Category Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• 3–6 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or procurement analytics.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using Excel, Power BI, or similar data analysis tools.
• Experience working with large datasets, spend analysis, and supplier performance metrics.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or laboratory procurement.
• Knowledge of CRO/research services sourcing, laboratory consumables, chemicals, reagents, or scientific equipment.
• Familiarity with supplier management, category management, and strategic sourcing processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze spend data, supplier performance, and market trends to support category strategies.
• Develop category profiles, supplier segmentation, and sourcing recommendations.
• Support sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, negotiations) and track project execution.
• Maintain supplier data, contracts, performance metrics, and procurement dashboards.
• Partner with Category Managers, scientists, lab operations, and finance teams to support procurement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, cost optimization, and process improvements.
• Drive procurement best practices, catalog enablement, SOPs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Sick leave
• 401K