Senior Analyst - Food Analytics

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Food Analytics Analyst to support strategic food spend initiatives for healthcare clients. This individual will conduct complex market basket analyses, evaluate client purchasing patterns, identify savings opportunities, and serve as a subject matter expert on food purchasing analytics. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with experience interpreting food purchasing data and delivering actionable business insights. Responsibilities

• Perform detailed market basket and cost studies for healthcare and food service clients
• Analyze purchasing behavior, food spend, contract utilization, and sourcing opportunities
• Identify cost-saving initiatives and provide strategic recommendations
• Support high-volume ad hoc analytical requests from sales and client-facing teams
• Review food purchasing data to evaluate product substitutions, pack sizes, and pricing opportunities
• Serve as a resource on food distribution and purchasing analytics

Skills and Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in food analytics
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, complex formulas, and large dataset analysis
• Experience developing client-facing reports and recommendations
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Food distribution analytics experience
• Healthcare food service, hospital nutrition, senior living, or long-term care industry experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].