Senior Associate, Procurement Analyst

athenahealth; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Associate, Procurement Analyst to enhance procurement excellence. This role involves strategic sourcing, spend analytics, and supplier negotiations to optimize costs and improve supplier performance. The ideal candidate will leverage strong analytical and financial skills to drive efficiencies and develop category strategies. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable healthcare solutions. If you are passionate about procurement and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Procurement, Spend Analysis, and Strategic Sourcing.
• Strong financial analytic acumen and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct spend analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Support RFx processes and supplier evaluations for competitive procurement.
• Develop procurement dashboards and KPIs to track performance.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial Acumen

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem-Solving

Category Expertise

Education

Undergraduate degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Management

Undergraduate degree in Finance

Undergraduate degree in Math or Business

Tools

eSourcing tools

Contract management systems

Spend analysis platforms

Job description

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Senior Associate, Procurement Analyst

We are looking for a Senior Associate, Procurement Analyst to join our growing Global Strategic Procurement Team. In this role, the Senior Associate, Procurement Analyst will play a key role in driving procurement excellence across the organization. This position will focus on strategic sourcing, spend analytics, supplier negotiations, and procurement process improvements to optimize costs, mitigate risks, and enhance supplier performance. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, financial acumen, and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across various categories.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct spend analysis to identify cost-saving and optimization opportunities.

• Support development of category strategies based on market trends, business needs, and total cost of ownership principles.

• Support and/or lead RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ) and supplier evaluations to ensure competitive bidding and value-driven procurement.

• Support the negotiation of vendor contracts and agreements, ensuring optimal terms, risk mitigation, and compliance with procurement policies, particularly for costs and market terms.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and align sourcing strategies accordingly.

• Support supplier relationship management efforts, including monitoring supplier performance metrics and identifying areas for improvement.

• Identify and reduce non-compliant or rogue spending through improved procurement governance.

• Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders, focused on delivering on their requirements while balancing cost and risk, leading to the optimal vendor solutions for the Company.

• Define key metrics and necessary systems to track and report on procurement activity. Provide updates to both leadership and the business on cost savings, vendor negotiations, spend under management, operational efficiencies, and future initiatives.

• Develop and manage reporting to support identification of opportunities to reduce sourcing and purchasing costs by establishing contracts that improve the organization's buying patterns and enhance Athena’s end-to-end supply processes.

• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track sourcing performance, cost savings, and supplier effectiveness.

• Leverage procurement technologies (e.g., spend analysis tools, eSourcing platforms) to improve efficiency and transparency.

• Collaborate with leadership to identify continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes, driving efficiencies and cost reductions.

• Support financial planning efforts by properly allocating procurement savings and cost reductions to divisional budgets.

• Leverage existing procurement toolset (spend analysis and source-to-pay capabilities) to drive efficiency and transparency into everything we do.

Typical Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Math and/or Business preferred but not required.

• Demonstration of strong financial analytic acumen required.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in Procurement, Spend Analysis, Strategic Sourcing, Source-to-pay processes and technologies required; Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Spend Analysis or Supply Chain consulting experience preferred.

• Demonstrated record of analytic accomplishments with a financial background.

• Advanced and proven knowledge of procurement industry cost structures and drivers.

• Analytical & Financial Acumen – Ability to analyze spend data, market trends, and supplier proposals to make data-driven sourcing decisions.

• Category Expertise – Strong understanding of indirect procurement categories, supplier management, and cost structures.

• Stakeholder Engagement – Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively across departments and influence business decisions.

• Procurement Technology & Tools – Familiarity with eSourcing tools, contract management systems, and spend analysis platforms.

• Problem-Solving & Initiative – Ability to identify procurement inefficiencies and propose strategic solutions to drive process improvements.

• Develop cost savings targets based on aggressive, data-backed, realistic and forward-oriented goals that align closely with the goals of your business partners, stakeholders and those of athenahealth.

• Instill trust within the businesses, appropriately set priorities, and influence direction.

• Ability to improve the quality and performance levels of the supply base to achieve the lowest total cost to the Company.

• With guidance and support from leadership, ability to influence & negotiate with stakeholders from all levels of the organization and external vendors.