Procurement Analyst

***NO THIRD PARTY VENDORS***

Procurement Business Analyst I #24-02488

Job Title: Procurement Business Analyst I

Location: Louisville, KY 40245

End-Client: Large Oil & Gas Company

Pay: $25 - $31.19/hr.

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits (401K, Health, Dental, and Vision) through Icon Consultants are available

Job Type: 8-month contract

Work status: US OR GC

Role Overview

• Supports P2P transactions: Creates and maintains Purchase Orders

• Maintains internal databases and systems to support the delivery to ensure alignment to organizational processes and policies.

• Builds strong relationship with the business stakeholders

• Assist in RFP’s as needed, ensuring contracts are implemented with the appropriate systems, compliance and contract management set-up via the Source to Contract and/or Global Business Services (GBS) teams.

• Help to identify business opportunities and strategies to assist Procurement Advisors to identify and deliver value through providing support as instructed, to assist effective and efficient sourcing and contracting activity.

• Supports vendor set up process (Counterparty due diligence, HSSE vetting etc.)

• Ensure commercial, legal, and contractual compliances in all the procurement transactions.

• Assists in executing post-award contract management, including interpretation and implications of terms and conditions, monitoring contract expiration dates and identifying need for extensions or renewals.

• Ensures timely resolution to sourcing, updating procedures and new account plans, partnering with site procurement management to maintain ownership of all issues and managing the dispute process to establish Service Level Agreements.

• Ensures identification and risk mitigation where applicable to the company’s supply chains.

• Provides analysis to support procurement advisors and managers.

• Cross functional collaboration.

• Champion bigger business transformation within procurement.

Essential Experience and Job Requirements

• Basic understanding of Procurement Category Strategies, Sourcing and Contracting processes.

• Basic knowledge of Customer and Product businesses particularly in at least one of the following: Retail, Aviation, Lubricants or external QSRs or Retail operations.

• Strong competencies in relationship management, communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Basic acumen of finance processes and understanding of business P&L (profit and loss statement)

• Strong competencies in managing and influencing at all levels of an organization.

• Highly competent working independently and in teams

• Proficient in English (written and oral)

Key Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal skills for communication and networking at all levels of organization

• Project management capabilities, time management and prioritization skills.

• Demonstration of value delivery through a category strategy and/or sourcing project.

• High level of acumen in construction and maintenance programs.

• Strong performance bias and a passion (energy) to win in ‘Retail’.

• Ability to thrive & grow in a continuously evolving environment