Procurement Analyst

Overview

The Procurement Analyst is responsible for support activities related to sourcing events. They will handle large amounts of data in three main fields: market data, spend data and specifications for material and services. The Analyst works cross-functionally, adding value by ensuring such data is accurate and useful in support of sourcing category work in Indirect Procurement.

• Provides support to the procurement category manager by managing category data collection from internal spend systems and external suppliers, normalizing and summarizing such data to derive insights.
• Identifies and actioning cost-reduction opportunities by analyzing spend data, material specifications, market benchmarking analysis and should-cost analysis to identify focus areas for Category Managers to pursue.
• Develops and executes RFXs by identifying new suppliers, maintaining the supplier list, populating normalized specifications of materials and services, preparing pricing workbook and other sourcing requirements.
• Builds post-event analysis by pulling data from Ariba Sourcing, including pricing, RFX questionnaire scoring, and assessing award scenarios.
• Builds and maintains spend dashboards and reports.
• Manages the RFX timeline to ensure business needs are met.
• Facilitates NDAs ahead of sourcing events.
• Coordinates with suppliers ahead of and during sourcing events.
• Assists in resolving invoice and supplier delivery issues.

• Participates in company committees for process improvement or cross-functional interaction.
• Follows all policies, procedures, ergonomic standards and safety requirements directed by KDP and the department.
• Performs other duties as requested by management.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, or business-related field or related experience.
• Digital aptitude, experience with various systems including Ariba, Snowflake, Beeline, SAP, IBM Cognos, Celonis and Tableau/Power BI to extrapolate insights.
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, quality and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work with multiple departments and to determine and interpret business needs.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet challenging deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• English language written and verbal proficiency.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with others, be punctual, and follow instructions.
• Ability to uphold safety standards and participate in Continuous Process Improvement on the job.

Predominantly sedentary light office position with high frequency of keyboarding/computer work required (67% - 100% of the workday).