What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Procurement Analyst position at Tulane University Staff?
Reporting to the Procurement Technology Lead, the Senior Procurement Analyst performs a variety of data management, eProcurement catalog enablement, process management, process execution, system support, troubleshooting and problem resolution functions directly supporting P2P and Supply Chain activities. Performs review, verification, documentation and testing to ensure systems and business processes are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures. The Analyst is responsible for providing data analysis to support evidence-based decision making. The Analyst works independently and within teams to bring data together from a variety of P2P functional areas, collect new data, and apply analyses such as descriptive statistics. The Analyst is also responsible for producing sound statistical findings, as well as communicating and disseminating results in meaningful ways to multiple audiences through summary reports, dashboards, and interactive online data displays.
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and work independently or within groups with complex data systems, including relational databases. Problem solving skills.
- Thorough Knowledge of P2P and Supply Chain Management as it relates specifically to eCommerce. ERP Oracle Fusion Cloud Business Financials knowledge preferred.
- Solid, demonstrable knowledge of Procurement
- Proficient in the use of dashboard and visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, etc.
- Strong skills and knowledge of methodologies associated with analysis of processes and problems and information flow, especially related to IT areas.
- In-depth understanding and skill in process and systems requirement documentation standards such as use case modeling, user story creations and narrative description.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. And excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. Strong relationship building skills and customer service skills.
- Thorough knowledge of business processes and business process analysis functions, integrated application workflow, permissions and user roles.
- Understanding of catalog management for eCommerce or demonstrated comparable understanding.
- Bachelor's Degree in a field closely related to research or data analysis (i.e. statistics, information sciences, social sciences, finance, etc.).
- Five years of directly related work experience involving working with education data, including individual record data typically from an ERP system, large-scale national education datasets, relational databases, and other complex hierarchical datasets.
Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and / or certifications may be considered
