We are Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You’ll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree. Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.
PURPOSE
Supports Fleet Product Directors in ensuring cost, availability, innovation, growth and quality according to target setting and category requirements per given market. Supports the execution of advanced strategies to ensure that cost, growth and quality targets are met on entire spend categories. This position typically works under supervision and direction from senior category analyst as well as category managers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supports fleet strategy by researching internal and external data and applying current market dynamics/intelligence.
- Collaborates with leadership, field management, and internal support functions to ensure alignment across the organization, and supports activities based on market changes.
- Solves both conceptual and analytical problems by developing and recommended solutions to issues.
- Works closely with fleet leaders in optimizing strategies and business needs by collaborating with business units/functional areas.
- Works closely with fleet leaders in developing specific strategic goals and KPIs.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Bachelor’s degree, in business administration, supply chain, or related field.
- 3 years’ experience in analytics.
- MBA preferred
COMPETENCIES
- Demonstrated leadership ability.
- Strong written and oral communication skills for interface with all levels of management, both internally and externally.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret data, metrics, and analyze trends.
WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently and on occasion up to 80 pounds.
- Occasional travel required in supporting fleet objectives.
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Successful, innovative, and fulfilling careers are built here, and your professional development is a high priority. We invest in your future through the latest training, tools, and technologies. Highly collaborative, we work together to solve problems and find better ways to continually grow our business and careers every day. You’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons. The scale and depth of resources that being the #1 building materials distributor in the nation provides a variety of opportunities for you to explore – all in a friendly, people-first environment. Join us to be more, do more, and build more, together at BFS.
Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
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