Procurement Analyst

ZipRecruiter; Collierville (TN); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Procurement Analyst to drive data processes and dashboards, enhancing visibility into key spend categories. This role requires strong analytical skills, collaboration with various teams, and expertise in tools like Excel and Power BI. The analyst will manage complex projects and support procurement strategies, ensuring operational efficiency and cost savings. If you have a business background and experience in procurement analysis, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an analyst within Supply Chain or Procurement.
• 2+ years of experience with Visualization tools, preferably Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex projects with multiple contributors and stakeholders.
• Provide analytical support to category teams during sourcing waves.
• Develop presentations summarizing recommendations for leadership.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Verbal/Written Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or Supply Chain

Tools

PowerPoint

SQL

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Procurement Analyst

Job Type:

Regular full time

Location:

Collierville, TN (Metro Memphis); Houston, TX; Dallas, TX

Remote

Functional Area:

Procurement

Job Description:

Job Title: Procurement Analyst, Procurement

Reporting to: Senior Procurement Manager - Reporting, Data & Analytics

The primary purpose of this role is drive data processes, dashboards & other visualizations that will give Procurement and business colleagues visibility into key spend categories and actively guide their strategies in delivering cost-savings and operational efficiency. The analyst will collaborate heavily with the business, Finance, and IT. This role requires someone with not only technical skills but also strong business acumen & communication skills to coherently combine both sets of requests.

The analyst is expected to independently conduct analysis in Excel, Viz tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, etc.), and SQL knowledge is a plus. Analysis must be reproducible, automated (where applicable), and timely.

Responsibilities:

• Work with both Direct and Indirect Procurement teams
• Manage complex projects with several contributors and stakeholders with little oversight and guidance
• Will create reports using various tools such as Excel, Power Bi, and others.
• Needs to be able to work with multiple complex data sets and be able to conduct analysis on both internal and external data.
• Provide analytical support to category teams while they work through their sourcing waves.
• Assist in the development and enhancement of new and existing procurement tools from; spend & volume analytics, RFI/RFP templates, Value Trackers, Market Analytics, and more.
• Develop power-point presentations summarizing recommendations for leadership
• Be able to train team members, both on an individual basis as well as globally, on both new Tools being implemented as well as any new or existing reporting.
• Support ad-hoc analytics requests from leaders in the Global Procurement organization
• Work with IT on the building of an automated Global Spend Database
• Extract and analyze data from multiple ERP systems

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree – preferably in a business or Supply Chain
• 2+ years of experience as an analyst within the Supply Chain or Procurement Functions.
• 2+ years of experience working with Microsoft office tools like Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
• 2+ years of experience with Visualization tools, preferably Power BI

Job Skills:

• Excel – Advanced – Advanced formulas (Vlookups, IF statements, etc.) Pivot Tables, Charts, and Macros. THIS IS A REQUIRED SKILL
• Power BI – Advanced – Dax (Measures & Columns), Power Query Editor, connecting multiple data sets, building reports.
• PowerPoint – Intermediate – Need to be able to build basic presentations including trainings, documentation (Reports), monthly reporting, etc.
• Verbal/Written Skills – Will work mostly with Internal stakeholders, specifically with VP level, Category Managers, and potentially some Executives (C-Level). There will also be the need to communicate externally with Suppliers on a case-by-case basis. This person needs to effectively communicate through Teams (Meetings & Chat), Emails, Presentations, and some phone calls.
• SQL – Strong Plus.