Purchasing Business Analyst - CAT Pigment Veneer

Purchasing Business Analyst enables the business teams to take business development to next level where we can utilize each core roles (Business Developer Production Engineer and Supply Planner) strengths and focus our efforts. So how does the PBA role fit in Well the Purchasing Business Analyst is there to enable the teams to take factbased decision on qualitative data.

As a Purchasing Business Analyst you will report to a Business Development Manager and will support both Pigment & Veneer teams in our unit. This is a great way to broaden your network and knowledge of our business landscape. This also means that you are a critical link in knowledge sharing between teams. You will combine your knowledge in analytics with your business understanding to create predictive and prescriptive insights. You will analyze complex business challenges by using both internal and external data sources and formulate insights and analyses in a clear and simple way to meet business teams needs. Your role will be crucial to identify opportunities and improvements cost savings process efficiencies and performance optimization within the teams you work with.

Here are some of the activities that you will lead:

• KPI/APL Follow up analyzing and highlighting deviations aggregating the team results.
• For various reporting purposes secure a consistent foundation gather process compile and analyze data linking to Logistics Engineering and Supplier Development to enabling factbased decision making preparing/visualization the different source of data showing the history trends benchmarking cost breakdowns analysis connection between different data.
• Supporting the creation//follow up of action planning supplier development process purchasing development process and business contingency planning RFQs or other processes.
• Identify relevant data sources verify data accuracy source missing information and organize data in usable formats to support analysis and factbased decision making.
• Support and guide the teams in addressing business issues or opportunities through dataanalysis.

Qualifications :

The absolute most important competence in this role is to be curious & have great analytic capabilities. You are able to process large amounts of data draw conclusions and make factbased recommendations for the business team members to act on. You see the value and find motivation in enabling factbased decision making through data and facts. Communication is key in this assignment. Both to communicate data in a simple insightful and inspiring way as well as enable your colleagues to take action. Your collaboration interface will be big so stakeholder management will be very important!  

We also believe that you have:

• Deep understanding in Purchase Development processes ways of working and KPI landscape.
• Comprehensive understanding of roles and responsibilities in the Business Team.
• Good knowledge of Sales planning Supply planning Capacity planning and interdependencies.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of tools/applications such as Excel Power BI etc.
• Desire to develop the business capabilities identify business opportunities find better ways and enable change.

• Fluency in English both written and spoken. You are comfortable in presenting and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.

Additional Information :

There will be limited business trips in this role.

Please send us your application CV and letter of motivation in English. We really want to get to know you so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role you do that under message to Hiring Manager. The last day to send your application is the April 4 2025. Please note that we will continuously look at applications so do not delay make sure to show us your interest in the role as soon as possible. We are interviewing continuously and will the close the advert when we find the right candidate. So dont hesitate to apply today.

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If you have questions about the position please contact hiring manager Joe Nelson . If you have questions related to the recruitment process please contact Lucie Drastilov .