Category Mgmt Analyst

Job Summary

Category Management Analyst responsible for working with a category team to drive increased value for stakeholders including reduced costs, improved quality, and best in class service, technology and processes. Assist Category Management Vice President in developing category planning and programs. Provide analytic expertise in developing business cases or fact-based analysis. Provide market research to bring value to the category strategy.

Essential Job Functions*

• Develop, lead and deliver category and sub-category analysis, market trend within the overall category program, to ensure that savings and efficiencies are achieved, and provide reports to senior management as required.
• Maintain productive partnerships with key stakeholders and develop an in-depth understanding of their business and how we can impact.
• Develop and continuously improve market knowledge of the assigned categories apply knowledge to add value to projects and category planning.
• Assist in development of category strategy including sourcing activities which generate benefits and achieve financial savings targets through insight and analysis of category and sub categories areas, including:
• Prepare fact based analyses and business case studies specific to category projects
• Analysis of spend and supply base to develop total cost of ownership levers to generate value
• Analysis of supply markets to identify new/alternative suppliers and market trends
• Identification of internal and external cost drivers in the categories
• Development of savings opportunities and benchmarking of industry standards and practices to identify quick win opportunities
• Use leading practice tools to develop and implement sourcing strategies including:
• Total Cost of Ownership analysis
• Supply market positioning
• Supply base profiles
• Supplier assessment
• Supplier financial analysis
• Should and Target Cost analysis
• Objective decision making
• Internal and external supplier portals

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and health program activities including immediately reporting hazards, immediately reporting unsafe work practices and incidents to supervisors, wearing required personal protective equipment, and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years of relevant experience

Competencies - Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Expertise in MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of online sourcing tool and SharePoint preferred
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, project management skills, decision-making abilities and presentation skills
• Math/Analytics background preferred
• Ability to effectively work with management and key stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously delivering high quality results in terms of process, content and timeliness
• Self-starter with personal drive to succeed and achieve results

The Hillman Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Other details

• Job Family Sales
• Job Function SLS: Sales Support/Ops
• Pay Type Salary
• Telecommute % 50
• Required Education Bachelor's Degree

Apply Now