Technology Procurement Analyst II

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Who We Are…

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From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role...

The Technology Procurement Analyst II is a member of the procurement team and has two primary area of responsibility, performing technology hardware, software and services procurement as well as maintenance of procurement data standards.

Your Role Accountabilities...

Technology Asset Procurement

• Complete purchase orders, monitoring all open purchase orders and providing order-tracking details as requested for technology related purchases, focusing on operating expense or workplace technology expense
• Obtain quotes for equipment and services when applicable
• Ensure all purchase information is accurately and expeditiously captured within the procurement system. This person will ensure prompt communication on all purchases and effectively escalate issues with suppliers and/or supervisors when appropriate.
• For capital purchases, updating the Bill of Materials with the pertinent quote and order information
• Work with Tech Finance and BU to ensure purchase orders are coded to correct cost centers and accounts

Procurement Data Standards and Maintenance

• Responsible for maintaining accurate order and supplier data within the procurement system, and will process requests to update vendor information, such as payment terms, locations, and contacts
• Ensure that procurement data is adhering to standards and work with the team to revise the standards as the business changes

Process Improvement

Seek, recommend, and implement opportunities for improvement in procurement processes. This may involve collaborating with other procurement team members or end users to streamline activities for the benefit of the operation.

Qualifications & Experience...

• 3+ years of technology procurement experience
• Must be customer service oriented
• Must be a team player and able to work in a team-centric environment
• Must be an excellent communicator, both orally and written
• Must be detail oriented
• Must be able to understand complex processes and is good at seeing how various items relate to each other at a macro-level
• Must be accurate and able to self-audit, be resourceful to find answers and make educated decisions, and be able to operate in an ambiguous fast-paced environment
• Team player and self-starter with interpersonal and solution-oriented attitude and an ability to effectively operate with high energy and flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly evolving team environment
• Suggest and implement process improvements where applicable

• Technical knowledge/skills in the following areas:
• Ariba or SAP experience
• SharePoint 2010 or higher
• Solid understanding of Procure 2 Pay process
• MS Office Suite, including Visio process flows, PowerPoint, Excel (pivot tables, charts) - Intermediate/Advanced
• Technology procurement experience
• An understanding of the WM Technology organization
• Knowledge of existing WMTO processes & tools
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• CITAM or other ITAM certifications

How We Get Things Done…

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The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at View email address on us.edajobs.com.