Nutrien · 9 hours ago
Category Analyst / Sr Category Analyst - Loveland, CO
Loveland, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$87K/yr - $149K/yr
6+ years expNutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. The Category Analyst / Sr Category Analyst will partner with Category Managers to provide data and analytics for strategic sourcing and category management, while also conducting market research and supporting vendor negotiations.
AgricultureChemicalManufacturing
Responsibilities
Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you and your team are actively contributing to a safe work environment
Partner with Category Managers and Specialists across Category Management to provide data, analytics and decision support across all stages of the company’s strategic sourcing and category management processes
Aggregate, normalize and analyze spend data to identify trends and prioritize strategic procurement opportunities
Conduct external research to analyze market opportunities, risks, technology trends, etc., associated with assigned categories; model, monitor, and report trends in underlying cost drivers
Work collaboratively with team and stakeholders to ensure sourcing projects capture relevant input and stay on track
Assist with vendor pre-qualification by creating and disseminating Requests for Information (RFIs); summarize RFI responses to help teams and business assess vendor readiness/fit
Assist with preparation of Request for Proposal (RFP) documents for dissemination to qualified vendors
Interact with vendors, sourcing team, and business to address vendor questions/clarifications regarding RFP
Organize detailed comparisons of vendor RFP responses (“bid tab analysis”) to normalize submissions; perform analyses to compare strengths and weaknesses vendors and their proposals
Support development of sourcing team’s negotiation strategy; create cost models and run scenarios to help determine trade-offs and business benefits from a range of negotiation outcomes
Prepare for and participate in vendor negotiations as needed
Provide analytic support to Category leaders in helping business make final vendor selection/award decision
Following award decision, support detailed quantification and documentation of savings and preparation of implementation plans
Provide assistance tracking and quantifying ongoing vendor performance; assess pulse of market and vendor relationship through range of methods, e.g., benchmarking, inflation tracking, contract leakage analysis, KPIs, and performance reviews
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, ideally in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or similar discipline
6+ years relevant experience in data analysis supporting category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain management or equivalent
Analytical abilities and experience using quantitative insights to make decisions and influence stakeholder
Clear and solid understanding of, and practical experience with, enterprise asset management systems (SAP/Oracle), spend management tools (e.g., Ariba, Analysis & Reports), data management tools and source-to-pay systems (eProcurement)
Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies
Strong communication and stakeholder management capability
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage
Life insurance
Disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week
Retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions
Paid vacation
Sick days
Holidays
Paid personal and maternity/parental leaves
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Company
Nutrien
Nutrien produces and distributes potash, nitrogen, and phosphate products.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.5BKey Investors
Saskatchewan Technology Fund
2025-10-31Grant
2025-03-11Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $1B
Leadership Team
Mark Thompson
EVP & CFO
Recent News
2026-01-16
2026-01-16
Company data provided by crunchbase