Procurement Business Analyst

**W2 Contract**Ridgefield Park, NJ**ONSITE**$30-35/hr**

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. You 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Support driving the Vendor Management Portal adoption and usage by working closely with HQ, audit, internal Procurement team members and business owners.
• 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.
• execute procurement strategy to evaluate vendor risk and performance. This position will be responsible for
• 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 internal policies
• Own vendor master records in the ERP system
• Provide guidance to business teams on the process required to register suppliers for 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

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