Saks OFF 5TH Looking for Procurement Analyst at New York City Metropolitan Area Full Time

As an Analyst of Procurement, you will support strategic sourcing operations for Utilities, Energy and Facilities across Saks OFF 5TH, as well as the procurement of supplies critical to Business Operations. Data collection and analysis will be utilized in contract negotiations with vendor partners and in business decisions that benefit the company. Monitoring and forecasting of industry and macroeconomic trends will be utilized to anticipate company needs. The Analyst of Procurement is a key point of contact in managing relationships with external vendor partners, inclusive of ensuring accounts payables are properly reconciled. Working in a fast-paced dynamic environment, this is a significant opportunity to help drive improvement to the company’s bottom line and to interface with leaders across the enterprise while building a solid procurement foundation for future growth with a lens towards sustainability.

Who Are You:

• Ability to learn and demonstrate expertise in categories quickly, while prioritizing multiple projects & tasks to deliver results
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential
• Eager to embrace and support change, ability to manage in an ambiguous environment

You Also Have:

• Minimum 2+ years of professional experience in strategic sourcing/procurement, supply chain management, or management consulting.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university (preferably in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Management, Finance)
• Category expertise in multiple of the following categories: Facilities, Operations, Energy, Utilities (highly desired)
• Strong analytical skills, innovative, interpersonal, client facing and presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel Word, PowerPoint, Visio experience & understanding is a plus
• Advanced in contract development and supplier relationship management with a deep understanding of procurement and supply chain
• Experience with purchase to pay and procurement transformation, strategic sourcing, commodity management, supplier management, and contract management

As The Analyst of Procurement, you will:

• Understanding the functional business; helping identify opportunities for process improvement, cost containment/avoidance, revenue generation, capital investment
• Developing relationships with internal and external business stakeholders
• Research market trends and leading practices to discover and execute cost savings initiatives
• Prepare business cases to quantify savings and/or benefits of new initiatives
• Project planning including timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder teams, etc.
• Manage sourcing activities by preparing, issuing and evaluating bid and RFI/RFP requests. Negotiate and finalize price, quality and delivery. Develop optimization scenarios for awards.
• Partner closely with the business stakeholders you support to identify and execute value generating opportunities
• Explore process & continuous improvements across the procurement organization as well as within business and outline how to address (i.e., value-stream mapping)
• Increasing Procurements spend under management, by building business relationships and identifying opportunities to leverage skill set to achieve company-wide goals
• Ability to negotiate contract terms in order to ensure business requirements are being met, while reducing risk and increasing controls

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $60,000 and $70,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment.

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