Sourcing Analyst

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Visit suppliers and perform audits on their operations and make recommendations on their operations in order to improve partnerships with Microboard.
• Manage projects to improve quotation processes and build metrics with an eye toward continuous  improvement and automation
• Prepare and maintain status reports needed by Quoting and Management to determine work load and daily priorities.
• Review customer provided documentation with Proposal Manager and appropriate Microboard teams to determine customer requirements, special processes, and other data pertinent to the quote effort.
• Format and upload customer documentation to materials quoting system.
• Monitor open quote requests with suppliers.
• Retrieve quote data from materials quoting system.
• Create Costed Bill of Material (BOM), labor workbooks and supporting quote documentation for submission to customer.
• Assist Proposal Manager with preparation of department metrics, quote reviews with executive management, and special tasks as needed.
• Create, Analyze, and Report on Purchase Price variances (PPV) per component.
• Analyze Costed BOM’s for accuracy and escapes.  Report to management as required.
• Communicate supplier feedback to Purchasing and Program Management.

• Learning all aspects of the job and work on increasingly complex client quotations under the supervision of the Proposal Manager.
• 2-4 years’ experience om Quoting Administration
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong experience with excel and other Microsoft products
• Project management skills

Qualifications:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel required – VLOOKUP & Pivot tables).
• Infor LN ERP System experience a plus.
• PolyDyne QuoteWin experience a plus.
• MRP/ERP system experience a plus.