SrProcurementAnalyst

**POSITION SUMMARY:** With limited supervision, the Senior Procurement Data Analyst aligns with category stakeholders to capture their requirements and offer effective solutions. The Senior Procurement Data Analyst provides key analytical support to Category leaders through high-level statistical data analysis and modeling, database development and management, and financial analysis. With a focus on collaboration, this role is responsible for responding to internal requests and using creative and critical thinking skills to identify and implement solutions that will support the data analysis needs of various category teams within the Procurement organization. **PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Works with internal stakeholders to identify and analyze data sources from disparate systems to derive insights and turn data into actionable information. * Accesses and compiles large amounts of data and applies statistical techniques to analyze the data, forecast, interpret, and quantify trends on various aspects of information. * Develops, manages, and maintains key statistical and/or financial databases, using SQL, Excel, Access and/or other tools. * Obtains data for cost analysis studies respective to assigned categories and conducts spend analysis as necessary to support sourcing activities. * Optimizes category solutions and drives continuous improvement. * Analyzes and recommends the use of alternative sources or materials to reduce costs. * Analyzes and evaluates suppliers. Prepares related reports and provides analysis to senior procurement leadership and internal stakeholders as appropriate. * Compiles and analyzes data to determine the feasibility of buying products and establishes price objectives for contract transactions. Provides team and Procurement leadership with insight into competitive pricing as appropriate. * Implements processes to enable optimal category solutions including cost modeling, price/volume analysis, TCO analysis. * Aligns with sourcing initi