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Category Analyst

RIT Solutions

Title-Category Analyst

Reporting to the Category Manager, the Category Analyst supports the Category Management team through spend analysis, supplier evaluation, market research, and sourcing support. This role helps drive category strategy, operational improvements, and cost-saving initiatives across procurement activities. The ideal candidate has a strong analytical background in engineering, finance, economics, analytics, or data analysis and is comfortable working with large datasets to identify trends, cost drivers, and sourcing opportunities. Work Schedule: Onsite 4 days per week

Responsibilities

Spend & Category Analysis

Analyze spend data and support category sourcing initiatives

Conduct category, market, benchmark, and supplier analysis

Perform spend criticality analysis across categories and enterprise-wide spend

Identify market trends, cost drivers, industry benchmarks, and sourcing opportunities

Analyze off-contract and non-compliant spend activity

Supplier & Sourcing Support

Develop sourcing evaluation models, negotiation models, and supplier scorecards

Build total cost of ownership (TCO) models and identify savings opportunities

Monitor supplier performance metrics, KPIs, and service levels

Research new suppliers, substitute products/services, and emerging market participants

Support sourcing strategies and category initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders

Process Improvement & Collaboration

Develop and maintain supplier and category databases

Support procurement process improvements and future-state process documentation

Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement teams and business stakeholders

Required Skills & Experience

35 years of experience in:

o Category Management

o Spend Analysis

o Procurement Analytics

o Supply Chain Analytics

o Data Analysis

Experience with analytics and visualization tools such as:

o Power BI

o Tableau

o Python

o QlikView

o Alteryx

o SQL

Strong experience with:

o Spend analysis and reporting

o Supplier performance metrics and KPI tracking

o Market analysis and sourcing support

o Strategic sourcing methodologies

o Procurement processes and contract support

o Data-driven decision making

Core Competencies

o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

o Excellent written and verbal communication skills

o Strong organizational and project management abilities

o Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

o Financial acumen and business awareness

Preferred Skills & Experience

Experience within the rail industry or similar large-scale supply chain environments

Experience supporting strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations

Project Management or Supply Chain certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the following:

Engineering

Computer Science

Finance

Economics

Business

Related technical discipline

RIT Solutions
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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