Corporate Procurement - Sourcing Analytics and Process Excellence Lead Associate

Fannie Mae • Reston, VA

226d • $107,000 - $139,000 • Remote

About The Position

At Fannie Mae, the inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to impact the future of the housing industry while being part of a collaborative team thriving in an energizing environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to affordable housing finance. As a valued colleague of our Procurement Sourcing and Category Analytics team, you will play a critical role in driving tangible value for Fannie Mae. You will enable sourcing process excellence through sourcing analytics and bring market and category insights to inform our sourcing decisions. You will also help improve our processes and facilitate implementation of best practices, championing the use of technology. We have one opening for this position and it can be worked from our Reston, VA or Washington, DC office.

Requirements

• 4 years of functional experience in strategic sourcing and category management or sourcing and category analytics.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Category Analytics experience: Knowledge of key sourcing and category management levers, especially in categories such as professional services, IT hardware, software, facilities services, etc.
• Process Excellence experience: Knowledge of leading practices in strategic sourcing and category management and experience identifying and optimizing related processes.
• RFP Analytics and Scenario Modeling experience: Demonstrated understanding of ways to optimize the RFP process, including supporting analytics and scenario modeling.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present information/ideas to audiences in ways that are engaging and easy to understand.
• Strong relationship management and influencing skills.
• Skilled in PowerPoint.
• Skilled in Excel, Tableau, or Power BI and can develop graphical representations of data using charts, diagrams, pictures and dashboards.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in supply chain, or business administration, or equivalent.
• Sourcing and category analytics experience within a commercial/corporate environment.
• Change Management: Experience leading cross-functional transformation and change initiatives.
• Prior experience managing projects and leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with one or more source-to-pay solution(s), such as Ivalua, Ariba, Coupa, etc.

Responsibilities

• Conduct category and market research, provide data and insights to help identify opportunities and enable strategic sourcing and category management activities.
• Assist the Strategic Sourcing and Category Management team in managing sourcing events (RFI, RFP, etc.) and conduct sourcing analytics to facilitate supplier selection and award decision-making process.
• Drive for sourcing best practices.
• Identify sourcing process improvement opportunities, develop/implement solutions to streamline the work processes and improve the quality of the deliverables.
• Lead implementation of new tools/capabilities, drive continuous optimization and utilization of the procurement technologies/tools and provide support and training.

Benefits

• Broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.
• Eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree