Sr. P2P Ops Analyst

Kroger•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

Oversee and lead strategic planning for the optimization of our indirect catalog and offering in North America, including both expense and capitalized goods, materials and services; as well as new categories. Responsible for designing and analyzing data reports enterprise KPI's, compliance to policies, and identified trends and recommendations for improvement. The position will also create and implement self-service tools for end users. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Business Management, Supply Chain & Operations, Retail, CPG, or similar
3+ years professional experience in procure to pay activities
Demonstrated and proven leadership ability
Ability to synthesize analysis into compelling verbal and written communications and presentations
Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Vizio)
Ability to monitor compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations
Analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify and effectively leverage data to support business decisions, communicate opportunities and/or raise business risks
Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid action-oriented results quickly
Ability to identify, quantify and effectively communicate business risks
Ability to proactively share insights and seek to understand how to continue to bring value to internal stakeholders
Ability to become a key point of contact for the team, speak to internal clients on a regular basis, develop and maintain long term relationship with internal stakeholders
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

Nice To Haves

5+ years experience with P2P clearly exposed
3+ years of professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Operations Management
CPM/CPSM, CSCP or equivalent certification

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a plan for operational efficiency improvement, effective process and tools to implement automated workflows
Provide leadership needed to achieve procure to pay initiatives and operating plans including: competitive cost reduction, achieving budgets and forecasts and continuously improving end-to-end processes
Ensure capable procure-to-pay activities including accounts payable and procurement processes are aligned by achieving productivity, P2P compliance, training and operation goals
Manage all needed catalog data from a variety of internal and external sources, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
Develop and implement data collection and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality
Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets with actionable insights using industry best practices
Develop, implement, and manage self-service reporting tools
Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties: complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports
Support talent development framework and proven experience in creating/maintaining training curriculum
Support other initiatives in the company that may affect CoE's performance and operations