Description

Purchasing Analyst

US-MA-Boston

Job ID: 2025-7158
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: OPERATIONS
Remote - United States

Responsibilities

The Purchasing Analyst role is responsible for processing and managing orders.

Essential, key job responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Review, accept and create new orders validating accuracy of internal and external costs, financial terms, schedule and billing rules.
• Work closely with various departments including Finance Operations, Sales Operations, Customer Success to reconcile revenue adjustments with cost adjustments.
• Management of the purchasing for projects and equipment and adherence to strict deadlines.
• Ensure appropriate approvals are provided before the procurement function commences.
• Facilitate the purchase of products, licenses, software support, maintenance, and third-party services.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including Project Managers, Account Executives, Solution Architects, and Sales Operations Specialists to ensure project is reviewed for items including technical design, rebate, discounts, and shipping items accuracy.
• Work closely with vendors, understanding ordering policies and lead times on products, including knowledge of when end user information is required.
• Ensure any associated pricing is properly identified and supplied to the vendor at time of purchase order submission.
• Ensure purchasing timelines are managed within the expiration dates provided by vendor guidelines and do not impact special pricing, price protection or rebate scenarios.
• Manage purchase orders post submittal, including tracking and communication with internal and external clients.
• Consistently work to improve the sourcing timeline for delivery through secondary and tertiary sourcing channels as necessary.
• Responsible for follow through of orders to ensure they are completed (receipt and fulfillment)
• Continued knowledge of offer portfolio.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

The following are minimum qualifications and requirements required for this role:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required, two-year College Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in order, purchasing, finance or sales operations
• Must possess positive attitude and willingness to succeed
• Strong organizational and financial skills, as well as problem solving agility also required
• Must also be proficient in standard business tools including Microsoft office
• Candidate must be a team player
• Experience with Salesforce, Oracle NetSuite, preferred, but not required

All offers of employment at NWN are contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. This process ensures a safe and secure work environment for all employees.

NWN is an Equal Opportunity Employer: NWN provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment free from unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans

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