Procurement Systems Analyst

SECU•Raleigh, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Procurement Systems Analyst collects, organizes, reports, and analyzes sourcing and procurement data to provide insights and support decision-making. The role develops and maintains a sourcing and procurement reporting platform for the organization, as well as metrics and data analysis for the sourcing and procurement team. It implements data-driven strategies and provides actionable insights to leadership. The position also supports system activities, including data feeds, and collaborates with IT and other departments on platform development, such as data lakes. The role additionally supports governance, continuous improvement, program and platform enablement, training, change management, communications, and supplier performance activities. It is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and requires on-site work at least once per week.

Requirements

Strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to perform data cleansing, validation, and quality assurance.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Accounting, Finance, or Supply Chain Management.
At least 5 years of data, reporting, or analytics work experience.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent reporting and data visualization tools.
Working knowledge of coding languages such as VBA, SQL, JSON, or JDBC.
Experience with reporting structures and tools, including data visualization.
Experience with Workday or a similar ERP system.
Knowledge of data lake structure and use in reporting.
Knowledge of relational databases, window functions, sFTP, and APIs.
Sourcing & Procurement or Supply Chain knowledge; this is ideal but not required, and industry specifics can be learned on the job.
Certifications in reporting and/or Lean/Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain reports, dashboards, and other data-driven activities for the Sourcing & Procurement department, including spend, volume, and SLA reporting.
Understand, audit, cleanse, harmonize, and standardize underlying data; interpret and present findings, insights, and recommendations.
Develop a long-term Sourcing & Procurement reporting platform that consolidates data from multiple systems, including Workday, and other sources into standardized reporting.
Collaborate with IT and Finance to determine the reporting platform approach; own and maintain the system, including its security controls.
Gather stakeholder requirements and establish and maintain reporting procedures and documentation.
Work on cross-functional teams.
Support Systems and Supplier Management, Sourcing Category Management, and Procurement Operations teams with governance activities, including audits, policies, and procedures.
Support training, change management, internal and organizational communications, supplier performance management, and system implementation, support, and maintenance.
Support program and platform enablement, continuous performance initiatives, process improvements, and automation initiatives.
Coordinate regularly with business lines and other stakeholders.