Senior Business Analyst

Business & Supply Chain Analyst

Location: Miami, FL (Hybrid 3/2)

Duration: 12 Months+

Rate: $30 - $35 hr W2

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S

As part of the Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Center of Excellence (COE) team, the Business & Supply Chain Analyst will provide Logistics, Procurement and Sourcing Teams with analytical support for process improvement efforts, ad hoc projects, ongoing strategies, and leadership reporting. The analyst will work closely with key stakeholders across Corporate and Brands to analyze sourcing, procurement and supply chain initiatives, conduct in‑depth analysis, and make recommendations that drive business improvements.

• Project‑level analytical support
• Support Supply Chain, Procurement Operations, and Sourcing efforts
• Key Performance Indicator (KPI) development, tracking and reporting including dashboard development

• Work closely with the Supply Chain, Procurement Operations, and Sourcing teams to identify opportunities for operational improvements, create and communicate problem statements, and develop and execute analysis plans and recommendations
• Gather, organize, reconcile, clean up large data sets and conduct relevant analyses
• Identify insights, synthesize results, and prepare management presentations
  • Show financial impact as well as non‑quantifiable implications.
  • Create presentations that are clear, concise, easy to follow, and ready to use at executive levels (CFO, CPO).
• Gather and standardize spend data to create dashboards across brands. Dashboards should have key performance indicators and be interactive so end user can select specific categories and time periods
• Understand end‑to‑end process and create process maps to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities across the supply chain
• Develop implementation plan, timelines and responsibility
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders from our eight Brands across the world throughout the whole process
• Sample analyses include: cost‑benefit analyses, buy vs. lease, ship vs. buy‑local, "what if" analysis, custom spend reports
• Conduct market research and synthesize and present findings

• Work with the systems team to continuously improve sourcing systems by improving functionality and fixing bugs/issues
• Support supply chain master data maintenance and governance activities
• Develop and maintain a proficient knowledge of procurement systems utilized for sourcing including Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, and others, and contribute to drive adoption on sourcing systems from stakeholders
• Support sourcing leads by running/managing eSourcing events when needed

• Work with Category leads, PMO, and Finance teams to make sure savings are accurately measured and validated
• Monitor savings, identify risks, and escape when appropriate
• Report on value‑add initiatives

Global Responsibilities (North American brands)

• Strong analytical and process improvement skills
• Very proficient with analytical software, especially Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in querying/manipulation of large data sets (SQL, Access or similar)
• Extensive experience in data visualization tools (Power BI)
• High proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and creating action‑oriented presentations
• Demonstrated ability to influence others and interact with all levels of the organization – is able to interface independently and effectively with peers in other departments/Brands
• Well organized and can prioritize multiple requests simultaneously
• Aggressive "go getter", driven, and can work with little supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced business environment
• Interest or experience in the travel and tourism industry

Impact: The position will interact with all levels of the organization including executive leadership and will directly contribute to critical business decisions leading to business change that optimizes supply chain, procurement, and sourcing operations.

Ability to train peers and stakeholders when needed.

• Knowledge:
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