Job Title Region Cost Side Analyst
Company Overview
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WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating ("MRO") and original equipment manufacturers ("OEM") products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services. 2011 annual sales were approximately $6.13 billion. The company employs approximately 7,300 people, maintains relationships with over 17,000 suppliers, and serves over 100,000 customers worldwide. Customers include industrial and commercial businesses, contractors, governmental agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers and utilities. WESCO operates eight fully automated distribution centers and over 400 full-service branches in North America and international markets, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations.
Job Responsibilities:
WESCO currently has an exciting career opportunity for entry level Region Cost Side Analyst within our Purchasing and Inventory organization to be located at our Warrendale, PA distribution center.
The Region Cost Side Analyst is in a highly visible capacity providing support t our team of Purchasing Managers for the region. The Region organization is one of eight key growth engines and continues to expand rapidly in customers and sales growth. The candidate supports negotiation opportunity identification, cost target identification, database maintenance, development and integration, cost-side results calculation and scorecarding, and additional tasks as needed by the PM staff. This role provides both a challenging and rewarding opportunity to significantly improve WESCO’s profitability. This role is an excellent stepping stone into other key positions within WESCO and provides the opportunity to learn both the customer and supplier ends of our business. As our company evolves, there will be a need for strong candidates interested in buying, procurement, purchasing, inventory management and other areas of the company
In this position, a Region Cost Side Analyst can expect to be responsible for the following:
- Support all identified region Purchasing Managers in day-to-day operations to ensure they can effectively establish pricing with key suppliers.
- Utilize purchasing systems, programs, and resources to accurately establish cost points for key suppliers with certain customers.
- Identify and prioritize opportunities for identified region PMs to negotiate using WESCO purchasing systems, MS Excel, MS Access and an online database.
- Maintain a steady execution of requests and ensure that PMs are receiving proper information in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintain the online database where all negotiation opportunities are housed.
- Integrate continuous process improvements into online database, as recommended by the field and senior leadership, to facilitate the flow of information and ownership.
- Calculate cost savings for negotiations upon completion.
- Manage reporting scorecards for use by senior leadership to identify cost savings performance from each identified region PM.
- Proactively be engaged with identified region PMs to resolve performance issues that may impact their ability to negotiate effectively.
- Strong analytical skills – ability to work with and interpret large sets of data, draw sound conclusions, and develop and execute appropriate actions.
- Systems expertise – extremely proficient in using PC based systems, programs and reports, specifically Microsoft Excel and Access.
- Customer service focused – demonstrated ability to think from a customer’s perspective (internal & external) and consistently exceed expectations, even under challenging circumstances.
- Pride and ownership of work – strong desire to outperform expectations, set and achieve personal goals and improve processes.
- Rational/Logical thinker – ability to make sound, effective day-to-day decisions under challenging circumstances.
- Focus on execution – ability to drive a strategic plan while continuing to deliver results on day-to-day activities.
- Desire to be a Leader – demonstrated willingness to challenge the norm, explore new ideas with a “can do” attitude, and lead by example
- Continuous improvement mindset – ability to challenge status quo, break through paradigms and effectively apply LEAN thinking principles.
- High degree of integrity – makes sound, ethical decisions in the best interest of WESCO; works in compliance with WESCO’s policies and procedures.
WESCO Distribution Inc. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, STD & LTD, Long Term Care, Savings Plan, and Educational Assistance.
WESCO values diversity and is an EOE/AA employer.
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