Procurement Analyst

Overview

Job Title: Procurement Analyst

Job Code: 9905144  

Band: M00195 - B2   

EEOC Classification:   -Professionals                                 

Prepared Date: 8/28/26                    

FLSA Status: E-Exempt       

SUMMARY:

The Procurement Analyst primarily supports indirect procurement activities across YMMC and participating Yamaha business units while also providing tactical and analytical support to the Direct Purchasing team.

Working closely with the Indirect Procurement Specialist, buyers, Commodity Specialist Supervisors, and other members of the Purchasing organization, this role supports sourcing events, spend analysis, supplier coordination, contract administration, compliance, and implementation.

The position will initially focus on indirect procurement categories such as MRO, facilities, IT, professional services, office supplies, and other goods and services. The Analyst will also support production-part sourcing cost-reduction activities, and new model development priorities as needed.

This position requires someone who is highly organized, analytical, responsive, and comfortable coordinating multiple projects, suppliers, stakeholders, and business units.

The Procurement Analyst helps Yamaha capture the value of coordinated purchasing by supporting consistent sourcing processes, fact-based decisions, supplier compliance, and timely implementation across business units.

The position supports sourcing execution and implementation. Sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiations, contract approval, and award decisions remain with the responsible Indirect Procurement Specialist, buyer, Commodity Specialist Supervisor, or purchasing leader unless specifically delegated.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Sourcing and Analysis

• Support the preparation and administration of RFQs, RFPs, and other sourcing events.
• Gather requirements, specifications, historical spend, supplier information, and contract details.
• Coordinate supplier communications, submissions, questions, and sourcing-event timelines.
• Perform routine analysis of supplier proposals, pricing, service levels, and commercial terms.
• Prepare bid comparisons, sourcing summaries, negotiation materials, and recommendations for review by the responsible Specialist, buyer, or purchasing leader.
• Prepare and analyze spend data to help identify fragmented spend, duplicate suppliers, supplier-consolidation opportunities, sourcing opportunities, and potential savings.
• Work with the Indirect Procurement Specialist and Cost Analysis team to organize information needed for deeper pricing, market, or cost analysis.
• Track sourcing results, supplier commitments, implementation activities, and open actions through completion.

Direct Materials and New Model Support

• Support the Direct Purchasing buyer team with sourcing activities for assigned production parts and commodities.
• Assist with preparing and administering production-part RFQs and collecting supplier quotations.
• Analyze current and proposed part pricing, annual usage, cost changes, commercial terms, and potential savings.
• Prepare bid comparisons, cost summaries, negotiation fact packs, and other materials needed to support supplier negotiations and sourcing decisions.
• Support new model development activities by coordinating production-part RFQs, quotation follow-up, pricing information, sourcing documentation, and open-action tracking under the direction of the responsible buyer.
• Coordinate supplier follow-up related to quotations, pricing details, timing, capacity, and required documentation.
• Maintain production-part sourcing records, supplier pricing, award information, and implementation trackers.
• Support buyer follow-up on cost-reduction initiatives, supplier commitments, open actions, and implementation timing.
• Coordinate with buyers, Material Control, Planning, and suppliers to support production-part implementation, timing, capacity follow-up, and resolution of routine supply-related actions.
• Work under the direction of the responsible buyer or Commodity Specialist Supervisor when supporting production-part sourcing and negotiations.

Cross-Business-Unit and Stakeholder Support

• Coordinate sourcing information and requirements across YMMC and participating Yamaha business units.
• Identify common suppliers, similar requirements, and opportunities to leverage combined purchasing volume.
• Support a consistent and coordinated approach to purchasing across participating Yamaha business units.
• Prepare meeting materials, document decisions, and track responsibilities and follow-up actions.
• Serve as a point of contact for routine questions from internal departments and participating business units.
• Coordinate with Direct Purchasing, Indirect Procurement, Cost Analysis, Finance, Legal, Operations, Material Control, Planning, and other functions as needed.

Contract and Procurement Administration

• Maintain contracts, statements of work, amendments, sourcing documentation, and supporting records.
• Route agreements through required Purchasing, Legal, Finance, and management reviews and monitor completion.
• Track agreement terms, expiration dates, renewals, pricing provisions, and required actions.
• Support supplier setup, catalogs, pricing updates, and implementation of new agreements.
• Monitor contracted and awarded pricing and help resolve routine supplier or purchasing issues.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records for reporting, compliance, and audit purposes.
• Support the implementation of awarded pricing for indirect purchases and assigned production parts.

Supplier Compliance and Performance

• Support supplier onboarding and compliance activities by collecting required documentation, monitoring completion, and escalating missing or expired information.
• Maintain supplier compliance, performance, and corrective-action records.
• Assist with tracking supplier performance measures, commitments, and improvement activities.
• Follow up with suppliers and internal stakeholders on open compliance and performance-related actions.
• Escalate supplier risks, recurring issues, and overdue actions to the responsible Specialist, buyer, or purchasing leader.

Savings and Implementation

• Maintain sourcing, savings, contract, supplier-performance, compliance, and implementation trackers.
• Coordinate with the responsible purchasing team and Finance to document savings methodology and validate reported results.
• Confirm that negotiated pricing, commercial terms, and supplier commitments have been implemented in purchasing systems and purchasing activity.
• Identify implementation delays, discrepancies, and missed savings and coordinate the required follow-up.
• Support ongoing cost-reduction initiatives and track progress against established targets.

Process Improvement

• Support the development and maintenance of procurement policies, procedures, templates, controls, and standard work.
• Promote the use of approved suppliers, established agreements, and required purchasing processes.
• Support supplier consolidation, vendor rationalization, SKU standardization, and procurement process improvements.
• Help improve the accuracy, consistency, and availability of procurement data and records.
• Follow assignments through completion and proactively identify delays, risks, and required next steps.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, or a related field preferred.
• Two to four years of experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, contract administration, procurement analytics, or a related business function preferred.
• Experience supporting RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, indirect procurement categories, or production-part sourcing preferred.
• Manufacturing or multi-business-unit procurement experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, formulas, data analysis, and preparation of bid comparisons.
• Experience using SAP or a comparable ERP system to research purchase orders, suppliers, spend, production-part pricing, and other procurement-related data strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, including the preparation of sourcing summaries and presentation materials.
• General understanding of procurement practices, purchasing controls, contracts, supplier management, and sourcing processes.
• Strong organizational, follow-up, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with suppliers and stakeholders across departments, purchasing teams, and business units.
• Ability to handle confidential pricing, supplier, contract, and commercial information appropriately.
• Ability to identify delays, risks, and required next steps and communicate them promptly.
• Ability to work independently while taking direction from multiple purchasing leaders based on assigned responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/REQUIREMENTS: 

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this job, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, the above is intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.