RFP Analyst
The RFP Analyst is responsible for researching, analyzing, and assessing sourcing activities essential to support a food / beverage distributor. 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.
This position will work from home one day a week after training.
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+ years of experience in Finance or Data AnalyticsA Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Accounting or equivalentHigh proficiency in Excel and PowerPointThe ability to handle complex projects and problemsHigh attention to detail and great organizational skillsExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalKnowledge of SQL and PowerBIAbout Blue Signal :
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