PROCUREMENT ANALYST

What do you do?Join us in the Procurement Execution Center as a Procurement Analyst.
In this role, you will be responsible for enabling our Category Managers and PBU Buyers with effective execution of our Category Strategy, by streamlining our RFQs processes, driving automation and performing meaningful analyses, while learning the commodity and preparing yourself for increased roles within our organization.
Additionally, this role will support Market Dynamic analysis and research Market relevant insights for our stakeholders.
his role is a great opportunity for your next step in your career advancement in Procurement.
Suggested experience no more than 2 years in Procurement.
ow will you do it?Collect, mine information across a variety of JCI systems to effectively build and execute RFQ and market assessments, including drawings, specs, MFN/MPN, standard cost, volumes, among others, using the direction provided by the PBU Buyer and the Category Manager.
onfigure and execute eRFQ/eAuction events within JCI's preferred eRFQ tool, including initial supplier setup, monitoring the RFQ, receiving and consolidating proposals.
nalyze spend data at a part number level to identify cost reduction, standardization, or simplification opportunities.
This will include troubleshooting data gaps and data integrity issues.
upport Market Intelligence activities, Economics measurement, and putting together meaningful reports for different levels of stakeholders.
upport our Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) activities by leveraging Ariba to upload and keep contracts up to date.
upport Business Continuity Plans (BCP) by deploying actions such as Financial Assessments, Sustainability Surveys, ensuring contracts are executed, among others.
uild and maintain a Master Supplier Contact list for all of GP Procurement.
eploy relentless root-cause analysis (RRCA) practices to troubleshoot pricing discrepancies between our bills and ERP prices, to reduce waste within the process and build a more effective PO-Invoice-Pay (PTP) process.
ther procurement duties as assignedQualifications.
to 3 years of experience in Procurement.
Experience with Direct Materials categories (Electronics, Electromechanics, Mechanical, Metals) is a plus.
achelor's degree in related field.
Engineering degrees preferred as the candidate will be required to read and interpret drawings, as well as building a deep knowledge of the assigned sub-commodities.
trong MS Software skills required - advanced excel preferred (e.
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Arrays, INDEX/MATCH).
ood understanding of RFQ process - including the steps and requirements to make an RFQ effective and successful.
elevant experience/knowledge in Data AnalyticsAbility to drive continuous improvement, by identifying opportunities, streamlining processes and utilizing Lean/Quality tools to reduce waste and maximize throughput.
elevant experience/knowledge in Data AnalyticsDemonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills.
apability to learn and understand the business and the assigned categories, to develop business judgment, which will allow the candidate to better execute and generate value for JCI.
ata skills such as querying databases (SQL, HQL), automation (Power Automate/VBA) or analysis (Python-pandas/numpy) are a plus.
PICS training or certification is a plus.
usiness/conversational English is a must due to the nature of the role.