Business Analyst; US CA, NY, DC

Title

Analyst, Procurement

LA, Santa Monica

Global Tech

Tech Procurement Supervisor

The Tech Procurement Analyst is a member of UMG's Global Tech Support team. He/she will manage a team of Tech Procurement analysts and will document, communicate, track, and monitor all hardware asset management activities in a timely manner. He/she will manage stock holding; enable effective and efficient provisioning of technology equipment to UMG users in the US and UK.

• Maintain procurement store security
• Maintain stock levels
• Forecast requirements based on available data
• Monitoring and tracking hardware orders
• Validation, allocation, and shipping of goods to local Tech Support
• Receiving goods, asset tagging, scanning and tracking
• Obtaining accurate quotations, handling paperwork associated with purchases e.g. invoices, P.O's etc.
• IT inventory, asset management and reporting
• Liaise with internal customers regarding order fulfilment and purchase queries
• Work closely with Finance on reporting
• Schedule regular meetings with Procurement Teams in US/UK
• Liaise with Global Procurement to negotiate pricing for tech hardware
• Supplier liaison: building relationships, replenishing stock, non‑standard quotations and ordering
• Work in an office environment a minimum of four days per week, with flexibility to be in the office five days per week if required for special projects

Candidates must be well organized, have good interpersonal skills, be able to work under pressure under their own initiative and be committed to providing excellent customer service. Candidates must have a pro‑active approach to their work and prioritise effectively, be highly motivated team players and have a good attention to detail.

• Good knowledge of MS Excel & Office (or similar)
• Strong customer service skills
• Good written and verbal communication
• Good understanding of IT hardware
• Previous experience of IT procurement or IT buying desk environment
• Prior experience of working in an IT environment

• IT related qualifications obtained through further education
• Experience working in a media company
• Knowledge of reporting
• Experience of P2P
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Previous experience of working in a large global company
• Understanding of procurement or buying desk environment

This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.