2027 Procurement Accelerated Development Program - Brecksville, OH

Job description

The Procurement ADP is “hosted” by the Global Supply Chain Organizational Development Department and participants are matched with a member of the global procurement management team. The Procurement Sourcing Analyst Accelerated Development Program is designed as a 9–12-month assignment to assist the Procurement Strategy & Enablement team with day-to-day tasks and special projects. The program participants manage their own projects and tasks to assist the team in achieving goals both tactical and strategic objectives.

The identified candidates can begin in January or July of 2027 and will work out of Morikis Global Technology Center (MGTC) in Brecksville, Ohio.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting the Sourcing Leadership Team with: Providing support for the multiple categories of raw material direct spend (including outside tolling). Assist with maintaining specific departmental components of procurement, such as inventory tracking, vendor management, process issues, information technology, and related areas.

• Assist with maintaining a variety of reports such as vendor lists, performance history, price quotes, and other information Understanding of the operations within the strategic procurement organizations
• Assist in supporting procurement analytics initiatives including cost modeling, market analytics
• Drive analysis on purchasing opportunities in working capital improvements from vendor terms management
• Assist with special projects, which may include compiling and analyzing targeted data, reviews and assessments of processes or operations or developing special reports.

Creates detailed reports on findings and recommendations. Understand the process of gathering and maintaining supplier pricing and maintain a standardized pricing maintenance process and analysis to determine impact of price changes

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Must be willing to relocate for this position AND upon completion of the program. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future. Must be graduated from an accredited university by the start of this development program. Must have at least one (1) year of experience with Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and Power Point.

Preferred Qualifications

Must have a bachelor’s degree in business (finance/accounting/economics), operations/supply chain or operations from an accredited institution. Previous Internship/Co-op experience within Sherwin-Williams. Have previous experience working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular activities, military service, etc. Have experience with business intelligence tools ( eg. Tableau).