Prime Vendor Analyst

Value Proposition
As a leading partner in healthcare, Medline Canada's sole purpose is Together Improving Care – this means being deeply committed to the health and well-being of our customers, employees, partners and our communities. We employ a diverse group of top talent focused on growing and making a difference in the lives of Canadians, coast-to-coast.

Compensation is only one part of the Employee Value Proposition that Medline Canada offers our employees. As part of our mission, we offer one of the most competitive and engaging employee experience programs in Canada, which includes:

Collaborative work environment with highly engaged employees

Market competitive compensation and benefits plan, including LTD & Insurance

DPSP match program

Annual Employee Appreciation Week

Paid vacation and personal days

Lifeworks® Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Resources supporting mental, physical, family and financial well‑being

Career growth and training programs

Open communication with Senior Leaders

Tailored incentives for eligible employee groups, such as home office reimbursement and Sylvan Learning Centre credit

Employee referral program

Education support programs

Fitness subsidy

Recognition programs

Social activities

And much more…

Job Description Summary
The Prime Vendor Analyst analyzes business and financial results to support the sales organization and identify sales opportunities. The role involves preparing and delivering data‑driven insights, reports, and recommendations to sales management to help resolve issues and improve business performance.

Job Description
Responsibilities

Create, maintain, and develop relationships with the customer, Medline contacts and vendor community. Lead various committees on behalf of customer (ex. value analysis committee).

Serve as initial point of contact for customers’ new and existing vendors. 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 sales and resource allocation and utilization. Prepare and analyze sales forecast, sales results, budget variances, and quarterly business presentations.

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 items that are priced outside of the normal predetermined range for typical customers of that market type. Ensure new pricing rules are first reviewed and evaluated for their impact for final implementation.

Evaluate 3rd party industry pricing data being marketed and sold to Medline customers to understand what information is being provided and implications to the Company.

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.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree. (Will be considered: High school diploma and at least 5 years of experience in sales analysis and support).

At least 2 years of experience in sales analysis and support.

Experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.

Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.

Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).

Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel…