Sr Analyst, Global Procurement

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Analyst, Global Procurement, to report to the Manager of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations. As the Senior Analyst, you will engage in projects and initiatives across our Source to Pay (S2P) platforms. Your responsibilities will encompass assembling and analyzing data and market trends, troubleshooting issues, and developing recommendations to support productivity and process efficiencies across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Actively adopt and support the framework and roadmap designed to develop, simplify, and standardize Grace’s S2P processes and systems across all regions.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, trustworthy relationships with business partners to ensure seamless connectivity and alignment with procurement operations and the category management organization.
• Collaborate with other procurement operations and Category Managers to collect and analyze data that identifies opportunities to improve category and project strategies, thereby enhancing process efficiencies and cost productivity.  
• Support the management of change across new processes and new system introductions.
• Identifies underperforming areas and suggest improvements or resolutions to problems.
• Build financial models and predictive analytical models to support various business decisions.
• Develop, implement and track S2P KPIs and dashboards.
• You will own the SAP Cloud Analytics and Celonis system, which will require you to have close connectivity and alignment with our IT organizations to ensure proper functionality and enhancements are incorporated.
• Participate in projects that support the transition of S2P transactional activities to the Global Business Services in Manila and Poland. 
• Engage and network with industry professionals to identify best practices and benchmark performance to ensure Grace S2P KPIs are optimized.

Required Skills

• Ability to translate raw data into usable information.
• Proficient with the MS Office Suite to include strong Excel (pivot tables, V/H look up, Power BI).
• Technical and analytical skills with the use of Celonis, a process mining and execution management software.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to link complex information and concepts into actionable solutions that create value for Grace.
• Understanding of process mining concepts and techniques to analyze business processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills to different levels/functions.
• Strong attention to detail and capable of managing and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Prior project management experience and demonstrating the success in process improvements you’ve implemented.
• Proficient using SAP, SAP Ariba, especially as it relates to the S2P process, as well as administrative functions.

Required Experience

• B.A. or BS required, Procurement or Supply Chain certification highly preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in a role that provides analytical support to a department/function and interfaces with suppliers/customers (both internal and external).

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient with the SAP cloud analytics tool.
• Certification for completing Celonis academy.
• Previous experience supporting or working in a manufacturing company.

Benefits

• Guaranteed 14th Month Pay
• Above-market Retirement Plan Design
• LinkedIn Learning Access
• Established Performance Incentive Program
• HMO coverage for employees on day 1 (with pandemic coverage)
• Free HMO coverage for up to 3 qualified dependents
• Educational Assistance