Roles and responsibilities
Being a part of the team working on various spend analysis projects aiding strategic decision making for Fortune 500 / FTSE 100 companies, Blue Chip Consulting Firms and Global Financial Services companies
Understanding client objectives, and working with the PL to understand, and/or aid the designing of analytical solutions
Collecting/Organizing/Preparing/Managing data for analysis, and conducting quality checks
Being able to use tools such as VBA/Python/R/Excel to aid machine learning and increase automation, in order to support various steps involved in delivering a robust spend analysis solution
Conduct sanity and logical checks on data and understanding business models of various public, private and not-for-profit companies, by conducting exhaustive research on company websites and other sources of company specific information
Providing recommendations to clients via right category sourcing strategies, in order to achieve spend savings
Making straightforward decisions basis pre-defined options using clear criteria/procedures
Ability to independently lead tasks on projects
Developing complete sections of final client reports in MS Excel and PowerPoint; identifying trends and evaluating insights in terms of logic and reasoning, and succinctly present them in terms of an executive summary/taglines
Discussing queries/certain sections of deliverable reports over client calls or video conferences
Capability in BI dashboards, SQL or SAS will be preferred; Experience in E-Procurement systems SAP, SRM/Ariba/Coupa will be an advantage
Experience with analyzing procurement data including contracts, POs, PRs, Invoice, etc. will be preferred
Ideal Candidate
Superior problem solving abilities and strong analytical thinking and aptitude for data collection
Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment where you need to push yourself all the time
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to drive effective conversations with internal and external stakeholder
Good time management and organizational skills
Good interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work in teams
A positive individual with an urge to learn new tools and techniques
How many years of experience you need?
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience