We are looking for a Category Analyst to join our team!  This is a hybrid role out of our corporate office in Irving, TX.

PURPOSE

Supports Product Directors in ensuring cost, availability, innovation, growth and quality according to target setting and category requirements per given market. Supports the execution of advanced strategies to ensure that cost, growth and quality targets are met on entire spend categories. This position typically works under supervision and direction from senor category analyst as well as category managers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports sourcing strategy by researching internal and external data and applying current supplier market dynamics/intelligence.
• Collaborates with leadership, field managements, and internal support functions to ensure alignment across the organization, and supports activities based on supply market changes.
• Solves both conceptual and analytical problems by developing and recommended solutions to issues.
• Works closely with category leads in optimizing sourcing strategies and business needs by collaborating with procurement and business units/functional areas on specific product groups and categories.
• Maintains industry partnerships to support supplier and customer relationships to ensure highest level of productivity. Will occasionally participate in key negotiations and awards by providing market insights and other relevant data. Supports supplier recognition by providing key performance indicators for review.
• Works closely with category leads in developing specific strategic goals and KPIs for cost and maturity on a subcategory level.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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.

• Bachelor’s degree, in materials management, business administration, supply chain, or related field
• 3 years’ experience in diverse buying activities.
• MBA preferred
• NAPM courses and CPM preferred.

COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of proposal evaluation and proven ability to negotiate effectively.  .
• Ability to provide workable solutions to a wide variety of subcontractor/customer challenges. 
• Demonstrated leadership ability. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills for interface with all levels of management, both internally and externally. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, metrics, and analyze trends.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently and on occasion up to 80 pounds.
• Occasional travel required in supporting category objectives.

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