Senior Analyst

• The Spend analytics SCM Lead will be responsible for analyzing and interpreting spending patterns and spend data to drive insights and strategic decision-making related to procurement and cost optimization, generate actionable insights for the supply chain team to achieve its financial goals and improve overall operational efficiency

As a Specialist, youll be responsible for:

• Support the supply chain organization and category managers with strong spend data analytics capabilities, eg Spend data analysis and Interpretation: Conduct in-depth analysis of spending data to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies
• Utilize statistical techniques and data visualization tools to transform complex data sets into meaningful insights
• Use tools such as VBA /Python /R /Excel to aid machine learning and increase automation, in order to support various steps involved in delivering a robust spend analysis
• Spend Optimization Strategies: Build category specific reports to inform and drive category savings levers (eg, historical spend trends, cost increases, volume spikes, price change vs changes in underlying commodity indices etc)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategies and recommendations spend optimization
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, provide recommendations and implement initiatives to achieve savings
• Negotiation preparation: Support category managers with preparation to drive high quality and fact-based negotiations
• Implementation (execution) of initiatives generated from spend analytics and converting insights into real savings
• Drive or support initiative owners to manage the stage gate process to ensure initiative execution, ensure tracking and reporting of value capture
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on industry best practices, emerging trends, and technological advancements in spend analytics
• Identify opportunities to enhance existing processes, tools, and methodologies to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization (supply chain, engineering, operations, quality etc) to understand their spend analysis requirements and translate them into actionable insights
• Provide guidance and support in interpreting spend analytics findings and implementing recommendations

As a minimum you must have:

• 4+ yearsexperience in supply chain and data analytics using excel, Python, SQL, PowerBI etc Experience of working in a global environment (company) with stakeholders across multiple countries
• Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, Python and data visualization tools (eg Power BI)
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and predictive analytics is a plus
• Hands on experience in working on spend data to drive actionable insights for spend data Knowledge of sourcing, cost reduction ideas
• Strategic thinkingability to think through and independently
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively within teams and collaborate with multiple global stakeholders for completion of projects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas

Benefits

• We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary
• Enjoy your best years with our retirement savings plan
• Have peace of mind and body with our health insurance
• Make yourself a priority with flexible schedules, parental leave and our holiday purchase scheme
• Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities
• Achieve your personal goals with our Employee Assistance Programme