Procurement Analyst

Job Summary:

The Procurement Analyst will be responsible for implementing and supporting Procure-to-Pay strategies that align with the business objectives of Retail Business Services. This role will involve understanding legacy systems and processes across the entire P2P ecosystem and ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness. The successful candidate will serve as a primary business partner with key functional area teams and be responsible for explaining complex P2P impacts across multiple legacy systems and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of changes across process and technology to enable an optimized E2E P2P ecosystem.
• Responsible for the effective interpretation, analysis, and resolution of P2P issues, including process standardization, simplification, and transformation.
• Work across all levels of functional business contacts and the vendor community to proactively identify and resolve P2P issues and concerns.
• Promote an effective team environment and demonstrate peer-leadership attributes by clearly articulating a strong depth and breadth of knowledge and experience.
• Makes multiple decisions and recommendations relative to overall team responsibilities, constrained only by the direction and objectives of the VMO and SLAs.
• Assess the root cause of complex problems and create unique and innovative solutions.
• Provide guidance and support to specified process areas and partner with relevant support teams to execute automation and IT enabling projects and evolution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field and/or equivalent professional work experience.
• 1-2 years previous experience in vendor management, internal controls, or similar role.
• Knowledge of process mapping and process improvement.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Analytical skills with the ability to root cause problems.
• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact with vendors and internal stakeholders effectively.
• Attention to detail, well-organized, capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to build relationships with vendors and internal business partners.
• Customer-focused approach.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree.
• Lean Six Sigma.
• Knowledge of retail industry.
• Ability to work with Macros and Databases.
• Experience in grocery retail/category management.
• Familiarity with both DA and AUSA existing systems and processes.
• Project management experience.