Procurement Sr. Analyst or Associate - Denali - (SA)

Job Description

Job Description:

The Procurement Sr. Analyst or Associate will be part of a client procurement service delivery team, driving analytics to support the strategic sourcing function in accordance with client-specific operating guidelines. Specific requirements will include analyzing complex data and industry information leveraging multiple sources and tools in support of strategic sourcing projectsKey Responsibilities / Job Duties

Procurement Operation Execution:

• Run and provide reports with product information and movement data.
• Perform complex data analysis including spend, pricing, product volumes, and savings.
• Develop models to forecast and actualize savings.
• Conduct analysis to support opportunity assessments to drive cost reductions.
• Work within sourcing teams to support sourcing recommendations.
• Assist in developing RFx content, evaluating RFx responses, and developing negotiation plans.
• Respond to general inquiries from procurement and business stakeholders.
• Draft SOW based on end-user requirements, if required
• Track delivery of products with the vendors

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist in vendor selection
• Procurement Analysts may also support the delivery of other Denali’s procurement and sourcing services including: supplier performance management, and contract administration

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree A minimum of 1-3 years of work experience in operational, procurement, sourcing or service desk management

• Must be
  strong
  in Excel, up to Pivot tables
  , vlookups, if/then statements.

• Some experience with databases and queries.

• Must haveanalytic strengths and experience with financial models and savings forecasts/savings actualizations.

Additional Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Procurement Functional/Technical Skills:

• General knowledge and understanding of sourcing/procurement fundamentals
• Working experience with at least one eProcurement tool (e.g., Ariba, SAP, Oracle, etc.)

Client Services Capabilities:

• Strong customer service orientation
• Ability to learn client-specific processes, terminology, systems, and unique requirements by various business groups

Business Fundamentals:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (internally, with client stakeholders, and the supplier community)
• Ability to summarize information
• Ability to follow a process based on documented guidelines
• Strong team player
• Proficiency in MS communication tools: MS Word, Outlook, Live Meeting
• Understanding of how businesses categorize costs and capture/document savings.
• Ability to gather large amounts of data and apply an analytical approach to evaluate and segment the data to draw insights to make informed decisions.