Senior Procurement Category Analyst

IDEXX Laboratories is looking for an outstanding Senior Procurement Category Analyst. In this role, you will provide analytical support for Category Managers, Procurement leadership and their stakeholders, globally. Daily activities vary and will include working on initiatives, projects, and programs. You will partner with Category Managers to support sourcing events. Sourcing events may be formal Requests for Proposal for supplier selection as well as performing data analyses for supporting contract renewal negotiation strategy development. You will retrieve and analyze supplier and material spend data, including providing relevant insights and recommendations. Analyses and reports will be presented to management for use in supporting daily operations and business objectives. You will develop in-depth knowledge of systems and data sources, which are primarily focused on supply chain activities. This position can provide a career path to Category Management.

In this Role You Will:

• Perform a variety of supplier spend analysis, reporting, savings project tracking and other related sourcing support activities

• Partner with Category Management to support lines of business by providing cost modeling and reports for timely decision-making

• Partner with Category Management to facilitate supplier evaluation, negotiation and supplier relationship management activities

• Analyze supplier financial viability and perform other analyses, reporting, and provide key input to business presentations

• Develop various analyses, reports and presentations; perform ad hoc analyses and modeling of supplier solutions versus in-house development, and work on special project support as needed.

• Support strategic planning and budget processes, providing financial information, modeling, analysis, and support as needed

• Mentor and coach other analysts as well as training stakeholders in core technologies supported by this team.

What You Will Need to Succeed:

• Strong communication skills to be able to translate business need to technical analytics and back

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and in a global, hybrid working environment.

• Experience in project coordination, including project planning, scheduling and obtaining resources to ensure that objectives are met.

• Strong knowledge of data, database concepts and data manipulation with ability to create validation to instill confidence in analyses

• Advanced understanding procurement or financial concepts.

• Ability to work with requestors to understand their true needs and to communicate complex analysis results to all levels of the organization

• Adept at learning and leveraging various software tools and systems, and have an advanced mastery in Microsoft Excel

Why IDEXX?

We're proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 11,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let's pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

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