Senior Category Analyst

Nutrien; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agriculture company based in Canada seeks an Analyst or Senior Analyst. The role involves providing data analysis and support for strategic sourcing and category management. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and over 6 years' experience in data analysis, with knowledge of SAP and spend management tools. This position requires strong analytical and stakeholder management skills, with a commitment to continuous improvement and safety in the workplace.

Qualifications

• 6+ years relevant experience in data analysis supporting category management.
• Clear understanding of enterprise asset management systems.
• Experience with spend management tools and eProcurement.

Responsibilities

• Enable a safe work environment within your team.
• Provide data, analytics, and decision support for sourcing.
• Conduct research on market opportunities and risks.
• Assist in preparation of RFP documents for vendors.
• Support vendor negotiations and performance tracking.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Continuous improvement methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Ariba

Job description

This role is open at either the Analyst or Senior Analyst level. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be considered at the appropriate level based on their education, experience, and qualifications.

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers ally needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

What You'll Do

• 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.

What You'll Bring

• 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.

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.

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