GLOBAL SOURCING ANALYST
Business Area: Hardware Manufacturing and Development Operations
Job Purpose/Mission/Summary
Responsible in supporting the Global Sourcing organization with essential and critical information on the following areas:
>Market, Supplier information and Spend Analysis
>Global Sourcing Process & System Analysis
>Procurement System (ARIBA) Subject Matter Expert on specific functionality to support the Global sourcing organization.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintaining and monitoring relevant information using the ARIBA Procurement System capability and functionality that is needed by the Global Sourcing Organization.
- Create and generate scheduled reports on various Global Sourcing dashboards using Power BI.
- Retrieve and maintain Market and Supplier Intelligence tools such as Beroe, Gartner, etc. and other public domain information such as Supplier Annual Reports, Industry and General News.
- Support benchmarking activities by the Global Sourcing team.
- Ensure compliance with Corporate Purchasing Policy and Procedures.
- Report on a regular basis key performance metrics of its function.
- Participate in various workshops that support and provide direction to Functional Buyers in achieving regional Purchasing Targets.
- Lead groups of internal customers in developing action plans to improve Global Sourcing’s service and reduce total cost of operation.
Competencies, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
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Accounting System/Computer Application Skills:
- Knowledgeable in Procurement system (ARIBA) programs and applications.
- Able to execute intermediate excel functions and complex calculations spreadsheets in Excel.
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Communication Skills:
- Communicates to deliver high quality and value-added recommendations based on accurate and objective interpretation of needs of the intended audience.
- Excellent communication skills will facilitate and initiate team and group discussions.
- Provides meaningful reporting to management in a timely and effective manner.
- Able to connect well with Global Sourcing stakeholders and influence them in both execution and improvements.
Education, Experience & Certifications Basic Requirements:
- A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Business, Management Accounting or any other business- related courses or engineering courses.
- Training on Supply Management is a plus.
- Flexibility to work on a 2nd Shift schedule.
You may send your application to recruitment@lexmark.com.