Alliance Sourcing Analyst

About the role

This position will be located in Fargo, ND. The position is open until filled.

Responsibilities

• Leads Border States staff at corporate and branch levels with the development, coordination, and maintenance of sourcing strategies relative to specific customer agreements and other major business changes utilizing most appropriate system resources and tools.
• Identifies and implements cost savings in conjunction with the appropriate branch personnel achieved through aggregation efforts for collection and reporting purposes as required by Alliance customer contracts and the company.
• Negotiates supplier pricing and sourcing terms with an objective to ensure competitive costs for Border States' Alliance customers.
• Coordinates the analysis of new Alliance sourcing, quote renewals, forward buys, and other Alliance Sourcing processes and focuses on sourcing data analysis relative to determining priority focus areas for Border States' Alliance customers.
• Works closely with Alliance Pricing team along with the Marketing department to identify potential Alliance cost savings and appropriate sourcing strategies.
• Works closely with Supply Chain Services and branch staff to identify and understand customer specific sourcing management needs.
• Drives the development of sourcing management, tools, and processes as changing business needs are identified for Alliance customers.
• Works closely with Pricing Specialists and appropriate Border States management to understand and integrate the sourcing tools being used internally with trends in Alliance customer sourcing management requirements.
• Develops sourcing processes and coordination of sourcing activities for determined Alliance customers.
• Leads integration with branches and customers.
• Identifies and implements process improvements and an innovation idea.
• Proactively seeks out additional product and commercial knowledge by NAED manufacturer trainings, manufacturer plant tours/trainings, or other methods.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a four-year business, technical, engineering or marketing degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.
• Minimum of two years’ prior procurement, sales, or marketing experience with above average knowledge of electrical, utility, industrial, or communication wiring products and systems preferred.
• Advanced technical knowledge of SAP and Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint) required.
• Strong commercial knowledge of Border States vendors, products, and services.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of pricing systems, processes, procedures, and methods.
• Ability to read, write, and speak in English preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed expectations of job duties in current of previous jobs.
• Excellent customer service skills including consistent delivery of our core service excellence expectations of being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.
• Proven leadership in innovation by identifying and documenting continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ability to uphold strong relationships with department peers, other employees, branches, and vendors.
• Ability to work independently and with initiative.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication, presentation, reading, and analytical skills.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
• Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
• Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
• Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
• Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
• Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
• Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
• Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
• Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously
• Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
• Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Frequently
• Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
• Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
• Use of a computer - Continuously
• Use of a telephone - Frequently
• Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously
• Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Not at all
• Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally

Benefits

• 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!

Equal Opportunity For All

We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.