Summary
Responsibilities
- Tactical responsibility for procurement spend analysis utilizing aggregation, normalization, and analysis of purchasing data to identify trends and prioritize value opportunities.
- Executes methodology for value and cost savings tracking across all categories utilizing procurement 3rd party value/cost savings tracking tool.
- Utilizes spend management tool ensuring continued cleansing, modeling, updating and enrichment of data gathering analysis methodologies.
- Performs complex analytical tasks such as markets analysis, cost modeling, financial risk management / hedging and forecasting/planning.
- Assists in the creation and optimization of sourcing strategies by working with category management team to develop cost models (e.g. total cost of ownership and should cost) to drive spend management plans and cost reduction strategies.
- Provides regular Reporting and spend transparency across business units, key categories, and suppliers.
- Utilize market intelligence to source, interpret, and disseminate business-critical data.
- Identify and/or develop industry benchmarks for fact-based market assessments.
- Creates procurement scorecards and dashboards for use by senior leadership, procurement personnel and internal business partners.
- Provides reporting for procurement service level agreements and metrics to influence demand management.
- Utilize software and other tools to automate processes and drive efficiencies in reporting.
- Identifies purchasing initiatives for cost improvement, material reduction, and quality.
Qualifications
- Financial analytical experience required.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint with outstanding data structuring skills. General proficiency with MS Word.
- Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to manage change through influence; capable of driving major commercial decisions across a diverse set of internal stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate, analyze, and manage large, diverse data sets.
Education & Experience
- BA/BS in Business Analytics, Statistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field
- 3 years in a Finance, Supply Chain organization or consulting environment
Other Information
Equal Employment Opportunity