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Procurement Analyst

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Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position consists of, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Manage internal and external customer expectations and relationships
  • Identify, build, and maintain relationships with internal network of relationships
  • Transition relationships to carrier providers, customer stakeholders and TMS providers
  • Provide benchmarking and KPI support with customers
  • Help define internal and external project teams
  • Partner with stakeholders to gain commitment of project team resources
  • Lead and facilitate project tollgate meetings, responsible for results and customer sign off
  • Document project, scope, communications, and expectations
  • Support group methodology, tools, techniques, infrastructure, and presentations
  • Track hours of time spent by project, branch, and assignment in accordance with group guidelines
  • Resolve project issues and escalate when needed
  • Assess and manage project risk
  • Support gathering of post-engagement feedback and internal reviews
  • Responsible for quality, review, and delivery of all customer documents
  • Assist other groups, especially sales and account management teams
  • Other duties or responsibilities as assigned according to the team and/or country specific requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Minimum 2 years of previous procurement, project management, or transportation experience
  • Ability to work flexible schedule on occasion, some night and weekend hours may be required
  • Ability to travel up to 5% (domestically and/or internationally)/Expected travel for 2 events per year

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of programs
  • Six Sigma, CSCP and process improvement experience
  • Previous Project Management experience
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and effectively influence and partner
  • Solid verbal, written and presentation communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to the appropriate audience
  • Experience communicating to and facilitating meeting with leadership level customer roles
  • Solid negotiation and influencing skills
  • Solid planning, problem solving/critical thinking skills, and ability to execute plan
  • Experience consulting and influencing and thriving in a fast-paced, decentralized, matrixed, global environment
  • Ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize projects efficiently and effectively with strong attention to detail
  • Problem solving, analytical, critical thinking skills and ability to make decisions/recommendations
  • Knowledge of effective change management techniques
  • Values a diverse and inclusive work environment