Global Procurement Operations Analyst

Waters Corporation•Milford, MA

1d•$59,500 - $99,500•Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently looking for a talented highly motivated individual to join a dynamic and fast-paced organization. If you are someone who’s looking to bring innovation, contribute ideas and play a part in building a world class global procurement organization we would like to talk to you. A successful candidate will be adept at analyzing data and developing insights. As the Indirect Procurement Analyst will work on several different initiatives simultaneously, this individual will need to demonstrate strong personal organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. The preferred candidate should have strong analytical, communication, and personal organizational skills to support the Indirect Procurement group. Strong relationship skills and the ability to communicate with all levels will help this person to be successful in the role. The Analyst will be a centralized resource responsible for supporting general Procurement administration and operations, with primary emphasis on SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract and Buying/Invoice modules, analytics, reporting/metrics, and Procurement team enablement. The Analyst would work in Ariba, PowerBI, and SAP to develop reporting for Indirect Procurement. This is a hybrid role and must be onsite at our Milford, MA location on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Requirements

Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, consulting, operations, supply chain or finance
RFx experience with SAP Ariba, Coupa or any other procurement tool
Knowledge of PowerBI and other data analytics tools
Solid experience with all Microsoft Office products, especially Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Smartsheet
Strong verbal, written, listening and presentation skills.
Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills
Strong work ethic and high level of integrity
Comfortable in challenging, performance-driven environment
Exceptional customer service disposition
Highly competent in planning effectively, managing deadlines, and balancing multiple tasks and initiatives simultaneously.
Proficient at building and maintaining relationships

Nice To Haves

Experience in, or exposure to, Finance and Accounting is a plus

Responsibilities

Manage/administer the daily workflow in the Ariba Sourcing and Contracts modules
Ensure contract documents are executed in a timely manner
Enter and manage RFx events within the Ariba tool
Train members of Waters on the module and field questions as they arise
Master use of indirect procurement spend visibility tools such as PowerBI and Ariba Spend Analytics Module from SAP
Produce various ad hoc reporting for Global Procurement management team such as a monthly report of actual and forecasted savings
Collaborate with Procurement team members to streamline and assist in various RFx events
Provide updates (via trackers, emails, etc.) to key stakeholders through RFx events
Create documentation, pricing comparison, and other files as needed for internal stakeholder and/or site review
Support Procurement tools and templates and intellectual capital, with an interest in advancing the team’s resources and knowledge base
Document and communicate information/data needs and standards
Provide analysis and input as required to support the Procurement team’s strategic sourcing events, supplier negotiations, supply market research, and other strategic sourcing activities
Execute other procurement-related special projects as needed
Partner with cross functional teams including but not limited to Operations, Legal and Finance
Effectively communicate issues, actions and strategies to leadership