Position Summary...

Support the business in assessing commodity driven cost changes while maintaining internal tools and indexes which aids in this process.

What you'll do...

• Assess cost change requests from suppliers using MS Excel based models
  • Use existing or build new item profiles based on raw material component breakdown
  • Research correct commodity indexes and assign to profiles to assess if trends align with the proposed cost change
  • Effectively communicate results to stakeholders
  • Support stakeholders if supplier interaction is required
  • Advocate for analyses, datasets and approach on vendor inquiries and pushback related to cost-increases. Champion the use of commodity-analytics in vendor conversations related to cost increase and / or cost decreases.
• Support other internal Strategic Category Management teams and other stakeholders for ad hoc projects and analyses
• Leverage and interpret commodity data from multiple sources (Market research e.g. IHS, Mintec; local regulations, commodity tracking databases, web search) to analyze impact on product costs.
• Act as a thought-partner for the merchant teams on issues related to commodity pricing; be the subject matter expert
• Maintain the automation workflows of the commodity assessment process using Knime, R Studio, and ElementAI
• Strong technical skills in building automation workflows and create user-friendly outputs for immediate action.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or higher is preferred
• 4-5 years of experience in a consultative role focused on analysis either in finance, costing, pricing, or sourcing departments.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills to draw conclusions and make recommendations from large data sets.
• Strong relationship building, communication, and influencing skills; Ability to develop credibility and good working relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and general business acumen
• Expert experience using MS Excel is required
• Intermediate experience using Knime, R Studio, and ElementAI is required
• Some experience in SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Dataiku, and commodity tracking databases (IHS, Mintec) is preferred
• Merchandising experience is preferred

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Minimum Qualifications...

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Preferred Qualifications...

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Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada

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