Associate Analyst- Procurement Advisory

Role & Responsibilities

Research:

• Use secondary as well as Hackett proprietary research to answer client inquiries
• Should have experience and a knack for doing secondary & primary research. Knowledge of secondary research tools including: (IBIS World, Purchasing.com, ISM, CAPS research & others) is an added advantage
• Ownership of deliverables going out from Procurement team to clients.

Functional Responsibility:

• Understanding and functional knowledge of the procurement function and purchase to pay processes
• Basic understanding of any one or all the following procurement concepts: Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Supply Base Management, Function Management, Compliance, and Purchasing Operations activities within the Procurement function
• Support client projects with high quality client deliverables • Ensure Turn Around Time (TAT) targets for all requests are met.

Operations / MIS:

• Ensure regular communication with Senior Analysts, Team Leaders, Senior Management and Functional Leaders on projects and issues of concern.

Initiative:

• Regularly identify new areas requiring expertise building
• Organize existing content and intellectual capital and highlight gaps 

Qualifications

• Must be an MBA graduate from a leading Business school.
• Having some experience in following areas is helpful: Indirect Sourcing (Goods & Services), Direct Materials Sourcing, Low-Cost Country Sourcing, Spend Analysis, Procure-to-Pay Process Experience
• Should have excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Should have excellent MS-Office skills (Excel & Power point Presentations).