Procurement Analyst PET

Procurement Analyst PET

Assists the PET Category Manager and Global PET Director on various procurement activities. Conduct analytical evaluations of multiple quotations for purchase of goods/services within the assigned area of responsibility. Help in the identification to continuously reduce the total cost of ownership and secure supply for assigned commodity/category. In conjunction with category/commodity team assist in driving best performance for a set of commodities/categories in line with Amcor's strategic objectives and assuring compliance with customer related and regulatory requirements regarding the Amcor supply base.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Drive end to end process of business case creation for PET related projects including submission into GSTT.
• Extract, analyze and report mainframe / system data including providing visibility to GSTT project pipelines.
• Assist in the development of cost models, data collection and measurements to provide regarding product performance and services
• Ensure PET price sheets are up to date with up to date with Index related information.
• Share up to date pricing with Commercial Finance teams as necessary to support BDR process.
• Support Alternate Material Qualification projects by tracking PET related milestones, reporting to stakeholders and pulling Material Where Used reports as needed.
• Assist in PET RFQ process through data collection and summarization for actionable tasks by upper management.
• Making customers (external and internal) and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships; creating and executing plans and solutions in collaboration with the customer
• Data Extraction:
  Ability to extract and query data from systems (e.g., SAP, GSTT, GSDB, etc.) Go beyond Data Extraction and apply actionable insights, trends, and generating KPIs
• Data Validation:
  Knowledge of and ability to understand and resolve data inconsistencies or variances
• Information Systems:
  Knowledge and use of existing Technical Information Systems (e.g. SAP, GSDB) to generate necessary data;
  Ability to access, analyze and use information in a manner that adds value to the organization, Ability to propose system enhancements based upon business needs Continuous improvement and partnering with IT enabling better data management
• Monitoring, Measurement and Metrics:
  Knowledge of key business drivers or measures used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or a supplier;
  Generate and maintain KPI and Score Cards
• Record Retention:
  Knowledge of the policies and procedures for storing and retaining financial, nonfinancial and company documents
• Requirements Planning:
  Knowledge of how to plan materials and service requirements in order to support ongoing business Software Applications:
  Knowledge and use of technical software applications appropriate to the specific work activities
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of SAP systems;
  Excellent Excel skills, strong skills in PowerPoint, Word, Access and Power BI

Strategy:

• Assist in the optimization on total cost of ownership by leveraging fact-based elements, i.e. supplier price breakdown, including processing cost obtained either through internal calculations, external benchmarking, market driven pricing, etc. to support the assigned commodity/category strategy execution to meet P+ business objectives.
• Generate and maintain TCO Tools and price breakdowns for Category Managers and Strategy discussions
• Assist in the definition, collaboration and execution of the negotiation strategy, negotiation schedule and supplier selection criteria to support the assigned commodity/category strategy execution to meet P+ business objectives.
• Assist in strategy review and adjustment in line with Amcor's strategies and P+ business objectives.
• Assist in identification of supply risks to supply/cost and develop plan to mitigate risks.

Supplier selection & approval:

• Assisting the identification, evaluation and the approval process of new suppliers that meet Amcor performance standards and compliance requirements.
• Assist in leveraging current supply base or identify new suppliers to support new product launches I initiatives.
• Assist in development Global/Regional Contracts and/or Make vs Buy Refresh cycle or outsourcing opportunities.

Pricing & Cost:

• Understand the market(s) well enough to know who the leaders in pricing, technology and service are and drive to the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Work with Functional, Engineering, Operations, Category Managers, Sourcing functions, Logistics and the supply base to develop target cost and low-cost alternatives. Understand all the components of related costs to know where opportunities exist that need to be addressed. Regularly organize and conduct pricing benchmarks, competitive analysis.
• Utilize, develop a broad skill set of RFQ, Benchmarking and negotiation methodologies. Continuously improve staff technical, commercial and negotiation capabilities to…