Sourcing Analyst (Entry level Data Analyst)

Sourcing Analyst

Kauffman Engineering, LLC., with locations throughout Mexico and the USA, has an immediate remote opportunity for a Sourcing Analyst.

Company Summary

Kauffman Engineering, LLC, a privately held, American company is well established since its beginning in 1973. We have grown from a small wiring harness operation into a multi-million dollar company with a highly respected role as a worldwide supplier of electrical harnesses, lead wires, jumper wires, twisted pair wires, cable assemblies, molded plugs, thermoform plastics, and populated circuit boards.

Job Summary:

The Sourcing Analyst will focus primarily on extracting, cleaning, and analyzing operational data from ERP systems and Power BI. The role requires strong technical skills in Power Query and Excel to support reporting, dashboard building, and supply chain team decision-making. Deep supply chain experience is not required; a strong ability to work with large datasets efficiently is critical.

Key Responsibilities:

· Efficiently extract and transform large datasets from ERP systems and Power BI using Power Query and Excel.

• Build, automate, and maintain data models and dashboards that support operational reporting (e.g., inventory levels, supplier delivery schedules, order fulfillment).
• Perform data cleaning, normalization, and basic trend analysis.
• Support the supply chain team by preparing recurring and ad hoc reports based on data-driven requests.
• Identify data inconsistencies and partner with teams to improve data quality.
• Help streamline and automate manual reporting processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Communicate findings clearly to non-technical team members.

Required Qualifications: Experience/ knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

· 1–3 years of experience working with data analysis, reporting, or operations support.

• Strong proficiency in Power Query and Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas, Power Query Editor, data connections).
• Experience pulling data from ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Epicor, or similar).
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Good communication skills to translate technical findings into business language.
• Exposure to Power BI report building.
• Basic knowledge of supply chain processes (inventory management, procurement, logistics).
• Familiarity with SQL or database query writing (optional).

Educational qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in business Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Work Environment:

• Remote work from home.
• Travel within US and Mexico (
• Ideal region is CST or EST time zones.
• Located within 60 miles of a regional airport.

Company Benefits

Our company benefits provide full-time employees with a wide variety of benefits to meet the needs of our diverse workforce. We offer the following benefits: health, dental, and vision insurance, prescription drug benefits, flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance, AD&D insurance and a healthy incentive credit. We also provide company paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO and 9 paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kauffman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

This employer participates in the E-Verify program.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What is the base pay you are looking for?
• If you're handed a dataset with minimal instructions, how do you decide where to start?
• What are your top 3 skill sets as a data analyst?
• What is your preferred contact email?

Experience:

• Power BI: 1 year (Required)
• Dashboard development: 1 year (Required)
• ERP systems: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: Remote