Designation – Senior Analyst – Sourcing Intelligence and Analytics

Location – Bangalore

About employer– Infiniti-Research

Job description:

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution and deliver end-to-end price forecasting and sourcing/procurement projects
• Work under pressure, adjust to changing priorities, and attention to detail
• Conduct thorough secondary and primary research to collect and analyze
• Perform quantitative analysis such as price forecasting, market sizing, etc.
• Detailed information about suppliers – technical and operational capability, product offerings, recent news, current and future strategy, etc.
• Market and trends (market, supplier, buyer, technology, regulatory, etc.) in an industry and category of study
• Analyze and create various business models such as SWOT, PESTEL, Porters’ Five Forces, etc.
• Sourcing Best Practices – Engagement (Type of supplier, contract duration, consolidation opportunities, etc.), Pricing Models and Cost Analysis – Total Cost of Ownership, Cost Savings, Supplier Performance (SLAs and KPIs), etc.
• Risk Analysis – supply chain risks, procurement risks from best practices suggested, etc.
• Project Scoping and Feasibility Analysis
• Lead training sessions in the team on quantitative analysis, various sourcing and procurement related topics to enable capability development and knowledge sharing
• Interacting with top industry experts and suppliers – maintaining constructive relationship with them to regularly gather industry insights
• Lead, mentor, and guide Associates and Senior Associates on various research related activities
• Prepare reports/presentations based on the data and analysis conducted
• Handle multiple projects (long term/ad-hoc) with full or partial ownership
• Participate in final presentation reviews and confidently handle client’s questions

Qualification and Skills Required

• Demonstrated 3-6 years of experience working on price and volatility forecasting for various categories
• Demonstrated experience forecasting, planning, and analyzing market trends.
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and/or utilizing complex time-series, regression, and other statistical models for forecasting purposes
• Practical experience with the multifactor models utilized for commodity price modeling
• Experience in developing Excel Macros and maintaining and working with large databases
• Experience in preparing findings and presenting complex technical information
• Sourcing/procurement intelligence and analytics specific research and/or marketing experience
• Strong secondary and primary research skills
• Superior verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to take initiative, ownership and be proactive
• Good Data Representation skills, and high expertise level in MS Office Applications – Excel, Word and Power point
• Excellent Team Player
• Able to perform as an Individual Contributor
• Thirst for knowledge and learning
• Efficient Multi-tasking capability
• Experience in mentoring and leading junior analysts/associates
• Ability to think ‘Outside the Box’
• MBA/PGDM, preferably with an Engineering degree

Interested people can apply for this job can mail their CV to [email protected] with subject as Senior Analyst – Sourcing Intelligence and Analytics – Infiniti-Research – Bangalore

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