Procurement Business Partner

Robert Half Management Resources is seeking a Procurement Business Partner for a long-term contract opportunity with a leading entertainment studio in Los Angeles, California. This high-impact role is ideal for a strategic, analytically minded professional who can translate procurement data into meaningful business insights and help leadership make well-informed purchasing decisions.In this role, you will partner closely with procurement, finance, and operations leaders to analyze spend, evaluate supplier performance, and identify opportunities for cost optimization across key categories. You will also turn complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders and executive leadership.This is a highly visible opportunity for a hands-on consultant who brings a strong blend of analytics, procurement expertise, and executive communication skills—and who is excited to support business strategy within a world-class entertainment organization.Responsibilities:• Examine purchasing, supplier, and category data to identify savings potential, performance gaps, and areas of operational risk.• Turn quantitative findings into practical recommendations that strengthen sourcing plans, negotiation strategies, and category decisions.• Work closely with procurement, finance, and operational teams to define reporting needs, performance measures, and decision-support metrics.• Assess spend behavior and business demand patterns by creating dashboards, scorecards and reporting tools to highlight trends, improve forecasting, and advance cost-control initiatives.• Prepare concise presentations and business cases that help senior leaders evaluate options and make strategic decisions.• Combine internal reporting with external market research to benchmark vendors, compare spend performance, and guide procurement planning.• Lead analytics assignments from initial problem definition through analysis, insight development, and stakeholder buy-in.• Recommend and support improvements to reporting practices, data quality standards, and procurement-related processes.• Manage several priorities at once in a deadline-driven setting while maintaining precision and strong attention to detail.