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The Senior Analyst Global Procurement COE is responsible for build, analysis, and maintenance of supplier spend and market data required for the development of global Procurement strategies, metrics and KPIs. Utilize data to drive performance for Procurement value contributions (savings and efficiencies). Responsible to build, optimize and support Procurement technology tools and influence technology roadmap. Have capabilities to support people, process and systems across multiple areas of Procurement (Operations, Category and Systems).

This position will work remote from home office.

•    Work on COE/Systems teams to ensure day to day Procurement technology/systems have high adoption rate, strong UX, are intuitive and fit for purpose, supporting a highly complex and growing business.
•    Maintain existing modules and roll out new modules.
•    Ensure system uptime and resolve errors, including root cause analysis.
•    Work as COE for all data requests across procurement, finance, and the business.
•    Work with category managers to drive continuous improvement of the supply base to support their strategies.
•    Support the development of category specific metrics and score cards to effectively measure / evaluate supplier performance against all key KPI’s and SLA’s.
•    Lead the development, tracking and reporting of key department performance and compliance metrics to a variety of business audiences.
•    Define and maintain data management standards to ensure the delivery of consistent, accurate business analysis and metrics for key department activities, including:
•    Spend categorization
•    Savings and cost avoidance
•    Financial risk reviews
•    Compliance reporting
•    Identify, engage, and manage external subscriptions and service providers of supply market intelligence and insights in support of the global procurement team.
•    Support category teams to ensure access all relevant internal and external data required for category strategy formulation, internal spend analysis, RFP analysis, etc.
•    Design and execute supplier/stakeholder communication and survey activities.
•    Develop and maintain the department’s online content on multiple internal/external knowledge management websites.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A. / B.S.) in a related discipline. MBA a plus.
• Experience:  3+ years experience in data analytics, financial analysis, procurement, or supply chain with demonstrated proficiency in taking large amounts of data and transforming it to information.
• Certification/Licensure: CPM or CPSM desirable, Data Certifications
• Other: Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal, analytical, presentation, influencing and negotiation skills required. Must possess in-depth knowledge of complex pricing arrangements and supplier profitability.
•  An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Strong Analytical Skills / Demonstrated expertise in:
  • Manipulating large datasets
  • Microsoft Excel, Access and BI
• Strong knowledge of SAP and working knowledge of Jaggaer Procure To Pay.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational, problem solving, communication, and professional interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Outstanding change management and presentation skills.
• Able to deal with sensitive and difficult situations in a calm and effective manner.
• Ability to work partly independently and in a team environment and balance multiple priorities concurrently.
• Ability to contribute creatively in a collaborative setting.
• Experience initiating efficiency/optimization programs.
• Demonstrated experience in developing measurable KPIs.

The pay range for this position in the USA is $90K - $100K USA annually. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, location and any collective agreements, if applicable. Remote candidates located outside of the US should be aware that the relevant pay range varies based on country and location.