Mission Linen Supply is looking for a Purchasing Analyst / Supply Chain Analyst to join our existing team. Mission Linen Supply seeks an individual with strong analytic tendencies and good critical thinking skills to support a wide array of purchasing and supply chain needs, like spend analysis and PO fulfillment metrics, as well as analysis of order trends, freight costs and other details.  As our organization expands our e-comm activities and online ordering activities, the Purchasing Analyst will provide support by transforming and visualizing data to provide actionable insights in support of the objectives of the Purchasing department.

Purchasing Analyst / Supply Chain Analyst base salary is $20.00 to $27.50 an hour. The starting salary is based on education, experience, other qualifications, and location of assignment. 

The ideal candidate should have extensive, direct and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience with business intelligence reporting tools. This position reports directly to the Sr. Director of Procurement and partners with Operations, Sales, and IT personnel to create a data-centric culture of continuous improvement.

BENEFITS: If you are seeking full-time employment with full benefits including; health insurance (medical, dental, vision), a retirement savings program, paid time off (sick, holiday, vacation) and MORE apply today.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates, maintains and supports a variety of Purchasing reports utilizing appropriate system report writing tools.
• Assists in maintenance and updates of Purchasing databases and systems including Pricing, Inventory, Open Orders, Shipment Notices and Invoices from multiple suppliers.
• Identify Orders with Out of Stock Items and prioritize suggestions for substitution within vendor and customer specific standards.
• Work with Accounting teams to resolve cost/price differentials that may cause delays in fulfillment or closure.
• Coordinate with stakeholders (Sales/IT/Marketing) on the monthly review of new stores/suppliers and outstanding issues with a goal towards continuous improvement.
• Validate, sort, and “clean” data from Vendor partners in a usable format for IT utilization/upload.
• Wherever possible, automate and implement technological fixes for high frequency issues.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent Verbal and Written communication, high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple competing requirements and prioritize conscientiously.
• Experience working with vendor partners to improve digital communications, and solving problems with independent and critical thinking.
• Strong comfort level with Excel, including basic sorting and mathematical formulas including calculating margin and mark-up. Candidates with advanced Excel experience (i.e. PivotTable creation, VLOOKUPs, and other Logical functions) should indicate this in their application.
• Basic understanding of Purchasing and Supply Chain activities: Requisitions, PO creation and closing (life cycle), Receiving, and Discrepancies.
• Successful candidates will also possess the following intrinsic skills: self-starter, meticulous, results driven, able to manage multiple priorities by planning and organizing, effective communicator and able to grasp new concepts and technological tools.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience with basic FedEx/UPS/USPS tracking, and/or experience with Freight tracking (domestic and international).
• Experience with eCommerce solutions, like CommerceTools, Shopify, Magento, and Constant.
• Experience with PowerBI and other PowerPlatform Applications, including CoPilot and PowerAutomate.
• Experience creating dashboards, ad hoc reports and other metrics, including merging data from multiple systems.

Mission Linen Supply is a family owned, privately held company, and a leading provider of products, services, and supplies to hospitality, medical, and industrial businesses. Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Santa Barbara, the company has grown from a one-man operation to a leading player in the linen rental and uniform business across five western states. Mission Linen Supply is widely recognized for its ability to understand, anticipate, and meet its customers ‘needs while providing environmentally friendly goods and services.

Mission Linen Supply is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), Affirmative Action Plan (AAP), VEVRAA Protected Veterans, Federal Contractor and Worker with Disabilities employer. Mission Linen Supply is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran or any other protected status with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion and other terms and conditions of employment. Worker with Disabilities needing assistance applying please feel free to call HR Office at 805-730-3612.

To be considered for employment with Mission Linen Supply, you will need to apply online at missionlinen.com, select careers and apply for the position you are interested in.  We will review your qualifications and will contact you via email or phone if you are selected for an interview.