Senior Procurement Analyst Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Procurement Analyst to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provide analysis of problems and recommendations on improvement related to all pre- and post-award processes, policies, procedures;
- Reviews proposals, conducts analyses, selects suppliers, and issues Purchase Orders;
- Leverages strategic partnerships and optimizes existing agreements to mitigate risk and contain cost;
- Supports corporate RFx, as needed, to assist in driving cost containment and affecting process streamlining initiatives;
- Maintains corporate supplier scorecard data for respective commodity;
- Develop and deliver ad-hoc reporting and analytical projects in collaboration with stakeholders and other key contributors;
- Serves as escalation point for functional buyers and commodity specialists to resolve issues with suppliers;
- Aligns supplier performance and behavior with overall business group and corporate strategies;
- An understanding of validation processes;
- Support project management efforts around procurement initiative communications and change management plans;
- Identifies and drives continuous improvement opportunities within department and with suppliers through use of Lean Six Sigma tools;
- Provide insightful, timely, and accurate procurement category analysis to support both enterprise and category procurement strategies;
- Serves as a change agent, a role model for continuous improvement and promotes use of Lean Six Sigma tools and thinking;
- Design and create training materials (e.g., job aids, training, etc.) for internal users of procurement models and reports;
- Experience with Sourcing from multiple global regions.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated ability to complete projects independently and as part of a team;
- Bachelor’s Degree with 24 hours of coursework in business or a related field;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Eligible for NACLC/Tier 3 Secret Investigation for a Secret clearance;
- CPM and/or CPIM desired;
- Requires in-depth knowledge and experience;
- Experience in strategic sourcing and/or vendor management analyses and processes a plus;
- Works independently, receives minimal guidance;
- Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions;
- May lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements;
- Strong Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.);
- 5 years in Supply Chain (buyer, planner, logistics) is required;
- Healthcare experience preferred but not required;
- Advanced Excel User;
- Requires conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.