Sr Manager - Procurement Analytics

- Responsible for supporting Procurement team with specific initiatives, projects or procurement activities.

- Will manage Analytics team for Indirect Procurement and provide data / analytics support to Procurement teams.

- Use existing methods and tools to measure key performance indicators.

- Extracts and analyzes data from multiple sources.

- Prepares reports on data to measure key supplier and internal performance to plan for cost, quality, delivery, efficiency and compliance.

- Documents and participates in the implementation of processes and systems in support of company goals.

- Supports the development, management and reporting of compliance to internal and external requirements.

- Supports project teams in defining, designing, planning and deploying internal and external projects to achieve desired project outcomes on time and on budget.

- Coordinates tracks and supports the development of training to ensure compliance with policies, procedures and corrective action.

Principal Accountabilities:

- Works closely with Procurement, IT and Finance for alignment of necessary reports, tools, initiatives and processes.

- Work with Procurement teams to gather their Spend Analysis requirements, classifying certain categories of spend at a more granular level

- Create repeatable processes for data extraction, classification, enhancement and analysis activities

- Analyzes data and develops / publishes reports as necessary in support of the Procurement team.

- Perform data mining to identify potential saving opportunities.

- Benchmarks against other companies-™ Procurement Organizations and recommends best-in-class tools and processes that will advance the Procurement Organization towards World Class.

- Continuously look for ways to improve how we work, manage data, with the end objective of efficiency and increased productivity.

- Works closely with the General Procurement Team and PC Purchasing Managers to train them on tools and processes. .

- Present, interpret, discuss or write about conclusions, inferences and results gained from analyzing data

- Leverage the categorization knowledge of commodities from manual information to automated repeated & consistent categorization.

- Data Analysis of spend and other data and create commodity wise reports

- Come up with innovative solutions for difficult problems to improve business process productivity.

- As directed, leads and/or facilitates sourcing excellence programs in support of the business.

Knowledge - Technical / Professional / Business Acumen:

- Proven analytical background; have the ability to lead a team.

- Business acumen and ability to determine the value of work to business

- Advanced understanding of the complete supply chain process including planning, forecasting, inventory control

- Organizational expert within defined subject area.

Integrates deep subject matter expertise with:

- Industry experience.

- In-depth knowledge of professional standards and trends within area of expertise.

- Relevant related disciplines.

- Business goals and strategy.