Procurement Associate – End-to-End Sourcing & Analytics

Walgreens; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking an entry level procurement professional to support end-to-end category management at local and regional levels, with potential global exposure. The role emphasizes analyzing spend, executing RFx activities, supplier due diligence, and contract administration to build foundational procurement skills.

You will collaborate across finance, accounting, and category teams to manage data, track projects, and ensure compliant procurement processes while developing the capability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• GPA 3.0 or above.
• Intermediate Excel skills (SUM, charts, sorting, headers/footers).
• Intermediate PowerPoint and Word skills.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes data for benchmarks, financial and spend analysis for planning decisions.
• Analyze data to identify opportunities and develop business cases.
• Track and coordinate project plans with goals, strategy and timelines.
• Project manage to schedule, manage risks and resources.
• Lead RFx activities for medium to low value spend.

Skills

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint proficiency

Word proficiency

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Oracle Purchasing

Smart by GEP

Job description

Walgreens is seeking an entry level procurement professional to support end-to-end category management at local and regional levels, with potential global exposure. The role emphasizes analyzing spend, executing RFx activities, supplier due diligence, and contract administration to build foundational procurement skills.

You will collaborate across finance, accounting, and category teams to manage data, track projects, and ensure compliant procurement processes while developing the capability to