Procurement Analyst - Junior

Company: Experis
Location: Englewood Cliffs
Posted on: March 13, 2023

Job Description:

Assistant Procurement Manager (Analyst) in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/REMOTE Hybrid 6 Month Contract (extension and conversion to perm possible) Remote Hybrid (1 day onsite a week) - Fully Remote for Qualified Candidates possible Competitive Salary! As the Assistant Procurement Manager, Dairy North America you will be responsible for supporting a 200 m EUR portfolio. Key material types include fresh cream and skim milk, fresh whole milk and whole milk powder, sweet whey powder, cheese powders, etc. This position reports into the Manager, Dairy North America. A successful procurement professional is expected to be:

• Outstanding in rapid learning, execution, bias for action and follow up.
• Outstanding at doing thorough work and has an eagle-eye for detail.
• An entrepreneur - finds creative solutions to roadblocks, adjusts plans based on data.
• Outstanding in idea generation - forward thinking ideas that contribute to creating sustained competitive value.
• A strategic influencer - strong at selling ideas to internal and external business partners, translating these into effective proposals.
• Embraces the Digital agenda - utilizes and leverages digital tools to bring value.
• Leads to deliver our Dairy Sustainability agenda. Key goals:
• Cost / Savings & Cash: Material cost as a % of turnover, material savings / net material impact (NMI), inflation mitigation, payment term extensions / reduction, strategic big bets delivery, implementing smart buying tools.
• Supplier partnerships: Operational excellence, quality & service, resilience, spec sign-off, Responsible Sourcing Policy compliance, quality compliance, forecast accuracy, etc.
• Savings ideation: 5S, design to value, programs unlocking value for UL for years to come.
• Sustainability: Implementing company's Sustainable Agriculture Code 2017 with all Dairy suppliers in US and Canada. What we're looking for:
• BS/BA Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering or relatable subject. MBA is a plus.
• Minimum 3 years' Procurement experience
• Very strong analytical and technical (systems) skills; Required: Excel, Pivot Tables
• SAP helpful, not required; other online databases, careful analysis of large volumes of data, presentation in Power Point.
• Very strong English communication (written and oral) skills: Writing clear and concise emails to internal and external stakeholders, conveying complex messages in clear, simple words.
• Very strong bias for action, getting things done on time and in full, crisis management skills.
• Strong ability and willingness to learn and grasp market information, convey findings along with recommendations to the business.
• Experience and strong readiness to further learn about price forecasting, planning processes, market operations, supply chainsAPPLY NOW!
  

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