Job Description

Title: Sourcing Specialist / Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Downtown Cincinnati, OH – Onsite 5 days/week

Contract Type: Contract – **6 months to 1 year (this could lead to potential conversion down the road) **

Pay Rate Range: 30-33/hr

Interview Process:

• Onsite interview is preferred
• Microsoft Teams interview is also available
• Please obtain candidate availability for both onsite and Teams interviews

Top Skills

• Advanced Excel / Data Analysis – must be comfortable analyzing large amounts of data and turning it into actionable insights
• Sourcing / Procurement – RFPs, supplier management, quote analysis, and sourcing support
• Cost Analysis & Cost Modeling – analyzing cost structures, validating cost changes, and identifying savings opportunities
• RFP Management – creating and managing Requests for Proposal, analyzing responses, and comparing suppliers
• Supplier Performance Management – supplier communication, KPIs, performance analysis, and cost management
• Business & Scenario Analysis – building models, evaluating scenarios, and developing recommendations to support business decisions

Requirements

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, particularly for data analysis and insights

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to collect, validate, consolidate, and analyze data from multiple sources

• Ability to take complex data and turn it into clear business insights and recommendations

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to adjust priorities as business needs change

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills

• Ability to work onsite 5 days per week in Downtown Cincinnati

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**Additional Notes: **

The Sourcing Manager owns the strategy, supplier relationships and major negotiations. This Specialist is the person behind the manager doing the analysis that allows the manager to make those decisions.

For example, Kroger gets a proposed price increase from a supplier:

Supplier: “Our cost is going up 7%, so we need to raise Kroger's price.”

The Specialist isn't necessarily the person who ultimately negotiates the deal. They're doing the homework:

Why 7%? What's actually changed? What are the commodity inputs doing? What are we paying other suppliers? What's the total financial impact? What happens under different scenarios? Is the increase justified? Where could Kroger push back?

• Then they might put that analysis into Excel and build the business case / negotiation materials for the Sourcing Manager.
• cost-change validation, comparative analysis, cost structures/drivers, scenario modeling and negotiation-plan development

Preferred Skills

• Previous Sourcing or Procurement experience

• Retail /CPG background preferred

• Cost modeling

• Cost analysis

• Performance analytics

• Supplier management

• RFP experience

• Negotiation planning

• Business case development

Job Responsibilities

• Assist Sourcing Managers with supplier and cost management
• Create and manage Requests for Proposal (RFPs)
• Analyze supplier quotes and RFP responses
• Perform cost-change analysis and validation
• Conduct total-cost and comparative analysis across products and suppliers
• Analyze cost structures and cost drivers to identify efficiencies and savings opportunities
• Build financial/data models and perform scenario analysis
• Develop negotiation plans
• Create business cases using Word and PowerPoint
• Assist with contract drafting
• Research and understand industry, market, and commodity trends
• Analyze supplier KPIs and performance
• Conduct root-cause analysis
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within data
• Develop reports and presentations communicating findings and recommendations
• Support strategic initiatives and business cases
• Communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Track business and supplier performance metrics over time

You should be proficient in:

• Data Analysis and Manipulation
• Supplier Management
• Cost Accounting
• Vendor & Supplier Management
• Sourcing and Procurement Experience
• Supplier Negotiation Experience
• Microsoft Excel
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Modeling
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• RFP Management