Senior Specialist, Strategic Sourcing Program Analyst

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* Job Title:

** Senior Specialist, Strategic Sourcing Program Analyst
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* Job Description:

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* The Role:

** Our site in
** Round Rock, Texas
** is seeking a
** Strategic Sourcing Program Analyst
** to join our team. This role sits within the Global Procurement – Strategic Programs team, which drives enterprise-wide supplier governance, risk management, and business intelligence initiatives for direct materials. You will serve as a key enabler of data-driven decision-making, while also designing, standardizing, and scaling procurement processes and programs that drive consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement across commodity management activities.
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* What You’ll Do:

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* ** Design, document, and standardize end-to-end procurement and commodity management processes,
** translating day-to-day activities into scalable, repeatable workflows (playbooks, SOPs, governance models) that improve consistency, efficiency, and auditability across the organization.
* ** Drive strategic sourcing program execution and continuous improvement,
** establishing structured governance, standard work, and performance tracking across initiatives — ensuring commodity teams operate with clear processes, defined milestones, and measurable outcomes.
* ** Coordinate cross-functional stakeholder engagement
** with Quality, Legal, IT, Finance, and regional procurement teams while identifying process gaps and driving cross-functional improvements to strengthen execution and reduce friction points.
* ** Develop and deliver internal communications, training programs, and onboarding materials**— including newsletters, training guides, video tutorials, and structured curricula — to support knowledge transfer, process adoption, and new team member readiness across a globally distributed procurement organization.
* ** Build, maintain, and enhance business intelligence dashboards (Power BI)
** that consolidate supplier performance metrics, lead time tracking, contract visibility, payment terms, single/sole source risk, and category strategy progress into a centralized “one-stop” analytics platform for commodity managers and leadership.
* ** Manage the end-to-end supplier risk assessment and mitigation lifecycle,
** including coordinating annual supplier risk ratings, maintaining the Supplier Risk Mitigation Workbook, developing risk mitigation plans (RMPs), and reporting risk exposure roll-ups by commodity, supplier, and business unit for executive review.
* ** Design, deploy, and optimize AI-powered tools and automation workflows**(e.g., Copilot Studio agents, Power Automate flows, SharePoint integrations) that not only streamline reporting, but embed standardized processes into daily operations and reduce manual, non-value-added activities.
* ** Lead supplier data governance and process discipline,
** ensuring alignment between systems, reporting structures, and operational workflows — enabling consistent execution of commodity management activities across regions and teams.
** What We Seek:
*** Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, or a related field.
* 2-5 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, strategic sourcing, or program/project management — preferably in a semiconductor, advanced materials, or high-tech manufacturing environment.
* Advanced Microsoft 365 skills, including Excel, SharePoint, Power Automate/workflow automation, and PowerPoint (executive-ready presentations).
* Strong proficiency in Microsoft Power BI with demonstrated ability to build, publish, and maintain interactive dashboards and reports from multiple data sources (SAP, Ariba, SharePoint, Excel).
* Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
* Experience in process design, continuous improvement, or program development, with the ability to translate ambiguous activities into structured, scalable workflows.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into concise executive summaries, slide decks, and newsletters tailored for diverse…