Senior Analyst - Procurement CoE

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Position Overview
The Senior Analyst, Procurement Center of Excellence is primarily responsible for producing data and reports in support of the Procurement Center of Excellence team, including the collection, cleansing, combination, analysis, reporting, and analytics of complex data from a variety of data sources. The data and reports support the greater Procurement team in supplying information for Category Management, Sourcing, Buying, and general operational activities in alignment with overall Procurement strategy and initiatives. Reports and data must be accurate and provided timely. The ideal candidate is versed in data management and analysis best practices, is passionate about governance and process improvement, possesses general knowledge of S2P and P2P principles and processes, and technical familiarity with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) & Source-to-Pay (S2P) practices and platforms. This role requires a data-minded individual who has experience in writing complex reports and is familiar with the finance principles, especially as it relates to the procurement practice.
Primary Responsibilities
The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Partner with Leadership to define and/or revise Procurement data management standards
• Maintain Procurement reporting tools and associated programs.
• Serve as Procurement Systems Administration and training backup.
• Support ongoing database expansion needs in data, analysis, and reporting systems.
• Synthesize complex data into concise deliverables and present findings to leadership.
• Mine complex and unstructured 'big data' sources for actionable insights.
• Provide quality assurance of data prepared by other analysts and add contextual information.
• Partner with Leadership to ensure processes and procedures are appropriately documented, updated, implemented, and audited.
• Actively identify opportunities and lead actions of continuous improvement through quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Support ongoing communication, training, and system adoption for internal business partners and stakeholders.
• Provide support to Category and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• A minimum of 5 years experience in finance, business operations, supplier management office; procurement experience desirable.
• Bachelor's Degree in supply chain, computer science, finance or equivalent required or a related field.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively with personnel across multiple levels of the organization.
• Experience using any reporting and analytic tools/languages, such as Tableau/Power BI, SQL, and R/Python, desirable.
• Detail orientated with strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex data.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity in a dynamic fast-paced business environment.

Benchmark Match

• A motivated self-starter & owner attitude.
• Experience with process improvement, business transformation desirable
• Experience working with FP&A or Accounts Payable desirable.

EEO and Accessibility Statement
Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer.
Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]
This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position in Colorado is $70,000 - $97,000/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position offers a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers