Procurement Analyst, Indirect Sourcing (contract)

About the Position

Our client, a prominent global technology firm, is in search of a Procurement Analyst who will be responsible for crafting innovative category and sourcing strategies, managing key supplier partnerships, and optimizing indirect marketing expenditures through insights derived from data analysis.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with business stakeholders and suppliers to pinpoint value-enhancing opportunities, support sourcing projects, refine procurement processes, and implement technology-driven and AI-enhanced procurement solutions.

This is a contract position set to conclude on 2 March 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement category strategies that align with the organization's goals for assigned indirect marketing spend categories, such as Media, Creative, Social, Events, and Market Research.
• Establish and nurture robust relationships with suppliers to ensure the delivery of quality services, commercial value, and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Facilitate end-to-end sourcing processes, including RFx activities, supplier assessments, negotiations, and the execution of sourcing strategies.
• Examine spending trends, market dynamics, supplier performance, and category data to uncover cost-saving and value-enhancement opportunities.
• Evaluate procurement data and generate reports, dashboards, and insights that support category strategies, business decisions, and performance oversight.
• Create and monitor KPIs and performance metrics to assess category and supplier effectiveness and track progress against strategic goals.
• Lead or assist in strategic procurement initiatives aimed at improving processes, enhancing efficiency, fostering innovation, and managing categories.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate procurement procedures, thereby minimizing manual and transactional tasks.
• Utilize AI, predictive analytics, automation, and other digital solutions to enhance procurement efficiency, forecasting, decision-making, and category performance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, category management, or a comparable role, with a proven track record in developing and implementing procurement strategies.
• Extensive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relations, and procurement operations.
• A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Business, Procurement, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience managing indirect spend categories, ideally in a marketing context.
• Exceptional analytical skills with the capability to interpret procurement data, spending patterns, market trends, and supplier performance.
• Experience in developing and monitoring KPIs, metrics, dashboards, and performance reports.
• Strong project management abilities, with a track record of leading strategic procurement projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to identify process enhancements, efficiency improvements, cost-saving measures, and innovative procurement strategies.