Bid Analyst

Bid Analyst

The Bid Analyst is responsible for researching, analyzing, and assessing sourcing activities essential to support the Organization. This position requires performing project management skills, cost benefit analyses, reviewing contracts, and evaluating pricing formulas to obtain the most advantageous pricing through the RFP process.

Job description

Collaborating and coordinating with internal contributors and subject matter experts to ensure complete and accurate RFPs are sent to vendors

Analyzing item and category product costs, logistics costs, and other pricing components to perform comparative analysis of vendor proposals

Supporting negotiation of contract terms

Comparing procurement options and logistics strategies for RFPs

Providing ad-hoc financial analysis on trends and insight on business

Participating in monitoring of savings achieved due to the RFP process

Demonstrating the ability to take real-world analytics/data science projects from start to finish- including data cleaning, descriptive analysis, predictive modeling, and visualizations

Skills Required

1-2 years of experience in Finance or Data Analytics

A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Accounting or equivalent

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

The ability to handle complex projects and problems

The ability to prioritize and work independently

High attention to detail and great organizational skills

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Knowledge of SQL is a plus. Benefits

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