Prime Vendor Analyst

Medline • Birmingham, AL

5d

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Prime Vendor Analyst analyzes and presents business trends and results to identify improvement opportunities and solutions in support of customers and the sales organization. The role works with internal and external customers to deliver results tied to distribution metrics and reporting requirements, and partners with sales and customers to identify, prioritize, track, and manage projects and KPI performance.

The analyst builds relationships with customers, sales teams, and vendors; supports customer meetings and vendor discussions; monitors pricing, inventory, and other KPIs; and assists with contract terms, brand conversions, savings, and projects. The position also resolves operational issues and collaborates with Sales, IS, Finance, supply chain, and materials services to maintain accurate reporting and data. The role requires willingness to travel for business needs. Medline offers a competitive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and career-growth potential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience in sales analysis and support, or a high school diploma and at least 5 years of experience in sales analysis and support.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to varied audiences within and outside an organization.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data to identify issues, trends, or exceptions, drive improvement, and find solutions.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with people at all organizational levels, in the business community, and with vendors.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, such as using SUM, setting borders and column widths, inserting charts, text wrapping, sorting, setting headers and footers, and print scaling.
• Willingness to travel for business-related needs, including training, account meetings, and development.

Nice To Haves

• Previous analytics experience in the healthcare industry.
• Previous inventory or supply chain analytics experience.
• Experience providing training and developing process documentation or user manuals.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and develop relationships with customers, sales teams, and the vendor community.
• Lead or participate in meetings on behalf of customers, such as value analysis committee meetings.
• Meet with vendors to discuss products, pricing, and terms.
• Present findings to key contacts in the customer’s procurement team.
• Measure trends, efficiencies, and effectiveness of pricing and inventory KPIs.
• Support the sales team by managing contract terms, assisting with brand conversions, and tracking savings and projects.
• Present project updates, business results, committee findings, and related information.
• Review pricing to identify discrepancies.
• Ensure new pricing rules are reviewed and approved by the respective sales teams.
• Resolve issues such as inventory surplus, backorders, and outstanding invoices by initiating and partnering with internal teams, and communicate resolutions in a timely manner.
• Host weekly meetings with supply chain, materials services, and Medline Sales teams.
• Collaborate with Sales, IS, and Finance to develop, create, and maintain reporting requirements and ensure systems provide accurate and timely data.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.
• Continuing education and training.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) contributions, and paid time off for employees working an average of 30 or more hours per week.
• For employees working less than 30 hours per week: 401(k) contributions, paid time off, and access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and Employee Service Corp.
• The role is bonus and/or incentive eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time