Strategic Sourcing, Data Insights

Salary: $90k-$110k + 15% bonus

Location: Chicago, IL

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years' experience in procurement roles involving strategic sourcing, procure-to-pay, supplier performance measurement, or in supply chain management roles.
• 3+ years of experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• 2+ years in project management office, and/or developing, implementing, and evaluating new and revised methods, procedures, and performance standards.
• 3+ years' experience in the financial services industry.
• 3+ years' experience using an ERP system, using data visualization tools, and administering SharePoint sites.
• Familiarity with analytics capabilities built into procurement-specific software, such as Oracle Fusion.
• Prefer experience in one or more of the following: ServiceNow, Archer, Apptio, Power BI, and/or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Strategic Sourcing function by thoroughly assessing and validating all new intake requests, incorporating feedback from diverse stakeholders and customers.
• Exercise strong judgment to determine the most suitable approach for each project and engage the necessary stakeholders for productive discussions.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the department scope and sourcing strategies to navigate ambiguous situations/requests and collaborate with the appropriate stakeholders to solve challenges.
• Integrate data and resulting insights into procurement processes: Collaborate with the procurement team and IT to embed analytics tools into the procurement workflow (such as for spend analysis and forecasting, savings analysis, supplier information gathering and analysis for selection, pricing and contract analytics, benchmarking, compliance with sourcing strategies and bid analysis).
• Develop and deliver training programs to empower procurement and cross-functional teams with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively utilize reports and tools, promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making.
• Liaise with IT on requirements and testing for dashboards and reports in various systems including Oracle, ServiceNow, Archer, Apptio, Power BI, Tableau and others