SUMMARY:

• Responsible for support activities related to sourcing events.
• Handle large amounts of data in 3 main fields: market data, spend data and specifications for material and services.
• Works cross-functionally, adding value by ensuring such data is accurate and useful in support of sourcing category work in Indirect Procurement

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, experience with various system including Ariba, Snowflake, Beeline, SAP, IBM Cognos, Celonis and Tableau/ Power BI to extrapolate insights.
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Ability to uphold Safety standards, participates in Continuous Process Improvement on the job