Prime Vendor Analyst
About The Position
Under general supervision, the Prime Vendor Analyst analyzes and presents business trends and results to identify opportunities for improvement and solutions in support of customers and the sales organization. The role works with internal and external customers to drive results tied to distribution metrics and reporting requirements, and meets with sales and customers to identify, prioritize, track, and manage projects and KPI performance. The analyst builds relationships with customers, sales teams, and vendors; discusses products, pricing, and terms with vendors; and presents findings to customer procurement contacts. The role measures pricing and inventory KPIs, supports sales through contract-term management and brand conversions, tracks savings and projects, and presents project updates and business results. It also reviews pricing, resolves operational issues, hosts weekly cross-functional meetings, and collaborates with Sales, IS, and Finance to maintain accurate and timely reporting.
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 audiences at various levels, both 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 individuals 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, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers, or print scaling.
- Willingness to travel for business needs such as 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, and present findings to key contacts in customer procurement teams.
- Measure trends, efficiencies, and effectiveness of overall 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 and ensure new pricing rules are reviewed and approved by the respective sales teams.
- Resolve issues including 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 for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
- Life and disability insurance for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
- 401(k) contributions.
- Paid time off.
- Employee Assistance Program access for employees working less than 30 hours per week.
- Employee Resource Groups for employees working less than 30 hours per week.
- Employee Service Corp access for employees working less than 30 hours per week.
- Bonus and/or incentive eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
