Purchasing and Automation Analyst

Job SummaryCrescendo Sales is a fast-growing E-commerce company based in Kitchener, ON, doubling in size each year. Founded by recent University of Waterloo and Guelph alumni, we’re a small but ambitious team looking for an analytical, entrepreneurial mind to take charge of purchasing and help drive our growth.In this role, you'll analyze internal sales data, market trends, competitor strategies, and key financial metrics like buy costs, fulfilment fees, and margin requirements to strategically purchase over $300,000 in inventory per month. You’ll start with hands-on guidance and quickly transition into an independent decision-maker with the freedom to optimize and scale our purchasing processes.If you're looking for a high-growth, high-impact opportunity where you’ll have real ownership and the ability to scale your career alongside the company, apply today! Why Join Us?✅ High-impact – Your decisions directly shape our bottom line.✅ Fast promotions & career growth – As we scale, you can carve out your own role.✅ Entrepreneurial environment – Have a better idea? Let’s implement it. Want to test a new strategy? Go for it. Need a VA? You can hire one.✅ Hands-on learning – Work with real sales data, pricing models, and margin calculations.✅ Perks – Health Spending Account benefits package.Required Skills : Who We’re Looking For :

• Strong analytical skills (mathematically inclined, Excel & Gsheet mastery)
• Comfort with numbers, pricing models, and profit analysis
• Detail Oriented to make sure no piece of data was missed.
• Bias for action : Mistakes will happen, let’s catch them fast.
• Bonus : Experience with Data Analytics, Python, Java, or other programming languagesJob Responsibilities : Ultimately, the Purchasing and Automation Analyst will be responsible for answering two simple questions : what do we buy, and how much of it? Of course, it turns out in a highly competitive digital environment, this isn’t so simple. You’ll need to analyze competitor price history, fulfilment fees changing over time, seasonality and more to answer these 2 questions. Work with suppliers to present forecasts and negotiate prices, freight, and payment termsWork iteratively on existing automation systems to make the purchasing process more efficient (python, google appscripts, google sheets)