Sourcing Category Specialist, Center Store

Krogerdc; Cincinnati, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth and training programs

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a Sourcing Category Specialist for Center Store to deliver analytics and insights for category management. You will manage data gathering, summarization, and analysis across designated categories to drive cost savings and value.

The role emphasizes building analytics, supporting spend analyses, and collaborating with CoE and category management teams to optimize procurement decisions. On-site in Cincinnati with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in business, information management, finance, retail, CPG, or data analytics.
• 1 year of data analysis experience including building SQL, queries, and data analysis tools.
• Familiarity with data modeling, data dictionary, data analytics and data profiling.
• Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral/written communications and presentations.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver internal analyses and external business intelligence insights to the category management team.
• Map key business questions to data need and assess feasibility of data.
• Collect and validate data from internal systems and supplier sources.
• Develop spend analytics reports to drive data-backed decisions and improve performance.
• Perform calculations and combine data from multiple sources for presentation.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business, information management, finance, retail, CPG, or data analytics

Tools

Data modeling

Job description

Sourcing Category Specialist, Center Store

Job Description

Deliver internal analyses and external business intelligence insights to the category management team by implementing a robust analytical process (e.g., Collaborative Category Optimization) for designated categories. Responsible for the management of data (i.e., gathering, summarizing, and analyzing of data) to complete the analysis for designated categories. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
• Map key business questions to data need and assess feasibility of obtaining requested internal/external data
• Collect and validate data from internal systems and supplier sources as needed
• Facilitate and execute development of spend analytics reports and insights to drive data backed decisions and improve performance (eg. financial, market, supplier, pricing)
• Perform system agnostic calculations and combine data from multiple sources into a presentable format
• Draw insights, document findings, and communicate results from internal and market analysis
• Prepare category improvement projections and conduct post-implementation variance analysis
• Interact with other CoE activities to provide assistance in pulling the data at different stages of the sourcing events and determine common data needs
• Support CPI Sr. Analyst and Manager in coordinating with category management to develop and perform spend analytics and negotiation materials per category and aggregate
• Identify total internal costs associated with supplier price, delivery, operations and quality
• Quantify the overall total ownership cost of each product or service to identify cost savings
• Perform and report should cost analysis & TCO analysis
• Partner with the KPI & Benefits team to develop a tracking mechanism to report and communicate the savings achieved
• Support business user adoption of business intelligence and self-service reporting objectives
• Support talent development framework and proven experience in creating/maintaining training curriculum
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree business, information management, finance, retail, CPG, or data analytics
• 1 year of data analysis experience including building SQL, queries, and common/standard use of data analysis tools
• Familiarity with data modeling, data dictionary, data analytics and data profiling
• Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral/written communications and presentations
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Analytical skills with ability to identify, quantify and effectively leverage data to support business decisions, communicate opportunities and/or raise business risks
• Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid results
• Ability to become a key point of contact for the team, speak to internal clients, develop/maintain long term relationship with internal stakeholders

Desired

• 1 year of experience in a data organization, clearly exposed and performing tasks within different data governance aspects (quality, standards, reference data, data management)
• 1 year of experience building should cost and TCO analyses

Job Info

• Job Identification 176450
• Job Category Accounting/Finance
• Locations 221 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, US (On-site)

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.
Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.
Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you.