Purchasing Strategy & Performance Analyst w Katowice, Polska

Short Description

The Purchasing Strategy & Performance Analyst takes accountability for owning and steering purchasing performance across the organization, ensuring that buying outcomes are financially disciplined, strategically aligned and value driven. Acting as the single source of truth for purchasing performance, the role establishes and governs the Open-to-Buy (OTB) framework, monitors purchase value vs. budget and drives inventory quality and efficiency. The Purchasing Strategy & Performance Analyst also plays a pivotal role in sales and operations planning (S&OP) decision making, steering the organization toward value-based, insight-led investment outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining, implementing and governing the OTB framework across regions and categories
• Providing clear visibility on total purchasing value (actual budget vs. forecast) as well as availability of OTB and consumption trajectory
• Acting as the control tower for purchasing investment choices, ensuring alignment with financial targets
• Establishing metrics and governance around quality of buys, including stock productivity and rotation, excess and obsolete (E&O) risk and alignment to demand and lifecycle – ustalanie KPI, najprawdopodobniej będą dodatkowe KPI,
• Questioning and influencing purchasing decisions to optimize working capital and reduce waste
• Providing clear insights on “what we bought vs. what we should have bought”
• Owning executive-level reporting for purchase value evolution vs. historical baseline, budget adherence and variance drivers and ROI on purchasing choices
• Translating data into clear business actions and trade-offs for S&OP and supply planning forums
• Acting as a trusted partner to finance and supply chain management on purchasing performance, ensuring investment governance in line with delegation of authority
• Managing initiatives to shift from reactive purchasing to strategy-led buying, embed financial discipline into planning processes and improve data transparency
• Supporting integration with advanced planning and scheduling (APS)/enterprise resource planning (ERP)/analytics software and platforms such as Incorta to drive scalable governance.

Skills and Experience

• 2–3 years of relevant experience in supply chain analytics, demand planning, or a similar role focused on process analysis and optimization  Strong evaluative skills and ability to interpret complex datasets
• Good understanding of supply planning, replenishment logic and network structures
• Knowledge of S&OP processes
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and able to present effectively
• Willingness to learn new tools such as Incorta
• Effective communication skills and the ability to clearly define problem statements
• Ability to drive cross-functional, data-led initiatives
• Capable of working with a high level of ownership and self motivation
• Written and spoken English at minimum B2 level.

What we offer

• Private medical care
• Multisport card
• Hybrid work model, with a minimum of two days per week in the office
• Flexible working hours: start at 07:00-09:00, end at 15:00-17:00 accordingly
• Opportunities to grow and develop yourself
• Room for initiatives and entrepreneurship
• Life insurance
• Extra social benefits
• Employee referral program

Why Work for LKQ

• We care about our people: We offer a flexible working environment with office, work from home days, plus European travel. We care about our colleagues wellbeing and have a team of wellbeing champions trained to be the first point of contact for anyone who is struggling.
• Inclusivity is a journey, not a destination: We value and promote inclusion, diversity and belonging and are dedicated to creating an inspiring workplace that’s free from discrimination, intolerance or harassment. We encourage an environment where everyone’s voice is heard and valued.
• We have an open feedback culture: We actively encourage our colleagues to tell us how they feel about our organization as part of our annual engagement survey. We know we’re not perfect, but we’re focused on continuous improvement based on colleague feedback.
• We’ll support you to be the best version of yourself: We encourage curiosity and diverse perspectives, it’s what enables us to be innovators. We create opportunities for everyone to learn and grow and are committed to the professional and personal development of all colleagues.
• We’re driving forward a sustainable future: From putting resources back into the communities where we work and fundraising for charities, both local and global, to actively reducing our carbon footprint, we mean business when it comes to having a positive environmental impact on our planet.