Procurement Analyst

We are looking for a Procurement Analyst to join JBT Marel in Boxmeer, the Netherlands.

JBT Marel is based on three main divisions: Poultry, Meat & PF and DF&H. The P&L and Supply Chain are managed within each division. Consequently, the Division Poultry has a Supply Chain organization managing the global poultry supply chain for the main sites in Gainesville (NA), Boxmeer/Dongen (NL) and Nitra (SK).

Within the Poultry Global Supply Chain organization, the Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain Set-up department is positioned. This department is responsible for, amongst others, developing and managing category strategies, developing and managing supplier relationships, managing the sourcing master data, as well as industrializing new product developments to ensure flawless regular production in one of Poultry’s manufacturing sites or at Contract Manufacturing Partners.

The Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain Set-up department is based on three pillars:

• Strategic Procurement
• Procurement Support Specialists
• New Product Introduction (NPI)

Within the group Procurement Support Specialists, we have a newly defined role: Poultry Procurement Analyst.

The Poultry business is moving towards a multi-site integrated operation. To manage, evaluate and steer the Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain organization of Poultry, the need for an analyst is growing. The analyst is to develop dashboards and Procurement & NPI metrics, and monitor and analyze these performance metrics. Driving analytics processes and tool development to support end-to-end processes worldwide will also be an important activity for the analyst.

Job Responsibilities

• Define reporting requirements, including agreement on leading and lagging KPIs, based on business needs together with business stakeholders and procurement management.
• Translate reporting requirements into data requirements and clarify how to create the reporting database in the right format together with IT stakeholders.
• Translate reporting requirements into report design.
• Build databases and reports using business intelligence solutions and maintain and update them regularly.
• Transform reported data into actionable information for business needs.
• Create analyses, monitor performance, and present results to the Poultry procurement management team and Poultry procurement teams on site.
• Gather feedback and continuously improve metrics to verify effectiveness of processes.
• Develop and run dashboards monthly for strategic purchasers to enable them to improve their category strategies, supply bases and parts portfolio.
• Develop and run a monthly report on external market information and monitor market developments, including commodities, logistics and geopolitical risks.
• Develop and run monthly procurement master data analysis.
• Advise procurement management on structural improvements, underpinned with data and dashboard analysis.
• Identify supply risks such as single sourcing, geopolitical exposure and financial health.
• Generate ad hoc reports at the request of procurement management.
• Work together with program managers, business process experts and other supply chain analysts in Poultry and/or the global supply chain of JBT Marel.

Reporting line

The Procurement Analyst will report to the Manager of the Procurement Support Specialists of Poultry.

Job requirements

To be able to fulfill this challenging new role, the following capabilities and competencies are required:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Analytics, Finance or a technical field
• Preferably experience in a multinational or industrial environment
• Experience using ERP systems; SAP is an advantage
• Experience with Microsoft Office and a deeper understanding of Excel and Power BI tooling

Soft skills

• Detail-oriented and highly structured
• Eager, motivated, with an intrinsic drive to understand and dive deeper
• Motivated to keep learning about new software tools and AI solutions
• Problem-solving mindset
• Capable of transforming data into knowledge and business recommendations and communicating these insights effectively
• Excellent in Dutch and English

At JBT Marel, what we do matters. We know that the contribution of our employees leads to the success of our business. We are committed to supporting your professional and personal development. You will be part of a global team culture that values collaboration, continuous learning, and new challenges to support your growth.