Sr. Strategic Category Analyst, Procurement

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JOB DESCRIPTION

-Category cost analysis, particularly construction and including equipment, spares, facilities expense, and tool installation projects.

-Price and Should Cost (cost estimate) analysis to aid in category strategy and business negotiations.

-Identify and analyze available reporting data (in source system or data warehouse) and ensure alignment to business process, data quality and requirements.

-Carry out quality assessment of data, data reports and the accompanying decisions.

-Explore opportunities to drive correlation to business problems through data analysis.

-Generate summary and specified dashboard accounts which represent operational data in brief and intelligible format, suitable for the target audience, which includes partners, management leadership, department managers and directors.

-Partner closely with Category Managers, Program Managers, and other function groups to :
1.carry out global, and/or regional process and IT improvement projects.
2.identifying internal and external industry benchmarks, conduct market analysis & trends (related to analytics, commodities) to share with business partners & leadership.
3.identify ways in which information systems tools can be used to address problems and improve processes.

-Proven track record of being structured, including:
1.Managing central repository systems.
2.Price/Cost tracking in areas of equipment, material, labour, rates, etc.
3.Collecting and analyzing budget vs actual cost variation.

-Work closely with Program and/or Category Managers in coordinating and facilitate meetings:
1.providing updates on strategic projects/initiatives.
2.present data, market summaries, to leadership in facilitating decision making.

-Schedule regular data and report reviews with category team and partners to get feedback and identify future needs.

-Present and explain project / category data to the category team members, drive discussion and action items related to business direction.

-Occasional travel required.

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, or equivalent experience
-Building & Quantity Surveying
-Project or Construction Management
-Engineering – Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical
-Related field of study

Experience: Preferred
-Min 8+ years of relevant project experience in cost management / QS / Tool Installation / pricing / category or business analytics, particularly Cleanroom/Hospital/Pharmaceutical MEP Process Utilities Systems and CSA related. Experience in past construction projects is a must.
-Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction, Engineering, Project -Management, Construction Procurement, Construction Category Management background preferred
-Understanding and demonstrable experience in construction procurement.
-Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a global, fast-paced and dynamic environment
-Proficient in Microsoft applications, computer skills (data analysis, excel reports, trends, pivot tables, SQL, python, etc), experience with visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, etc) a plus.
-Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including using an analytic toolset and financial targets to incorporate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and benchmarking concepts.
-Experience in carrying out use of should cost (cost estimate) methodology.
-Strong communication, consulting, interpersonal, presentation, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
-Experience and ability to build concise power point presentations.