Analyst, Procurement Intelligence Molex

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Your role involves supporting strategic sourcing, enhancing process efficiency, and providing insights through reports and dashboards utilizing tools such as Excel, SQL, and data visualization platforms to optimize procurement strategies and improve overall supply chain performance. The Procurement Intelligence team focuses on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting procurement-related data to drive informed decision-making, cost savings, and operational efficiency. This includes tracking supplier performance, identifying spending trends, forecasting demand, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Your responsibilities will include: - Gathering procurement and spend data from various internal and external sources to ensure accuracy and consistency. - Analyzing purchasing patterns to identify cost-saving opportunities, maverick spend, and consolidation prospects. - Monitoring and evaluating suppliers based on key performance indicators such as delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness. - Developing and maintaining dashboards and reports using tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Excel to visualize procurement metrics and performance. - Utilizing historical data and market trends to predict demand, price fluctuations, and procurement needs. - Ensuring adherence to procurement policies by tracking deviations and highlighting non-compliant activities. - Providing in-depth insights into specific procurement categories or commodities to support category management and sourcing strategies. - Identifying potential risks within the supply chain and recommending mitigation strategies. - Identifying inefficiencies in procurement processes and proposing data-driven improvements. - Collaborating with category managers, finance, and leadership teams to provide analytical support and drive informed procurement decisions. Basic qualifications include: - A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Analytics, Engineering, Finance, or a related field. - 3-6 years of relevant experience in Procurement with a focus on Analytics. - Strong proficiency in Advanced Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and data modeling. - Experience in data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms. - Ability to extract and manipulate large datasets from relational databases using SQL and Database Querying. - Familiarity with ERP systems like SAP and Coupa for procurement and spend data. Desired skills that will put you ahead include expertise in data cleaning and automation using tools like Alteryx, Power Query, or scripting (e.g., Python) for process automation and data preparation.,