Vendor Analyst

Soaren Management provides customer-centric alternative lending solutions in consumer markets via proprietary underwriting and loan management systems. With multiple verticals in the financial services industry, Soaren excels in customized portfolio management, software development, customer service, telecommunications, automated application processing, and asset recovery.

We have built top of the line proprietary software platforms to underwrite and manage loans, which we strive to continually innovate upon and that’s where you come in.

Soaren Management is adding a Vendor Analyst to our team in Scottsdale, AZ. We are a Fintech start-up that is stable, profitable, and rapidly growing. A huge part of our success is our commitment to our employees by providing the compensation, benefits, environment, and performance-based rewards to attract the best people we can find. We are looking for a Vendor Analyst to assist our company in making sound purchasing decisions specifically in our lead buying platform. Responsibilities include acquiring, analyzing, managing, and monitoring our lead provider vendors to ensure compliance with company policies. You should also be able to obtain new vendors, maintain relationships with vendors, and cancel vendor contracts should company vendors fail to perform adequately.

To be successful as a Vendor Analyst, you should be detail-oriented and adept at negotiating vendor contracts. You should have the ability to pull SQL quires and preform analysis of multiple lead vendors to ensure they are preforming. Ultimately, an outstanding vendor manager should be able to multitask effectively as well as demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and sustaining long-standing relationships with company-approved lead vendors.
• Meeting with suitable lead vendors to assess their products, inquire about their services, negotiate pricing, and communicate any product or service-related concerns.
• Managing and creating KPI metrics
• Optimizing KPI metrics to hold vendors accountable
• Analyzing data to make decisions surrounding lead vendors
• Preform SQL queries to pull data to analyze to ensure vendors are meeting company goals
• Conducting research on available vendors to determine which vendors offer the best pricing and product quality
• Continually monitoring KPI trends to determine which leads produce the highest results
• Implementing vendor selection programs to ensure that the best vendors are secured
• Conducting interviews with new vendors and informing approved vendors of their responsibilities and obligations
• Establishing standards by which to assess the performance of approved vendors
• Evaluating current lead buying programs and identifying ways to improve them

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, marketing, business administration, or a related field.
• Analyzing & creating KPI metrics
• Experience working with Excel
• Experience working with SQL
• Ability to work with multiple vendors
• Strong negotiation, management, and decision-making skills
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

We offer excellent compensation and benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Performance based rewards
• Flexible working schedules
• Unlimited vacation time that you actually get to use
• Start-up company atmosphere with an established corporate structure
• A fun, casual work environment that encourages innovative thinkers
• A small executive team with promotion opportunities
• Company sponsored medical/dental/vision/life insurance/AD&D
• 401k with generous company matching
• Paid parental leave
• Excellent work-life balance
• Beautiful office with huge breakrooms, snacks, and a ping pong table

OUR COMPANY MISSION

Soaren Management merges time-tested business practices with bleeding-edge proprietary technologies to deliver reliable, efficient, and secure financial products and services. Our greatest strengths, technology and customer care, flow from the ingenuity, curiosity and integrity of our partners and employees.

VISION STATEMENT

Soaren Management works toward a future where all consumers have broad and immediate access to a range of reliable, efficient, and secure financial products and services, expedited by constantly evolving technologies.

COMMITMENT TO OUR TALENT

Soaren Management believes our success flows directly from our employees. Our employees are at the heart of our success. As such, it's in our best interest to provide all the support they need to succeed and thrive. For that reason, Soaren Management is expanding its search for fresh talent and developing our current talent. Our commitment to our team ensures value and service to our ever-growing customer base through hiring and growing our people-centric, diverse, and forward-thinking talent. We live in our values of Innovation, Superior Customer Care, Compliance, Community, Balance, and working by the Golden Rule.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Scottsdale, AZ 85254: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: One location