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Kroger · 1 month ago

Senior Strategic Sourcing Analyst - Real Estate

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$70K/yr - $75K/yr

1+ years exp

Kroger is a leading retail company, and they are seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Analyst to support the execution of sourcing strategies for assigned categories. The role focuses on reducing organizational spend, enhancing supplier relationships, and managing supplier performance while supervising a team of direct reports.

GroceryMarketingMeat and PoultryRetailRetail Technology

Hiring Manager

Madison G.

Responsibilities

Develop different award optimization scenarios to minimize total cost of ownership

Respond to supplier and stakeholder questions (e.g., category, supply, event, price, or specification)

Support the execution of supplier financing programs maintaining a holistic view of early payment and accounts payables programs

Prepare planning guide to facilitate the completion of the negotiation and support where needed

Conduct opportunity assessments, benchmarking, and should cost modeling to develop sourcing opportunities

Prepare category improvement projections and conduct post-implementation variance analysis

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

Work with the contract management team in the administration of contract data, addendums, item master sheets, and additional supplier documentation

Support category managers in the development of supplier performance/continuous improvement targets and related scorecards

Work with the SRM team in the administration of supplier assessments, score cards, and other analytics to manage supplier performance

Partner with the KPI & Benefits team to develop a tracking mechanism to report and communicate savings achieved

Support other initiatives / projects in the company that may affect organization's performance and collaborate with necessary stakeholders

Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports

Qualification

Procurement experienceAnalytical skillsLeadership abilityMicrosoft OfficeData visualization toolsCompliance monitoringCommunication skillsSelf-starter

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, CPG, or similar

1 year professional experience in procurement activities

Demonstrated and proven leadership ability

Ability to identify, quantify and effectively communicate business risks

Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid action-oriented results quickly

Analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify and effectively leverage data to support business decisions, communicate opportunities and/or raise business risks

Ability to monitor compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations

Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Vizio)

Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling oral/written communications and presentations