Prime Vendor Analyst at Medline Industries, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee

Job Description:

Medline Industries, LP is the leading nationwide supplier of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical products to hospitals, nursing homes, HME providers, surgery centers, physicians offices, and home care/hospice setting. We are looking for a Prime Vendor Analyst to join our team.

The Prime Vendor Analyst is responsible for analyzing and presenting business related trends and results to identify opportunities for improvement/solutions in support of the customer and sales organization.You will work with internal and external customers to drive results tied to defined distribution metrics and reporting requirements as well as meet with sales and the customer to identify, prioritize, track and manage projects and KPI performance.

Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, and develop relationships with the customer, sales teams, and vendor community. Lead/participate in various meetings on behalf of customer (ex. value analysis committee).


• Meet with vendors to discuss products, pricing and terms. Present findings to key contacts in the customer's procurement team.


• Measure the trends, efficiencies and effectiveness of the overall pricing and inventory KPIs.


• Support sales team by managing contract terms, assisting with brand conversions, and tracking all savings and projects. Make presentations regarding project updates, business results, committee findings, etc.


• Review pricing to determine and identify discrepancies. Ensure new pricing rules are reviewed and approved by respective sales teams.


• Provide issue resolution in the following areas (not limited to): inventory surplus, backorders, outstanding invoices. Initiate and partner with the internal teams. Communicate resolution in a timely manner.


• Host weekly meetings with supply chain, materials services, and Medline Sales teams.


• Collaborate with Sales, IS and Finance to develop, create and maintain reporting requirements and ensure systems provide accurate and timely data.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 2 years of experience in sales analysis and support OR High School Diploma and at least 5 years of experience in sales analysis and support
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within, and external to, an organization.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap).
• Willingness to travel for business related needs (i.e. training, accounts meetings, development, etc).

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  COVID-19 Vaccination

  Please be aware that Medline requires all employees starting in this position to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated by their start date. Medline is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodations to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated for COVID-19 consistent with federal, state, and local law.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous analytics experience in the healthcare industry.
• Previous inventory or supply chain analytics experience.
• Experience providing training and developing process documentation/user manuals.

Benefits:

Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program(EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here .

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/ handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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