Remote Cost Analyst – ESOP-Powered Cost Savings

Border States; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Volunteer Time

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Border States is seeking a Cost Analyst to support cost management initiatives for our open market business. This role focuses on cost competitiveness, SPA rationalization, and tiered SPA strategies to drive savings and profit improvement.

You will analyze pricing, collaborate with branch teams, and work with vendors to negotiate costs while tracking savings and market insights across regions and product categories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• No minimum years of prior experience required; relevant experience in procurement, sales, marketing, pricing, costing, supply chain, or distribution is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the SAP materials management system and previous forecasting experience is preferred.
• APICS certification or proven knowledge of MRP and supply-chain knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews key product categories/vendors by branch, area or region to determine cost competitiveness, ensure market relevance, and establish cost confidence with Border States branch personnel.
• Engages key branch/regional personnel as well as key company stakeholders as needed throughout category evaluations.
• Evaluates current market conditions, vendor/category alignment, and strategies.
• Works to understand current cost structures (SPAs, regional vs branch, backside vendor programs, etc.).
• Works with field personnel to capture local market feedback to complete competitive market analyses.
• Utilizes system data and analytics to gather market intelligence on pricing competitiveness.
• Present findings and recommendations to key branch and company stakeholders and implement any agreed upon results.
• Works with vendors to negotiate pricing based on evaluation findings as necessary.
• Supports identification of cost management opportunities through analytics, market feedback, and commercial intelligence to demonstrate due diligence, actively managing costs, and ensuring market relevance in our pricing.
• Analyzes cost differences between different locations, regions, and customer types across the enterprise.
• Supports the identification of opportunities to negotiate better SPA costs for more customers, rationalizing existing SPA's, or working to improve into stock pricing.
• Utilizes market analytics and key indices (e.g. commodities) to identify opportunities for cost negotiation with vendors.
• Provides oversight and documentation of cost savings delivered through opportunity identification and market analysis.
• Adheres to the Vital Factors and Goals and Controls process.

Skills

Cost analysis

Vendor negotiation

Forecasting

SAP

Pricing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related

APICS certification

Tools

SAP Materials Management

MS Excel

Job description

Border States is seeking a Cost Analyst to support cost management initiatives for our open market business. This role focuses on cost competitiveness, SPA rationalization, and tiered SPA strategies to drive savings and profit improvement.

You will analyze pricing, collaborate with branch teams, and work with vendors to negotiate costs while tracking savings and market insights across regions and product categories.