Procurement Analyst

Job Title: Procurement Analyst  Location: Frisco, TX (Hybrid role - 3 days on site and 2 days remote)Duration:   Long Term Contract Summary: The Procurement Analyst, is responsible for support activities related to sourcing events. They will handle large amounts of data in 3 main fields: market data, spend data and specifications for material and services. The Analyst works cross- functionally, adding value by ensuring such data is accurate and useful in support of sourcing category work in Indirect ProcurementEssential Duties and Responsibilities:Provides support to the procurement category manager by:Managing category data collection from both internal spend systems and external supplier, normalizing and summarizing such data in digestible manner to derive insightsIdentifying and actioning cost-reduction opportunities by analyzing spend data, material specifications, market benchmarking analysis and should- cost analysis to identify focus areas for Category Managers to pursueDeveloping and executing RFXs by identifying new suppliers, maintaining the supplier list, populating normalized specifications of materials and services, preparing pricing workbooks and other sourcing requirements.Building post event analysis by pulling data from Ariba Sourcing which include pricing, RFX questionnaire scoring, assess award scenarios, etc.Building and maintaining spend dashboards and reportsManaging the RFX Timeline to ensure business needs are metFacilitating NDAs ahead of sourcing eventsCoordinating with suppliers ahead and during sourcing eventsAssisting in resolving invoice and supplier delivery issues Other Necessary Functions:Participates in company committees for process improvement or cross functional interaction.Follows all policies, procedures, ergonomic standards and safety requirements directed by KDP and the department.Performs other duties as requested by management.