction for new builds and remodels.
• Address equipment-related issues with assigned OEMs and internal stakeholders; monitor commodity, freight, and tariff-related cost changes.
• Support item setup, changes, and delisting in Workday and the Approved Equipment List; maintain procurement analysis and reporting.
• Contribute to responsible sourcing, supplier diversity, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Skills and qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
• At least two years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, finance, or analytics.
• Equipment or capital goods category experience is a plus.
• Experience building financial models, cost analyses, business cases, or supplier comparisons.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Able to manage multiple sourcing threads in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• The available description begins an additional qualification about category management and OEM/supplier negotiations but ends before the qualification is complete.