Analyst, Strategic Sourcing

The Analyst, Strategic Sourcing is an individual contributor role that will report to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing in India. The Analyst will work closely with the Global Sourcing and Procurement teams in India and North America.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading Procurement data analytics, reporting and system administration for various procurement tools
• Reviewing Corporate Services and Marketing & Events contracts in close collaboration with Legal, Cross-functional Team and Sourcing teams
• Creating RFP/RFI, Vendor negotiations across a range of Non Technology services
• Reviewing, summarizing, and analyzing data and presenting findings in a concise and structured manner
• Supporting sourcing strategy and procurement optimization processes by providing data insights and recommendations

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's or master's degree experience in business or finance/accounting or equivalent
• 3 to 5 years work experience in purchasing or finance data analysis
• Strong ability to collect and interpret data, identify and communicate potential opportunities and risks
• Strong data analytics and report building skills through tools such as MS Excel & Google G-Suite
• Experience with procurement tools such as Workday Strategic Sourcing (ScoutRFP), ServiceNow, Monday.com, Netsuite, and Confluence Wiki

Additional requirements include:

• Project management (including change management) experience and skills
• Strong communication, influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Possess high integrity combined with good judgement, with the ability to identify, recommend and select the best overall solution
• Proficiency to develop and manage relationships with key business partners and suppliers
• Be a self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude. Willing to work on one's own initiative and focused on achieving goals.

Work hours are EMEA shift (1pm to 10pm IST) aligning with North America time zones overlap including flexibility in work times to support all other global time zones when needed.