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Meijer · 15 hours ago

Analyst, Indirect Spend

Grand Rapids, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Meijer is a family company that serves people and communities, and they are seeking an Analyst for their Indirect Procurement Enablement team. This entry-level role focuses on applying analytics to improve margin and profit performance, providing strategic analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive customer-centric solutions.

Food ProcessingHealth CarePharmaceuticalRetail

Responsibilities

Provide strategic analysis by in modeling opportunities to assess risk and recommend procurement decisions

Applying quantitative methods, supplier management, data mining, and analytical tools to support business needs, sourcing events and budget development across all business areas

Partner and consult on report and tool solution designs that apply best in class analytics

Effectively communicate business analysis and provide recommendations for improvements

Keeps customer at the center of analytic approach, analysis and solutions and partner with cross functional teams to drive customer centricity at Meijer

Partner with reporting teams to improve reporting effectiveness and highlight variances

Collaborate and build strong business relationships with internal business customers

Leverage disparate data sources for holistic understanding to solve complex business problems

Understand corporate policies and system functionality to enforce compliance to procurement systems and adherence to Indirect Procurement policies

Support development of sourcing and procurement processes

This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required

Qualification

SAP/AribaData analysisQuantitative methodsStatistical techniquesCommunication skillsTeam playerOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Math, Statistics, Economics, or other quantitative field

1-2 years business experience in an analytics field or related professional environment

Working knowledge of SAP/Ariba, Microstrategy, Properties Procurement Automated Ordering tool or other programming language

Experience with applications used for analytical, quantitative, and to apply statistical techniques and tools to derive insights from large, complex data environments solving complex and ambiguous business problems in a timely manner

Active curiosity—Must enjoy gathering and digging deeply into data to identify opportunities and risks

Strong work ethic complemented by a positive, can-do attitude

Team player: audit and improve existing processes, collaborate with senior team members and contribute to the team's success

Ability to influence without authority in a cross functional team setup

Excellent communication skills: listening, verbal and written

Ability to develop communications and presenting to cross functional partners

Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with ability to prioritize multiple/competing projects and assignments