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Business Intelligence Analyst Loc: Austin, TX
2015-04-22 11:29:07
Job Type:
Full Time only
Budget $:
100,000 - 200,000
JOB PURPOSE
Establish an analytical approach to gather dataon commodity trends and benchmarks. Detectemerging and existing opportunities / threats to commodity deflationperformance. Provide insights torelevant commodity managers
Measure and analyze commodity managerperformance based on commodity deflation and total cost of ownership. Publish monthly metrics vs. 2015 financialgoals. Support commodity managers to identify driversof misses and opportunities for improvement
Support negotiations with models to calculatevendor profitability and cost of ownership. Analyze impact of non-standard contract terms on each key negotiation
Support special projects with data gatheringand analytics to develop insights
IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
whosupports the Global Procurement team and works directly for the ChiefProcurement Officer
The CPO will expect to have frequent and directcommunication with the analyst
The directors of direct / indirect commoditiesand relevant global commodity managers will have frequent interactions with theanalyst
KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS
Personal Characteristics and Skills
An ability to relate business strategy andoperational requirements to the analytics required to drive greater insight anddecision making
Highly capable quantitative analytical skillscoupled with a pragmatic, fact-based problem solving approach
High energy and ability to drive items tocompletion with dogged determination
A team based, collaborative orientation toworking with various colleagues and personalities
Ability to pull data from the systems asnecessary
Detail oriented but able to see big picture.80-20 pareto mindset
Qualifications:
Experience
2-3 years of experience post bachelors degree in procurement/salesoperations/pricing/financial/accounting roles at a reputable organization.
Experience at top notch management consulting or accounting/auditingfirms desirable
Semiconductor industry experience preferred
Education
Bachelors degree in a quantitative field such as Engineering,Mathematics, Finance/Accounting, or Economics.
MBA from top 20 school preferred
Key Skills: