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Job Title: Sr. Analyst, Strategic Materials Procurement
Reports to: Director, Strategic Materials Procurement
Location: Remote - West Coast preferred
Interested applicants must reside in one of the following approved states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington
The Role
As a Senior Analyst, Strategic Materials Procurement, you will be the analytical engine behind Deckers' materials sourcing strategy. You'll transform market, pricing, consumption, supplier, and operational data into actionable insights that drive how we manage our most critical materials and supplier partnerships. This is a builder's role-creating structure, owning complex analyses and cross-functional projects, and developing tools and reporting that make risks, opportunities, and commercial performance visible. You'll collaborate with teams across Product Development, Sourcing, Vendor Management, Materials Development, Planning, Costing, Finance, Legal, and strategic suppliers, making a meaningful impact in a culture defined by transparency, humility, and curiosity
Your Impact
- Build the analytical backbone for strategic materials procurement, translating demand, pricing, and commercial data into insights that guide negotiations and value capture.
- Develop and maintain category analyses, pricing models, spend analyses, and market benchmarks to support supplier decisions and contract negotiations.
- Own recurring market intelligence reporting, integrating supply, demand, commodity, production, and macroeconomic signals into clear, actionable views.
- Create seasonal and multi-year material forecasts, documenting assumptions and scenario ranges, and translating product mix changes into supplier implications.
- Develop materials inputs for strategic planning, partnering with cross-functional teams to compile forecasts, supplier capability, and strategic direction.
- Build plan-versus-actual views across forecasts, allocations, purchase orders, receipts, inventory, consumption, and contracts, identifying gaps and supporting corrective action.
- Coordinate material-usage and yield studies, reconciling data across PLM, factory production, supplier receipts, and historical results.
- Own recurring tools and reporting products, improving quality, accessibility, and decision speed while maintaining controls over high-risk analysis.
- Lead special projects and business reviews, turning analysis into action, surfacing risks and opportunities, and preparing decision-ready recommendations.
- Prepare executive-ready models, presentations, dashboards, and summaries, translating complex findings into clear business language and actionable scenarios.
Who You Are
- BA/BS in supply chain, business, finance, economics, engineering, data analytics, or related field (or equivalent experience); advanced degree a plus.
- 5+ years in materials sourcing, procurement, supply chain analytics, manufacturing, product development, planning, or consulting.
- Demonstrated experience managing large datasets and translating them into clear models, insights, and recommendations.
- Advanced Excel and strong PowerPoint skills; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or AI-assisted tools is a plus.
- Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills; able to simplify complex topics and explain the story behind the numbers.
- Experience working across functions, cultures, and time zones, especially with teams or suppliers in Asia.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, creating structure, and owning work from question through recommendation and follow-through.
- Positive energy, humility, and a partnership mindset.
What We'll Give You -
- Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We've created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they're valued.
- Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
- Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees' needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
- Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
- Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That's why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
- Health and Wellness - There's nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.
$79,900.00 - $107,800.00
The salary range posted reflects the estimated minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in:
Goleta, California (Remote)
Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.