Category Analyst, Senior Category Analyst
Nutrien Ag Solutions LAS
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Calgary • Canada
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About the role
- Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you and your team are actively contributing to a safe work environment
- Partner with Category Managers and Specialists across Category Management to provide data, analytics and decision support across all stages of the company’s strategic sourcing and category management processes
- Aggregate, normalize and analyze spend data to identify trends and prioritize strategic procurement opportunities
- Conduct external research to analyze market opportunities, risks, technology trends, etc., associated with assigned categories; model, monitor, and report trends in underlying cost drivers
- Work collaboratively with team and stakeholders to ensure sourcing projects capture relevant input and stay on track
- Assist with vendor pre-qualification by creating and disseminating Requests for Information (RFIs); summarize RFI responses to help teams and business assess vendor readiness/fit
- Assist with preparation of Request for Proposal (RFP) documents for dissemination to qualified vendors
- Interact with vendors, sourcing team, and business to address vendor questions/clarifications regarding RFP
- Organize detailed comparisons of vendor RFP responses (“bid tab analysis”) to normalize submissions; perform analyses to compare strengths and weaknesses vendors and their proposals
- Support development of sourcing team’s negotiation strategy; create cost models and run scenarios to help determine trade-offs and business benefits from a range of negotiation outcomes
- Prepare for and participate in vendor negotiations as needed
- Provide analytic support to Category leaders in helping business make final vendor selection/award decision
- Following award decision, support detailed quantification and documentation of savings and preparation of implementation plans
- Provide assistance tracking and quantifying ongoing vendor performance; assess pulse of market and vendor relationship through range of methods, e.g., benchmarking, inflation tracking, contract leakage analysis, KPIs, and performance reviews
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or similar discipline
- 6+ years relevant experience in data analysis supporting category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain management or equivalent
- Analytical abilities and experience using quantitative insights to make decisions and influence stakeholder
- Clear and solid understanding of, and practical experience with, enterprise asset management systems (SAP/Oracle), spend management tools (e.g., Ariba, Analysis & Reports), data management tools and source-to-pay systems (eProcurement)
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capability
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisspend analysiscost modelingvendor negotiationbid tab analysisquantitative insightssourcing strategymarket analysisperformance trackingsavings quantification
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder managementcollaborationanalytical abilitiesorganizational skillsinfluencingteamworkproblem-solvingattention to detailnegotiation