Associate Analyst, Procurement Operations
Altria · Richmond, VA · 6 days ago
Hybrid$73k–$107k/yrFull-time
About the role
Ready to launch your career while helping improve how a business buys, handles, and pays for the goods and services it needs? As an Associate Analyst, Procurement Operations, you’ll build hands‑on experience across Source‑to‑Pay (S2P) operations, collaborating with partners, vendors, systems, and data to support an efficient procurement organization. You’ll contribute to the daily execution of procurement processes while developing experience in analytics, technology, process improvement, and operational excellence, with the opportunity to grow your capabilities, solve real business challenges, and help create a better experience for procurement users and partners.
Responsibilities
- Supporting day-to-day procurement operations and resolving process-related issues to help ensure efficient Source-to-Pay execution.
- Assisting with procurement systems administration, data management, and user support activities.
- Supervising procurement data quality and operational controls to promote accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
- Preparing reports, dashboards, and analyses that provide insights and support business decision-making.
- Participating in projects committed to improving procurement methods, systems, and the overall user experience.
- Collaborating with customers, suppliers, and service providers to address operational needs and support effective procurement processes.
- Maintaining process documentation, training materials, and knowledge resources to support users and consistent ways of working.
- Supporting audit, compliance, and governance activities while finding opportunities to strengthen operational quality and controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Internship, academic, or project experience related to business operations, procurement, logistics, financial management, analytics, or process improvement preferred.
Qualifications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with proficiency in using data to identify risks, opportunities, and potential improvements.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to accuracy, quality, and timely execution.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build productive working relationships across teams.
Skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.