Principal Analyst: Strategic Sourcing Analytics & Advancement
Vail ResortsAbout the role
Our mission is to create the Experience of a Lifetime for our employees, so they can, in turn, create the Experience of a Lifetime for our guests. We own and operate the most renowned destination resorts in the world as well as regional and local ski areas outside major cities, and connect them all through one unrivaled network. We are looking for ambitious leaders, innovators and creators to join our talented team. If you’re ready to pursue your fullest potential, we want to get to know you!
Candidates for year-round positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted up to 90 days after the posting date, or until the position is filled (whichever is first).
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Procurement, the Principal Analyst: Strategic Sourcing Analytics & Advancement will transform Procurement’s spend analytics, technology, and reporting capabilities to drive stronger category-level decisions, enterprise value creation, and global spend visibility. This role will lead implementation of a new spend analytics platform and AI-enabled competitive bid sourcing tool, own Procurement savings reporting and Finance alignment, and deliver inflation, market, and supplier insights that inform sourcing strategy and executive decision making.
Job Specifications:
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Starting Wage: $100,000 - $135,000 + Annual Bonus
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Employment Type: Year Round
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Shift Type: Full Time hours
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Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age
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Housing Availability: No
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead selection, implementation, and optimization of a new spend analytics platform that enables advanced global category-level spend visibility, reporting and actionable insights.
- Develop spend data models, dashboards, and reporting that proactively identify spend trends, supplier and category opportunities, savings potential, and risk indicators for Strategic Sourcing category leads.
- Serve as an analytics thought partner to Strategic Sourcing leadership, translating complex data into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-ready reporting.
- Lead Procurement technology advancement, including implementation and adoption of an AI-enabled competitive bid sourcing tool, and other solutions that improve efficiency, compliance and value capture.
- Own Procurement savings reporting and governance, partnering with Finance to ensure savings are accurately tracked, validated, and reflected in budgets and forecasts.
- Provide inflation, market and supplier insights; establish data quality standards; and drive cross-functional project plans, change management and adoption for analytics and technology initiatives.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Data Science, STEM or related field; MBA or related advanced degree preferred.
- 5+ years’ experience in analytics, strategic sourcing, procurement, finance or supply chain, with demonstrated success developing insights, reporting, cost models and executive-level analysis.
- Strong proficiency in spend analytics, data visualization, dashboard development and analytical storytelling, with abil
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