Procurement Operations Excellence, Analyst

General Summary

The Procurement Operations Excellence, Analyst is responsible for continuously measuring and improving Source-to-Pay procurement processes.

The Analyst will be responsible for maintaining procurement policies, assisting with communicating the policies throughout the organization and for driving compliance of these policies utilizing robust data and analytics.

This role will be accountable for driving continuous process improvement within the Procurement organization as well as the functions that Procurement supports.

The ideal candidate requires the ability to work in a very tactical environment as well as the ability to think strategically and utilize data to help drive results.

This position reports to the Senior Manager of Procurement Operations Excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive programs that ensure adherence to company policy including Sourcing policies, Purchasing policies, and Contract policies.
• Support Source-to-Pay policy updates, compliance monitoring, education / training, and reporting, including quarterly communications to business leadership.
• Manage Source-to-Pay process improvement and optimization projects.
• Manage Procurement performance measurement activities, including the monitoring and reporting of KPIs and benchmarks.
• Manage vendor compliance and collaborate with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice exceptions.
• Develop, activate, and maintain a Procurement new employee onboarding and training program. Acting as a key point of contact for new hires, guiding them through their first several weeks of onboarding.
• Own Global Procurement SharePoint site manage, design, organize and provide communication around changes, additions, etc.
• Support additional tasks that align to the strategy of the Procurement Operations Excellence team.

Job Complexity

Utilizes large amount of data derived from compliance monitoring and reporting to identify gaps in the adherence to Procurement policies.

Collaborates with key business partners to identify continuous improvement opportunities throughout the Source-to-Pay process

Maintains a continuous improvement mindset with an end-to-end mentality and ability to build internal relationships to act as change agent.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required. Educational focus on operations, supply chain management and / or process a plus.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Procurement preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across an organization and with external parties.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes and policies.
• Experience with SAP MM and / or SAP Ariba Procurement suite of products preferred (P2O, Sourcing, CLM, SIPM).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience in Power BI or data visualization tool a plus
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Possess good time management and prioritization skills.
• Naturally a self-starter and very results oriented.
30+ days ago