Procurement Sr. Analyst or Associate - Denali - (SA)
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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.
Vacancy expired!