Sourcing Analyst III

Edward Jones

About The Position

The Sourcing Analyst III partners with Sourcing Office leaders, negotiators, business owners, and cross-functional stakeholders to solve highly complex and potentially ambiguous business problems affecting multiple divisions, firm strategy, or long-term supplier decisions. The role independently designs and leads iterative financial, supplier, market, and operational analyses; translates complex and evolving information into clear recommendations; and influences strategic direction through executive-ready insights. The analyst leads financial analysis and decision support for key sourcing initiatives, supports negotiation strategy and project performance, and strengthens analytics, benchmarking, market-intelligence, reporting, and process capabilities. Candidates who live within a commutable distance of the Tempe, Arizona, or St. Louis, Missouri, home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week. The description does not specify a work arrangement for candidates outside those commutable areas.

Requirements

7 or more years of relevant analyst experience.
Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills, including pivot tables, advanced formulas, conditional formatting, charting, and executive-ready presentations.
Advanced analytical skills, including forecasting and complex financial modeling with multiple variables, drivers, scenarios, and decision alternatives.
Ability to structure unstructured problems or data and convert them into flexible models, actionable insights, and strategic recommendations.
Ability to complete total cost of ownership, return on investment, pricing, sensitivity, and other financial impact analyses with minimal direction or review.
Strong business acumen and understanding of firm results, key business drivers, strategies, priorities, accounting processes, and financial statements.
Ability to learn rapidly, adapt, and deliver results in ambiguous situations with limited precedent and evolving requirements.
Ability to summarize complex financial, supplier, and operational information and influence associates and leaders through executive-level verbal, written, analytical, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions, gain alignment among senior and executive stakeholders, and lead work without direct authority.
Advanced project-management capability, including independently sequencing complex tasks, dependencies, decisions, and stakeholder interactions.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, data science, analytics, or a related discipline is preferred; relevant work experience may be considered.
Experience collaborating with sourcing teams and contract negotiators.
An advanced degree or professional certification.
Knowledge or experience with PeopleSoft and Tableau.
Experience with negotiation strategy, negotiation, purchasing, corporate strategy, or industry research.

Responsibilities

Lead advanced financial analysis for strategic sourcing initiatives and support negotiation strategy, key commercial terms, project performance, and executive decision-making.
Build and interpret complex total cost of ownership, pricing comparison, scenario and sensitivity, historical usage, future projection, and other economic models involving multiple variables and viewpoints.
Consult with business owners to identify dimensions of ambiguous problems, apply root-cause and systems thinking, pressure-test assumptions, resolve data-quality issues, and determine the appropriate analytical approach independently.
Design and drive iterative analyses that adapt to changing circumstances and translate findings into a cohesive business story with takeaways, trade-offs, risks, actionable insights, and a preferred solution.
Provide analysis and insights to inform short- and long-term sourcing strategy, supplier decisions, and firm direction on complex cross-divisional initiatives.
Use benchmarking, market intelligence, competitive insights, supplier information, and industry research to strengthen negotiation strategies and support informed outcomes.
Partner with negotiators and business areas to develop sourcing plans, identify potential RFP candidates, and identify spend that may create strategic or commercial opportunities.
Partner as appropriate with Software Compliance, Third Party Risk Management, Supplier Performance Management, Finance, Digital, Legal, and other subject-matter experts to balance economic value, business requirements, risk, and execution feasibility.
Develop and manage relationships with cross-functional business owners and senior and executive leaders to gain alignment, influence decisions, and drive next steps.
Participate in and frequently lead cross-functional teams supporting cross-divisional or firm-wide objectives; independently organize, plan, and prioritize work for successful delivery.
Identify strategic opportunities with moderate to broad impact and visibility, propose solutions, influence commitment, and drive implementation.
Own or guide the design and enhancement of sourcing metrics, analyses, dashboards, data structures, visualizations, and standardized tools.
Promote analytical, reporting, and visualization best practices; review complex analysis and provide guidance, knowledge sharing, mentoring, or training to associates and project teams.
Manage assigned vendor financial analysis requests and support timely, accurate reporting, documentation, and data quality.

Benefits

Medical and prescription drug coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Voluntary benefits, including accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life and basic AD&D coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Health savings account
Flexible spending account
Ten paid holidays
15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year
Sick time
Personal days
Paid day for volunteerism
Potential eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing
Employee Assistance Program