Procurement Analyst

Role Overview

We are seeking a data-driven Procurement Analytics Specialist (Analyst) for our Global Procurement team in Chennai, India. This role sits at the intersection of supply chain management and data science.

Your Mission:

You will analyze massive amounts of purchasing, vendor, and market data to turn it into actionable strategies that save money and reduce risks. You will oversee corporate spend data for RRD Global Delivery Centers.

Key Responsibilities

• Spend Analysis: Categorize spending across business units to identify maverick spend and volume aggregation opportunities, driving cost reduction.
• Dashboards & Reporting: Build interactive dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) tracking supplier performance, savings realized, and cycle times for executive leadership.
• Risk Management: Assess supplier financial health and geographic vulnerabilities to build robust risk-mitigation models.
• Market Forecasting: Track commodity pricing trends and inflation data to forecast future costs and assist in contract negotiations.
• Data Governance: Clean, structure, and validate complex datasets from disparate ERP systems (SAP, Ariba, ServiceNow) ensuring high data accuracy.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Statistics, Finance, or Data Science.
• Data Tools: Advanced proficiency in SQL for querying and Power BI/Tableau for visualization. Mastery of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP).
• Experience: 2–5 years in analytical roles focused on procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain analytics.