Associate Sourcing Procure Analyst

The Sourcing & Procurement analyst will be primarily responsible for supporting eProcurement tools for UnitedHealth Group external trade suppliers.

This role will play an integral part in implementing electronic ordering and invoicing with strategic suppliers to drive contract compliance, spend visibility, and automation.

Driving change management with key business stakeholders on new processes, and oversee activities of project team

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performance Metrics Management and Reporting Activities:
• Project content and strategy including: Supplier Enablement Strategy Execution, Catalog creation and maintenance, Supplier Integration
• Be able to analyze processes and rapidly determine critical business pain points and opportunities for improvement
• Self-starter and curious learner with proficiency in documenting and managing business requirements and business processes
• Be able to drive collaboration and change management with team members on various projects ARIBA system experience preferred, or comparable procure-to-pay system
• Ongoing Work Activities:
• Major areas of focus will be enabling suppliers on Ariba , support, training, testing, and helpdesk for the internal and external user base
• Assists Customers with strategy and suppliers with documentation around electronic invoicing
• Leverages Ariba's expertise to design and develop an effective supplier enablement strategy that determines the type of enablement suppliers require based upon their profile, purchase order, invoice volume, and spend - Full account vs Light account
• Analyze supplier spend via different origins
• Involvement in supplier survey calls/ relationship meetings
• Establishing relationship with vendors/Suppliers on ASN
• Educate Suppliers on ASN [Ariba Supplier Network] configuration or set up if need be
• Set up Supplier data - in ARIBA
• Classifying catalog vendors. Define /set catalog vendors in ERP systems
• UNSPSC Mapping and identifying any gaps or analyzing UNSPSC codes
• Handling different types of orders ERP, PCard, Direct..etc. as part of P2P process
• Should help/coordinate in troubleshooting issues related to catalog outages in ARIBA or vendor sites (Punch outs) - unplanned outages or scheduled outages
• Supplier Feedback process for any content/catalog related errors
• Work with commodity managers closely gathering requirements for Catalog Filtering
• Work with IT and Business for - Catalog deployment, activation, and deactivation - as per go live dates
• Should help in ensuing correct ordering methods, correct supplier locations defaults
• Coordinating the Troubleshooting process for PO not generated or not reached ASN/vendor
• Decision Making on Force Order issues
• ASN Membership Renewal - Working on restoring ASN suspended vendor relationship. Need to work closely with IT, Business, Support functions
• Unknown Supplier Issues
• Testing and Deployment, sign off process
• Work with Process Enablement Lead to satisfy system configuration needs
• Review setups and maintain supplier integrations after initial go live

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Functional testing & QA experience
• Experience with using Microsoft Office applications, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Experience with a Procure to Pay system (Ariba,Coupa etc.)
• Expert in Ariba Network features and functions, including Supplier Enablement Automation
• Working knowledge of requisition and Purchase Order, Supplier Enablement processes
• Knowledge of the vendor set up process
• Knowledge of the UNSPSC Commodity Code System
• Knowledge of catalog formats - CXML, CIF and catalog management process
• Standard software knowledge in Microsoft excel
• Understanding and working knowledge of sourcing & procurement contracting, PO process flows
• Proven attention to detail
• Proven excellent analytical skills
• Proven excellent communication skills
• Proven excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to support daily interactions with onshore and offshore business partners
• Proven solid organizational skills, managing tasks and deadlines against goals
• Proven ability to manage work activity and fast
• Proven ability provides measure on the work being performed for United

Preferred Qualification:

• Health Care Industry experience.