Info Analyst - Procurement

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Job Location (Full Address):

910 Genesee St, Ste 200, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14611

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

100100 Purchasing

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 107 H

Compensation Range:

$23.27 - $32.60

Responsibilities:

Evaluates, recommends, and translates procurement operations into workflows using new and existing systems. Mines data from disparate sources and interprets data. Performs statistical, predictive, and optimization modeling analyses to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities. Prepares charts, illustrations, and other visualizations and narrative reports to convey powerful and compelling stories. Leverages technical and analytical skills to influence business strategies, improve processes, and support the identification of cost savings opportunities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Collaborates with staff to define and document analysis objectives. Identifies data sources and systems required to support the analysis objectives. Designs and creates tools to capture data as needed. Collects data from disparate sources, analyzes, cleans, and integrates data, reconciling data inconsistencies.
• Creates business models and pricing models that predict possible outcomes based on adjusting levers. Attaches values associated with possible likelihood(s) and performs sensitivity analysis. Identifies potential supplier catalog items based on actual and projected activity. Partners with senior leadership and/or clinicians/researchers to design and perform complex analyses and report creation, including identifying and interpreting trends, patterns of variations, and implications for improvement initiatives. Provides competitive analysis, risk analysis, financial impact evaluations for various business units, and developing presentations for the various business units throughout the enterprise. Completes in-depth analysis of reports and interprets results. Creates and coordinates the tracking and compiling of key purchasing metrics and spend research.
• Conducts abstract data analysis and reconciles data inconsistencies for the purpose of illuminating numerical data interpretation, options, trends, and patterns. Prepares charts, illustrations, and other visualizations and develops narratives to convey powerful and compelling stories. Collaborates with senior staff for plan development and dissemination across all divisions.
• Communicates with end-users in regard to project-related activities and operational updates. Supports the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) function including design and optimization of Procurement operations into system workflows. Maintains a broad knowledge of technology, equipment, and/or systems. May provide education/training to team members on generation and/or interpretation of data, statistical analysis, and application to decision-making to improve organization efficiency and outcomes.
• Creates and runs reports and conducts analysis for the purpose of measuring productivity and identifying trends/patterns that represent opportunities to improve and increase operational efficiency. Provides essential and informative feedback to department managers/directors as to how well their area functions within the measured parameters.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of applicable experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience working in a Purchasing or Supply Chain related function preferred
• Experience with large implementations of new technologies, such as Enterprise Resource Planning Systems preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong analytical aptitude with a proven ability to identify opportunities through solo experimentation and cross-functional collaboration required
• Knowledge of modelling and analytical techniques to determine trends and identify significant data relationships required
• Hands-on experience querying databases, integrating disparate data, and using data analysis and visualization tools required
• Strong communication skills required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) upon hire preferred
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI upon hire preferred
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt or similar upon hire preferred

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