Sourcing Analyst

New Jersey  ‐ Onsite
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Description:
The Analyst is responsible for supporting the Marketing team. This position will develop and maintain fact base (spend cube, market analysis, business needs assessment) and perform analysis (bid events, supplier negotiation and contract analysis) related to assigned categories.

Responsibilities:
Development and Validating Spend.
Relationship management with key suppliers within assigned non-critical categories.
Creation and/or maintenance of cost models, understanding of key cost drivers and providing pricing inputs to Risk Management group in order to ensure pricing stability and predictability.
Supporting sourcing strategies, growth platforms, procurement department goals and metrics
Perform spend, contract and market analyses for assigned categories.
Develop and launch bid events, prepare bid analysis, make sourcing recommendations.
Generate materials in support of presentations, workshops and negotiations.
Communicate sourcing decisions to stakeholders and ensure necessary system updates are performed.
Provide necessary inputs for agreements and monitor compliance.
Monitor and manage supplier performance as assigned.
Ensure adherence and compliance to procurement processes and policies.
Edit and management of Contracts
Resolve and respond to invoice kick-outs.
SAP work flow management for new items, specifications and pricing.
Help with reporting
Fact finding
Special Projects

SKILLS:

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (Accounting/Finance, Business Admin or Marketing preferred), MBA a plus.
Prior procurement experience 3-5 years or equivalent in procurement. Specific experience in spend areas of Marketing or professional services, or other commercial areas.
Excellent analytic skills, presentation skills, problem solving ability, strategic thinking, drive for results and solid communications skills.
Proficient in MS Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint
Start date
n.a
From
Synectics
Published at
22.06.2014
Project ID:
729999
Contract type
Freelance
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