Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Sr Analyst, Cost Optim Job Locations US-IL-Naperville Posted Date 8 hours ago(1/22/2025 4:53 PM) Category Sales Company KeHE Distributors FLSA Status Exempt Requisition ID 2025-25562 Work Type Onsite Why Work for KeHE? Full-time
Pay Range: $67,650.00/Yr. - $99,108.00/Yr.
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Benefits on Day 1
Health/Rx
Dental
Vision
Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
Supplemental life insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Paid sick time
Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
Holiday pay for company designated holidays Overview

Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

Sound good?

KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

Primary Responsibilities

The Cost Optimization Senior Analyst will coordinate, develop, and administer the necessary measures, reporting, processes, and communication related to supporting the end-to-end cost management experience at KeHE.  This role will focus on strengthening KeHE’s cost management processes through effective project coordination skills, clear and actionable communication, and strong attention to detail. This role will work cross-functionally across many areas of KeHE. As with all positions at KeHE, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Essential Functions

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinates cross-functional milestones/events for internal end-to-end cost processes. Acts as a liaison between suppliers, cross-functional internal teams, and retailer facing team. Manages all communication with internal and external teams regarding KeHE cost review processes and goal of meeting key profit indicators (KPIs). Provides cost review analysis to Supply Chain internal team. Develops and provides a supplier calendar of deadlines for cross-functional deliverable items with a weekly recap to the internal team. Supports the creation of best practices and processes to improve and streamline the cost review process. Manages the cost review playbook, which represents the end-to-end process map for cost reviews. Develops and maintains content, builds a schedule for cost reviews, and holds process owners accountable to deliverables and SLAs through review meetings.Provides reporting of performance of the cost review playbook. Provides recommendations of changes and updates to the cost review playbook. Determines and escalates process decisions tied to SLAs. Communicates, interacts, and assists internal teams such as Supply Chain, Sales, Pricing, Transportation, Finance, Systems and Analytics with supplier or customer related issue resolution, supplier development, and special projects. Other duties and projects as assigned.

 

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Ability to communicate effectively to all levels at the organization both written and verbal. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Smartsheet)Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) took such as Freshdesk, Salesforce, or similar function. Ability to independently handle tasks or projects. Strong attention to detail. Strong project management skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workload. Ability to travel 5% or less of the time. Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree is required.5+ years of experience required.Prior experience in the food industry and/or code sensitive produce environment or Supplier Master Data experience preferred. Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Tableu preferred.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Requisition ID 2025-25562 Equal Employer Opportunity Statement KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes. Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQs

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