Procurement Operations & Analytics Lead

Ferrero; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrero is seeking a Procurement Service Center Coordinator to streamline transactional activities and drive performance across procurement categories. You will partner with Category Managers, Finance, IT, and suppliers to ensure data quality, process optimization, and effective issue resolution.

The role emphasizes standardization, continuous improvement, and analytics-driven decisions, with a focus on maintaining seamless operations and strong stakeholder alignment in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years in procurement, purchasing operations, supply chain, or shared services.
• Experience with purchase requisitions, POs, contracts, supplier management, and procurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to drive value and user adoption of procurement initiatives with appropriate resource allocation.
• Coordinate procurement transactional activities across multiple categories for continuity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve incomplete or unclear requests.
• Monitor items affected by price, quantity, and vendor discrepancies; drive root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding, activation, and updates to optimize processes.
• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards and KPI monitoring.
• Drive process improvements and standardization across procurement services.
• Support issue escalation and work with cross-functional partners for timely resolution.

Skills

Procurement ops

Data analysis

Cross-functional collab

Excel

SAP

Education

Bachelors in Business

Tools

SAP

Procurement software

Job description

Ferrero is seeking a Procurement Service Center Coordinator to streamline transactional activities and drive performance across procurement categories. You will partner with Category Managers, Finance, IT, and suppliers to ensure data quality, process optimization, and effective issue resolution.

The role emphasizes standardization, continuous improvement, and analytics-driven decisions, with a focus on maintaining seamless operations and strong stakeholder alignment in a fast-paced environment.