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At Procure Analytics (PA), we are passionate about driving continuous value by utilizing cutting-edge technology and implementing customized solutions in various categories to service our 900+ member companies.
Headquartered in Atlanta, PA was founded to address the complex challenges of frequently ignored indirect and tail spend categories of Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO), Packaging, and Freight. PA combines $1.5b+ of purchasing leverage and supplier relationships, together with dedicated advisors, proprietary analytics, and artificial intelligence, to drive ongoing value and supply chain resiliency for our members. PA’s analytical and reporting tools offer the insight needed to optimize MRO, Packaging, and Freight – all at no cost to members.
In the last decade, PA has grown from 2 employees and $5 million in total managed spend to over 100 employees and more than $1.5 billion dollars in spend, while maintaining its high-touch service model and member-focus.
PA has a very collaborative, humble, and values-driven culture that upholds these guiding principles:
- Act with integrity and in compliance
- Drive value creation
- Be innovative
- Be accountable
- Treat others with dignity and respect
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
As a Strategic Category Advisor, you will be responsible for driving full potential, win-win-win solutions with our Members and Suppliers to drive incremental total cost of ownership reduction. This is a senior position that will have significant executive PA and Member exposure, and you’ll be tasked with leading multiple complex, intellectually demanding and deadline driven projects at the same time. You will be in the thick of action as you work side-by-side with some of the best in the business, and you will partner with our Members to have direct impact on their bottom line. Every day is different, but you can expect to:
- Be intimately involved in each Member’s organization and industry, working on complex projects to consolidate Member spend to our suppliers and drive additional savings for our client.
- Analyze, in conjunction with our data team, detailed Member data using Excel and other analytical tools to identify opportunities to consolidate SKUs and pursue a range of value driving projects for Members.
- Drive analysis, design, and implementation of solutions, develop tailor-made solutions and work closely with Members.
- Provide intellectual and thought leadership to the PA team and Members to ensure the highest quality of analytical and conceptual output.
- Build and maintain consensus with Members on project goals, critical issues, workplan, implications, recommendations, and implementation plan.
- Develop and secure Member commitment to recommendations and implementation plans.
- Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, develop recommendations, and build PowerPoint presentations to Member management.
- Work with plant-level employees to implement change to achieve desired outcomes.
- Organize the work of the project by leveraging both PA and Member resources, allocating clear responsibilities and balancing capacity across multiple projects at once.
- Engage Suppliers to improve PA’s benchmarking capabilities and partner with them to deliver the best value to Members.
ABOUT YOU:
Strategic Category Advisors are instrumental to supporting our Members. Qualified candidates must meet a set of criteria we deem essential for those interested in the Strategic Category Advisor role:
- Ability to project poise, confidence, and professional maturity in both internal and external situations; engaging and concise with good interpersonal “presence”, comfortable both in the C-suite and team room settings.
- Rigorous analytical skills, ability to excel at solving problems that require sound logical reasoning, creative thinking, fluency with numbers and ability to untangle complex issues.
- Highly motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, committed, and inclusive team player.
- Ability to exercise business judgement, communicate persuasively and generate insights to build trusting Member relationships.
- Flexibility and ability to serve and address a wide range of Member types; ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Articulate and compelling verbal, written and presentation skills are vital; experience working on Member proposals to deliver consulting focused value messages.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, pragmatic, someone who “rolls up the sleeves” and gets things done.
- Insightful and creative individual with an affinity for data-driven insights to decision making and passion for a track record of demonstratable results.
- Great colleague, teammate, and mentor; passionate about the task at hand and fun to be around.
- Undergraduate/Masters/MBA/PhD from a top program with strong academic results.
- Prior experience as a business consultant or corporate project manager/program management leader.
- Experience developing, deploying, and driving compliance to purchasing strategies in Procurement, Operations, or Finance roles (or applicable consulting engagements).
- Demonstrated knowledge of MRO products and applications in manufacturing operations.
- Experience working with industrial clients of various sizes and sectors.
- Experience working with Private Equity groups and their portfolio companies.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS / LOGISTICS:
Role will be based at PA headquarters in Atlanta with regular travel expected to Member offices and plants to support initiatives.
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