Senior Procurement Analyst

Asurion; Smyrna (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company is seeking a Sr. Procurement Analyst to manage supplier relationships, drive performance metrics, and support supply chain operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and be proficient in advanced Excel and PowerBi. This position requires collaboration across various teams to enhance supplier performance and ensure efficiency in procurement processes. Full-time role based in Smyrna, TN.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain or procurement related role required.
• Financial analysis and metric creation experience needed.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage bi-weekly/monthly forecast for assigned program.
• Collaborate with Procurement team on supplier performance.
• Support operational activities of supplier management.

Skills

Advanced MS Excel skills

Customer focused

Strong analytical skills

Strong team building skills

Education

Associate degree + 1 year experience or Minimum 4+ years in supply chain

Tools

PowerBi

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

The Sr. Procurement Analyst will fill a key role within the Procurement and Supplier Management organization. This position will work cross-functionally and assist in managing the relationships of multiple supply sources, purchasing, delivery, quality, cost performance, and the overall relationship between Asurion and the supply sources. Objectives include development of supply to optimize the supply chain and to drive performance based on KPI’s and SLA’s. The Sr. Procurement Analyst will also be responsible for coordinating reporting and performing in a fast-paced environment.

The analyst will work with internal teams to point out business trends and potential risks. Finally, the analyst will work cross-functionally to identify process improvements, build mechanisms to ensure accuracy and influence others to ensure that the SCM team is meeting business goals and providing the highest level of customer experience.

Essential Functions

• Manage bi-weekly/monthly forecast for assigned program and monthly data to monitor supplier performance, identify cost reduction opportunities, and create competition.
• Works hand in hand with internal teams to ensure suppliers are performing and keep cost competitive.
• Collaborates with Procurement team to assist with monthly/quarterly supplier scorecards, measuring all aspects of supplier’s performance. This will include cost, order TAT, delivery TAT, and quality at a minimum. Presents results internal to Asurion team and executives in meetings as needed.
• Initiates action to clear issues and improve KPI’s to targets and working with cross functional teams as needed.
• Attends and represents Procurement in a variety of meetings and business reviews (Initiatives, WPMs, and MBRs) maintaining and updating information and presenting appropriate readouts.
• Collaborate across the enterprise outside of Supply Chain to develop business objectives aligned with our growth targets by providing in depth analysis.
• Leads ad hoc analysis for miscellaneous projects.
• Supports analysis and supplier roadmaps to mitigate risk based on changes with the suppliers and business.
• Maintains effective supplier relationships and communication with external suppliers.
• Supports operational activities of supplier management including communicating and resolving daily issues between internal organizations and suppliers.
• Must be able to build strong internal relationships and be able work collectively/collaboratively across the organization.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as channel management, quality / engineering and finance to effectively drive prescribed KPIs.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as demand planning, operations, quality and finance to effectively drive accurate material forecasting, purchasing (parts, materials, & accessory), compliance and standardized processes that enable continuity of supply, reduces E&O exposure, lowers material cost and ensure OEM compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Skills/Knowledge

• Advanced MS Excel skills including modeling, pivot tables, functions, formulas, PowerBi, and others.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills.
• Customer focused and capable of building business partnerships and influencing at all levels of organization.
• Strong team building and team-oriented skills.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills.

Experience/Education

• Associate degree + 1 year experience or Minimum 4+ years in supply chain or procurement related role.
• Financial analysis and metric creation experience.
• Possess strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to react, in a proactive way to ‘crisis’ situations
• Ability to communicate at multiple levels of the organization
• Ability to be self-managed and set priorities

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Supply Chain, Strategy/Planning, and Purchasing
• Industries: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage