ANALYST 3-SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT

Develops and evaluates cost models based upon financial data extracted from industry research, current spending data, and commodity supply analyses. Responsible for the collection, organization, analysis, summation, and presentation of key information essential for Management decision making. Develops or approves recommendations to change systems, policies, and procedures; ensures timely and accurate implementation. Participates in department and interdepartmental planning and management teams and works cross-functionally within the organization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Data Collection/Organization: Collects, organizes, and analyzes data from internal/external sources in order to identify major expenditures, key items, savings opportunities, and price variances. Establishes and maintains a database for each category commodity, containing key business information such as company and market consumption history, leading suppliers, and industry capacity, forecasts and trends.
• Commodity Background Analysis: Researches commodity industries in order to obtain a thorough understanding of market factors, key influences, supply chain dynamics and major cost drivers, and develop supplier cost and pricing models. Conducts financial analyses of potential supply partners, including the evaluation of financial statement information and key ratio analysis.
• Commodity Maintenance: Analyzes post contract data in order to gauge compliance levels and validate savings estimates. Acquires and analyzes data in order to address specific issues and execute ad hoc analyses. Develops and implements post contract satisfaction surveys and assist Management in addressing customer/field/supplier issues and concerns.
• Management Reports/Presentations: Assists Management in the compilation of monthly, quarterly, and annual commodity procurement reports that identify and explain any and all variances between budgeted and actual expenditure. Monitors and evaluates supplier performance and compliance to contractual objectives. Develops project presentations to Management that clearly communicate commodity risks and opportunities, category objectives, and procurement strategy.
• Must maintain satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.
• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
N/A

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Business, Engineering, or Sciences from four-year college or university, plus 5 to 8 years of experience, MBA/Master's degree preferred; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

SKILLS
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Computer skill requirements include: Intermediate MS Word and MS PowerPoint; advanced MS Excel and MS Access; ability to type 35-40 wpm.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to perform assignments that are broad in nature, usually requiring originality and ingenuity.
• Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of this particular field of specialization to the completion of difficult assignments.

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Equal Employment Opportunity
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