Indirect Procurement Analyst

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Position Summary:

The Indirect Procurement Analyst drives Indirect Procurement’s efforts to optimize Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes and delivers a world-class experience for internal end users via S2P applications. Leads review of potential new suppliers in an effort to drive spend toward preferred supplier agreements. Collaborates with suppliers and Finance team to drive enablement and ensure successful on-boarding. Owns, creates and maintains catalogs. Maintains exceptional data expertise and ensures strong data integrity. Leads indirect spend data mining efforts and collaborates with Indirect Category Managers, Lead Category Buyers, and stakeholders to uncover potential opportunities for new value creation. Assists and drives excellence in broader procurement objectives and initiatives through strategic thinking, process improvements, and data analysis.

What you will do:

• Develops and owns S2P strategies and action plans related to supplier enablement, catalog development, contract management, data governance, and user adoption.
• Influences stakeholders and suppliers to ensure S2P transformation success (supplier on-boarding and adoption of SAP Ariba platform, catalog usage, availability of sourcing data, etc.).
• Seeks to deliver a world-class user experience of the S2P application by providing outstanding buying support. Engages with application users frequently to resolve buying issues and provide further education / enhanced knowledge of the application and its processes. Engages internal IT team and/or SAP Ariba team to help solve technical issues.
• Accountable for collaboration with external partners (application teams, consulting partners, banking institutions) to drive success in supplier adoption campaigns. 
• Delivers business continuity by ensuring suppliers are set up to transact with Gordon Food Service through S2P application; ensures the usage of preferred suppliers by filtering out supply options that aren’t a network fit.
• Owns direct contact with suppliers and follow through (collaborating with Finance for administrative on-boarding). 
• Influences and leads stakeholder groups throughout the company (including US, Canada, Stores, and Strategic Alliances) to ensure stakeholder consistent usage of preferred suppliers. Develops communication strategy and tactics to ensure engagement with key stakeholder groups including GFS Operations teams. Escalates missed value/savings opportunities, engaging appropriate managers and leaders when needed in order to drive adoption.

• Develops effective tools and reporting (to be used in Leadership-level report-outs) to track progress toward S2P transformation goals. 

• Develops and owns PCard strategy; fully accountable for establishing an effective and efficient PCard program in collaboration with GFS Finance.
• Influences stakeholders, suppliers, and GFS Finance to ensure PCard program success (maximized PCard spend, strong supplier and user adoption, consistent preferred supplier compliance).

• Accountable for data collection and analysis; distills information into usable reporting for Indirect Category Manager and Lead Category Buyer usage, including Competitive Market Review (CMR) process.
• Owns analysis of indirect spend (data mining)  to categorize spend and identify potential new category review opportunities.
• Owns monitoring of PCard purchasing activity to identify potential indirect compliance issues (purchases through non-preferred suppliers) and collaborates with internal stakeholders to address and remedy missed opportunities, escalating to Leadership when needed. 

• Develops effective tools and reporting (to be used in Leadership-level report-outs) to track PCard spend and performance against rebate goals.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

When you will work: 

• Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. 
• Hybrid Work Schedule: 4 days in office, 1 day from home.

What you will bring to the table:

• Three years previous experience in any of supply chain, finance, or applicable equivalent with demonstrated ability to develop business acumen in previous role(s).
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance, Supply Chain or related required.
• Self- managed; must be open minded, have integrity, initiative, value consciousness, deadline focused and strong motivation toward company, team and individual results.
• Technology - advanced Excel knowledge (ie. pivot tables, vlook-ups, macros, formula creation)
• Must be detail oriented with a commitment to a high level of accuracy.

• Personifies a helpful, eager, malleable, and diligent spirit to serve all team members.
• Ability to communicate, collaborate, and learn from other departments to ensure continuity of work and project coordination. 

• Demonstrates the ability to comprehend and improve business processes.  

• Must have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and good organizational and problem solving skills.  
• Must have the ability to multi-task, prioritize and be able to work independently and within a team environment.
• Builds knowledge of industry trends and new advancements specific to Procure to Pay cycle and PCard best practices.
• Develops solutions to a variety of problems of large scope and complexity.  Refers to policies and practices for guidance.

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