Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Border States is hiring a Cost Analyst to support cost management strategies for its open market business. The role analyzes pricing competitiveness, identifies cost savings and profit-improvement opportunities, works with branches and vendors on pricing strategies, and documents cost savings.
Responsibilities
- Reviews key product categories/vendors by branch, area or region to determine cost competitiveness, ensure market relevance, and establish cost confidence with Border States branch personnel
- Engages key branch/regional personnel as well as key company stakeholders as needed throughout category evaluations
- Evaluates current market conditions, vendor/category alignment, and strategies
- Works to understand current cost structures (SPAs, regional vs branch, backside vendor programs, etc.)
- Works with field personnel to capture local market feedback to complete competitive market analyses
- Utilizes system data and analytics to gather market intelligence on pricing competitiveness
- Presents findings and recommendations to key branch and company stakeholders and implement any agreed upon results
- Works with vendors to negotiate pricing based on evaluation findings as necessary
- Supports identification of cost management opportunities through analytics, market feedback, and commercial intelligence to demonstrate due diligence, actively managing costs, and ensuring market relevance in our pricing
- Analyzes cost differences between different locations, regions, and customer types across the enterprise
- Supports the identification of opportunities to negotiate better SPA costs for more customers, rationalizing existing SPA’s, or working to improve into stock pricing
- Utilizes market analytics and key indices (e.g. commodities) to identify opportunities for cost negotiation with vendors
- Provides oversight and documentation of cost savings delivered through opportunity identification and market analysis
- Adheres to the Vital Factors and Goals and Controls process
- Supports communication to branches and customers to create confidence in price strategies
- Promotes Service Excellence by sharing examples with the team while identifying and following through on new opportunities for teamwork
- Continues to grow industry/field experience through different branch/customer/manufacturer visits throughout the year
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience
- No minimum years of prior experience required
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly motivated
- Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged
- Relevant experience in procurement, sales, marketing, pricing, costing, supply chain, or distribution
- Strong knowledge of the SAP materials management system
- Previous forecasting experience
- APICS certification
- Proven knowledge of MRP and supply-chain knowledge
- Strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint), internet, email, and SAP software
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned; employee-ownership is a significant part of the company culture.
- Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
- FSA & HSA
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Disability Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Personal Leave time and more!
- Bonuses to employee-owners upon the achievement of branch and company goals.
- Remote work opportunity
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