Strategic Sourcing Analyst
Advantage Solutions is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.
Position Summary
The Strategic Sourcing Analyst is responsible for the administration of the company’s strategic sourcing processes to include report development, analysis, and program administration. Categories may include but are not limited to Travel, Auto Programs, Shipping, Office Supplies, Cell Phones, and Business Machines. This position will be responsible for interacting with all levels of the company’s organizational structure; including retail, sales, finance, payroll, and human resource personnel in managing the company’s internal expenses.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze expense data, create and manage reports to discover opportunities for cost savings and improved services. Support the Strategic Sourcing Manager in collecting and analyzing data for new and existing categories.
- Serve as point of contact for employee questions, program issues, and vendor relations for various strategic sourcing programs. Will create employee communications and training programs to ensure correct usage of internal systems and programs.
- Collaborate on the development of policy and assist as needed to promote compliance.
- Review, audit, and code invoices to ensure accuracy and correct expense distribution of strategic sourcing programs to internal divisions.
- Solicit and coordinate input from employees and department heads regarding vendor performance and bring issues and recommendations to the Strategic Sourcing Manager.
- Maintain and manage departmental data posted on company’s intranet.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct Reports
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports
Indirect Reports
This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports
Travel and/or Driving Requirements
Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job
Minimum Qualifications
The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job
Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Field of Study/Area of Experience: Finance
- 1-3 years of experience as a financial analyst or in a financial environment
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to analyze data and make recommendations
- Report writing and development skills
- High sense of urgency; strong drive and passion to win
- Keen attention to detail
- Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills; position requires daily discussions with customers at all personnel levels.
- Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks
- Adaptability to changing demands, priorities, circumstances and directions
- Demonstrate commitment to meet or exceed customers’ expectations
- Ability to work independently, but also successful team building skills
- Works cooperatively with others toward common group objectives, demonstrates respect for the ideas and contributions of other team members, cultivates positive relationships with other associates, and provides assistance and support to others
- 1 to 2 years of intermediate/advanced experience working with Microsoft Excel.
- Intermediate experience working with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
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