The Procurement Operations Analyst is responsible for the supplier management lifecycle and support of supplier-facing applications. This role will function as the central point of contact for suppliers, and QTS employees who desire to initiate a new supplier relationship or update an existing supplier relationship.
Requirements
- Support the Procurement organization through completion of procurement functions utilizing various enterprise systems.
- Review, modify and approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
- Assist Category Sourcing in the execution of business/service contracts.
- Strengthen the Procurement organization by collaboratively identifying and implementing improved processes that deliver value while reducing risk and achieving high compliance standards.
- Support procurement strategies to maximize cost savings and minimize risk by helping guide employees toward appropriate buying channels (e.g. VARs, vendors with rebate programs).
- Assist in the maintenance and implementation of digital vendor catalogs in procurement systems, ensuring proper usage, user access, and pricing.
- Drive efficiencies by assisting with the onboarding and support of suppliers related to purchase order information, shipping and receiving inquiries, and self-submittal of invoices.
- Act as a data steward regarding procurement and inventory data, ensuring necessary information for meaningful data analysis from procurement systems.
- Establish efficient and repeatable data cleansing and classification capabilities.
- Perform research and analysis using relevant systems and Microsoft Excel, transforming raw data into information to be used for executive level business decisions.
- Aid company employees with ad-hoc research and reporting of vendor spend, shipping and return inquiries, and invoice management.
- Support supplier savings tracking and business updates.
- Partner with Accounts Payable department, suppliers, and various internal teams to ensure timely resolution of payment obligations.
- Provide support for special projects, including vendor audit, reporting, and research.
- Assist company employees with understanding and adhering to the global procurement process, including system usage, policies, and helping navigate the approval process.
- Create and maintain educational documentation for dissemination to internal and external audiences on process, policy and procurement system usage.
- Serve as a liaison between the Procurement organization and internal user departments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Flexible spending and HSA accounts
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid volunteer days
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance
- Parental leave
- Military leave assistance
- QTS scholarship for dependents
- Wellness program
