Sourcing Analyst
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2 days ago
Purchasing$18–$20/hrFull-time
About the role
Financial Operations, Strategic Sourcing is searching for a temporary Sourcing Analyst.
Responsibilities
- Gathers, compiles, and analyzes sourcing data and purchasing activities; identifies potential saving opportunities, assists with the creation of sourcing strategies, and drives continuous improvements.
- Creates, validates, and distributes various performance indicator and spending reports; performs data mining to identify potential saving opportunities; audits contracts to ensure adherence and takes corrective action as needed.
- Maintains Spend Analytics Tool by monitoring help ticket portal and logs all responses for future use, trains internal team and serves as a primary point of contact for issues and requests; drives continuous improvement through spend management and maintains data classification in system.
- Participates and supports sourcing initiatives from launch to implementation; participate in cross functional teams, process improvement initiatives, and other special projects; aids in preparation of departmental written reports, presentations and associated graphs and charts.
- Recommends process improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business management or supply chain management preferred.
- Experience with relational databases, data visualization tools (ex: Tableau), Microsoft Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel are required.
- Experience with Claude, Power BI, or other AI tools preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Flexible, enthusiastic approach to work.
- Must be able to present, interpret, discuss or write about conclusions, inferences and results gained from analyzing data.
- Ability to multi task.
Pay
$18.00 to $20.00 per hour.
Schedule
37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Flexible). Remote work arrangement available.