Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Reporting to the Global Commodity Manager, the Strategic Sourcing Analyst supports global commodity strategies, sourcing initiatives, supplier performance, and supply continuity. The role also supports broader data analytics and decision-support needs across Global Procurement to improve visibility, data integrity, and fact-based decision-making.

• Support global commodity strategies and convert priorities into sourcing projects, negotiations, milestones, and implementation plans.

• Execute sourcing activities from opportunity identification and RFQ through analysis, supplier selection, implementation, and savings realization.

• Analyze spend, quotations, market conditions, cost drivers, capacity, lead times, and demand to identify savings opportunities and supply risks.

• Support PPV, VAVE, competitive bidding, supplier consolidation, resourcing, and other productivity initiatives.

• Prepare sourcing recommendations, total-cost analyses, business cases, and executive-ready presentations.

• Support supplier negotiations, commercial terms, alternate-source development, capacity reviews, recovery plans, and business-continuity actions.

• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Finance, Materials, regional procurement teams, and suppliers to deliver project objectives.

• Support supplier scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, development plans, and escalation follow-up.

• Develop and deliver data analytics and decision-support solutions that improve visibility, data integrity, and fact-based decision-making across Global Procurement and the supply chain.

• Integrate, reconcile, and validate ERP/MRP, data-warehouse, sourcing, and supplier data to improve accuracy, consistency, traceability, and accessibility.

• Maintain standard metric definitions, reporting logic, data dictionaries, and self-service reporting that provide a reliable source of truth.

• Automate recurring analyses and provide ad hoc decision support for sourcing, negotiations, productivity, and risk mitigation.

• Maintain accurate project trackers, savings forecasts, risk registers, sourcing documentation, and reporting.

• Manage multiple sourcing projects, analytics priorities, and supply escalations with urgency and disciplined follow-through.

• Strong analytical, commercial, project-management, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with data analytics, reporting, visualization, and business-intelligence tools; Power BI, Power Query, and DAX experience preferred.

• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing supply chains; experience with data warehouses or SQL is preferred.

• Ability to translate complex data into concise insights, business implications, and recommended actions.

• Strong attention to data accuracy, governance, documentation, and repeatable processes.

• 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, data analytics, business intelligence, or a related manufacturing role.

• Experience supporting sourcing projects, supplier negotiations, PPV/VAVE, sourcing transitions, or supplier performance improvement.

• Experience developing analytics, reporting, or business-intelligence solutions using multiple data sources.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

• CPSM, Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, or similar professional certification is a plus.

Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we’re building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.