Sourcing Analyst III

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 21-Oct-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report ( ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. Overview: The Sourcing Analyst III partners with Sourcing Office leaders, negotiators, business owners, and cross-functional stakeholders to solve highly complex and potentially ambiguous business problems that materially affect multiple divisions, firm strategy, or long-term supplier decisions. The role independently designs and leads iterative financial, supplier, market, and operational analyses; converts complex and evolving information into clear recommendations; and influences strategic direction through executive-ready insights. The analyst leads financial analysis and decision support for key sourcing initiatives, supports negotiation strategy and project performance, and strengthens the organization’s analytics, benchmarking, market-intelligence, reporting, and process capabilities. What you'll do: Lead advanced financial analysis for strategic sourcing initiatives and support negotiation strategy, key commercial terms, project performance, and executive decision-making. Build and interpret complex and flexible total cost of ownership, pricing comparison, scenario and sensitivity, historical usage, future projection, and other economic models involving multiple interdependent variables and viewpoints. Consult with business owners to identify emerging dimensions of ambiguous problems, apply root-cause and systems thinking, pressure-test assumptions, resolve data-quality issues, and independently determine the appropriate analytical approach. Design and drive iterative analyses that adapt to evolving circumstances and translate findings into a cohesive business story with key takeaways, trade-offs, risks, actionable insights, and a preferred solution. Provide proactive analysis and original insights that inform short- and long-term sourcing strategy, supplier decisions, and firm direction on high-complexity, cross-divisional initiatives. Use benchmarking, market intelligence, competitive insights, supplier information, and industry research to strengthen negotiation strategies and support faster, better-informed outcomes. Partner with negotiators and business areas to develop proactive sourcing plans, identify potential RFP candidates, and surface areas of spend that may create future strategic or commercial opportunities. Partner as appropriate with Software Compliance, Third Party Risk Management, Supplier Performance Management, Finance, Digital, Legal, and other subject-matter experts to balance economic value, business requirements, risk, and execution feasibility. Develop, manage, and use relationships with cross-functional business owners and senior and executive leaders to gain alignment, influence decisions, and drive next steps. Participate in and frequently lead cross-functional teams supporting cross-divisional or firm-wide objectives; independently organize, plan, and prioritize work required for successful delivery. Proactively identify strategic opportunities with moderate to broad impact and visibility, propose solutions, influence commitment, and drive implementation. Own or guide the design and enhancement of sourcing metrics, analyses, dashboards, data structures, visualizations, and standardized tools that improve consistency, sustainability, insight, and agility. Promote analytical, reporting, and visualization best practices; review complex analysis and provide guidance, knowledge sharing, mentoring, or training to associates and project teams. Manage assigned vendor financial analysis requests and support timely, accurate reporting, documentation, and data quality. What you'll need: 7+ years of relevant analyst experience. Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, data science, analytics, or a related discipline is preferred; relevant work experience may be considered. Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills, including pivot tables, advanced formulas, conditional formatting, charting, and executive-ready presentations. Advanced analytical skills, including forecasting and complex financial modeling with multiple variables, drivers, scenarios, and decision alternatives. Consistent ability to structure unstructured problems or data and convert them into flexible models, actionable insights, and strategic recommendations. Ability to complete total cost of ownership, return on investment, pricing, sensitivity, and other financial impact analyses with minimal direction or review. Strong business acumen and understanding of firm results, key business drivers, strategies, priorities, accounting processes, and financial statements. Strong ability to learn rapidly, adapt, and deliver results in ambiguous situations where there may be limited precedent and requirements may evolve. Ability to summarize complex financial, supplier, and operational information and influence associates and leaders through executive-level verbal, written, analytical, and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions, gain alignment among senior and executive stakeholders, and lead work without direct authority. Advanced project-management capability, including independently sequencing complex tasks, dependencies, decisions, and stakeholder interactions. What could set you apart: Experience collaborating with sourcing teams and contract negotiators is preferred. Advanced degree or professional certification is beneficial. Knowledge or experience with PeopleSoft and Tableau is beneficial; experience with negotiation strategy, negotiation, purchasing, corporate strategy, or industry research is beneficial. Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week. At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received. Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones ( Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones ( Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page ( . #J-18808-Ljbffr Edward Jones