Procurement Analyst
6-12 months (contract to hire)
Location: Frisco, TX 75034
 
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 Procurement
 
ESSENTIAL 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 insights
•Identifying 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 pursue
•Developing and executing RFXs by identifying new suppliers, maintaining the supplier list, populating normalized specifications of materials and services, prepare pricing workbook 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 reports 
•Managing the RFX Timeline to ensure business needs are met
•Facilitating NDAs ahead of sourcing events
•Coordinating with suppliers ahead and during sourcing events
•Assisting in resolving invoice and supplier delivery issues
 
QUALIFICATIONS
•Bachelor’s Degree in Business, or business-related field or related experience.
•Digital aptitude, and experience with various systems including Ariba, Snowflake, Beeline, SAP, IBM Cognos, Celonis and Tableau/ Power BI to extrapolate insights.
•Proficient in MS excel    
•Ability to work with multiple departments and to determine and interpret business needs.
•Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet challenging deadlines.
•Ability to uphold Safety standards, participate in Continuous Process Improvement on the job
 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
•Predominately sedentary light office position with high frequency of keyboarding/computer work required (67% – 100% of the workday)
•Travel up to 10%
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