Procurement Analyst

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We are hiring for the Procurement Analyst role. Kindly review the job description below and inform me of your interest in the position

Job Title: Procurement Analyst

Location: Frisco, TX (Hybrid role - 3 days on site and 2 days remote)

Duration: 6 Months

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 analysing 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

Other necessary functions:

· Participates in company committees for process improvement or cross functional interaction.

· Follows all policies, procedures, ergonomic standards and safety requirements directed by KDP and the department.

· Performs other duties as requested by management.

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

· Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, quality and strong organizational skills.

· Ability to work with multiple departments and to determine and interpret business

· needs.

· Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet challenging deadlines.

· Strong problem-solving skills, both quantitative and qualitative.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· English language written and verbal proficiency

· Strong interpersonal skills.

· Self-motivator.

· Ability to effectively collaborate with others, be punctual, and follow instructions.

· Ability to uphold Safety standards, participates in Continuous Process Improvement

· on the job

Physical requirements/working conditions:

· Predominantly sedentary light office position with high frequency of keyboarding/computer work required (67% - 100% of the workday)

· Travel up to 10%

Job Type: Contract

Pay: Up to $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• SAP Supply Chain Management: 10 years (Required)
• Ariba: 10 years (Required)
• Snowflake: 10 years (Required)
• Cognos: 10 years (Required)
• Tableau/ Power BI: 10 years (Required)
• Celonis: 10 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Frisco, TX 75033 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Frisco, TX 75033: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $35