Junior Procurement Analyst

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Job Summary: A professional with experience as a Junior Procurement Analyst to lead the analysis, control, and optimization of the procurement process, ensuring operational efficiency and strategic decision-making. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic role with active participation in decision-making and cost optimization. 2. Direct visibility into the area’s overall management and leadership in KPIs. 3. Career path opportunities within a steel industry company. **PROCUREMENT ANALYST** **BLESOLA IMPORT EXPORT SAC**, a steel industry company with over 24 years in the market and major clients in the Mining, Oil & Gas, Fishing, Metal-Mechanical, Construction, General Industry, and State contracting sectors, is seeking an experienced professional to fill the position of “Junior Procurement Analyst”. Full career development opportunities are provided. **Position Purpose:** To lead the analysis, control, and optimization of the procurement process, ensuring operational efficiency, cost sustainability, and strategic decision-making. **Work Opportunity:** The position offers the opportunity to assume a strategic role within the procurement department, actively participating in decision-making and in cost and process optimization. The professional will have direct visibility into the department’s overall management, leading indicator (KPI) monitoring, critical data analysis, and development of high-impact managerial reports. **Responsibilities** * Generate, validate, and issue purchase orders, contracts, and commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with specified requirements and conditions. * Schedule and manage fulfillment of customer purchase orders, guaranteeing timely supply and adherence to deadlines. * Analyze procurement requirements from Sales and Warehouse departments, ensuring appropriate procurement planning and operational continuity. * Conduct comparative analyses and evaluate supplier quotations based on cost, quality, delivery time, and commercial terms. * Continuously coordinate with Sales, Import, Warehouse, Finance, and Dispatch departments to ensure logistical process efficiency. * Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and other commercial terms with suppliers, ensuring competitive and sustainable conditions. * Evaluate, qualify, and develop strategic suppliers based on performance indicators (quality, cost, on-time delivery, and service level). * Analyze price trends, market conditions, and supplier performance to identify risks and improvement opportunities. * Manage and monitor departmental KPIs, ensuring achievement of savings, efficiency, and service-level objectives. * Design and optimize management dashboards and reports (Power BI / Excel), providing visibility and decision-support. * Identify KPI deviations and lead corrective action plans and continuous improvement initiatives. * Propose and implement cost reduction (cost saving) strategies and expenditure optimization. * Prepare executive reports for management, including analysis, conclusions, and actionable recommendations. * Participate in defining and implementing procurement policies, procedures, and process improvements. * Integrate digital tools, automation, and artificial intelligence to optimize departmental management. * Serve as backup to the Procurement Manager, ensuring operational continuity and decision-making support. * Other strategic functions inherent to the position. **Requirements** * Degree in Business Administration, International Trade, Industrial Engineering, Economics, or related fields. * Minimum 2–3 years of experience in procurement, logistics, or supply chain, with emphasis on analysis and management. * Advanced Excel proficiency (data modeling, pivot tables, KPIs). * Power BI proficiency (intermediate/advanced level preferred). * Experience managing KPIs, dashboards, and managerial reports. * Solid knowledge of supplier negotiation and cost analysis. * Knowledge of International Trade preferred. * Experience in process improvement and management control preferred. **Competencies:** * Strong analytical ability and sound judgment for decision-making. * Leadership and influence. * Results orientation. * Strategic planning. * Effective communication at the management level. * Highly organized. **Conditions and Benefits:** * Work Location: Chorrillos. * Work Modality: On-site. * Salary: To be negotiated based on qualifications. * Formal employment with full social benefits (profit-sharing, CTS, vacation leave). * Training opportunities. * Timely payments. * Availability: Immediate. Employment Type: Full-time. Workplace: On-site employment.