The Procurement Business Analyst has overall responsibility of supporting the strategy for vendor registration, vendor performance evaluations, and continuous improvement for the indirect procurement operations.

The right candidate will have knowledge/expertise in vendor management and/or evaluation functions capable of executing defined strategy.

He/She will work across multiple teams across geographies to drive improvements in operational systems, processes and policies to drive best in class execution and vendor compliance.

Role and Responsibilities

Responsible to execute procurement strategy to evaluate vendor risk and performance.

This position will be responsible for indirect vendor registration and will manage the vendor performance evaluation process for marketing projects nationwide to ensure work was performed to the expected level of quality and satisfaction of marketing project owners.

Additionally, the Procurement Business Analyst will support driving VERS (Samsung’s Vendor Management Portal) adoption and usage by working closely with HQ, audit, internal Procurement team members and business owners.

Finally, the position will also be responsible for strong analytical support and serve as the “go-to” individual acting as the primary liaison between Procurement, audit, and internal business areas to support collaborative Procurement/Finance, Audit & Marketing strategic initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

In this position, either directly or through others, the candidate will:

Manage the vendor on-boarding process, working directly with prospective suppliers and business teams.

Perform preliminary risk-based review of vendor on-boarding requests and associated documents to ensure compliance to Samsung’s policies

Own vendor master records in SEA’s ERP system

Provide guidance to business teams on the process required to register suppliers for SEA’s vendor pool

Work with Procurement and business teams to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of the process and systems utilized for vendor onboarding

Generate reports from system and process data for tracking performance. Reporting includes advanced excel function knowledge

Design and create presentations for team projects and status

Coordinate with internal stakeholders to perform annual performance evaluations for key vendors

Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, to gather and understand critical information for annual performance evaluations

Develop improvement plan, corrective action plan, or escalation plan to properly address any discrepancies in performance found during evaluations

Record, track, and summarize performance evaluation data for reporting to top management

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Data Analytics or a related field

2+ years’ experience (or equivalent) in Procurement, Data Analysis, Audit, or Project Management In-depth use and knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SAP

Ability to work independently, take initiative, and strong prioritization skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Must be a strong team player and able to lead or participate on cross functional teams

This position demands a high degree of ethics and professionalism to ensure control of the company’s expenditures

Excellent analytical, planning, presentation design/creation, and written & oral communication

Skills

Proven ability to influence others and drive meaningful change results