Procurement Analyst â IT Category
Procurement Analyst â IT Category
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Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23000 employees operating in over 150 countries Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the worlds most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.
Procurement Analyst IT Category
Location: Mexico
Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:
- Procurement Operations: Supporting Procure-to-Pay activities:
- Vender selection and set-up
- Purchase requisition/Purchase Order management
- Invoice processing/dispute management
- Contract management (Master Agreements SOWs NDAs etc.)
- Become proficient in using multiple tools (e.g. Coupa Microsoft Power BI etc.)
- Reporting: Preparing reports and presentations on procurement activities including spend analysis supplier performance and cost savings.
- Research/Inquiries: Staying informed about market trends and supplier developments to inform procurement decisions and performing detective work on miscellaneous procurement matters to solve problems
- Compliance: Ensuring compliance with internal procurement policies
- Project Management: Supporting the extended global procurement team in overall management systems (meetings and administration storing files in repositories key performance indicators supplier performance management RFP/RFQ/RFI Service tickets ad hoc purchases preparing charts leverage AI to innovate)
- Strategic Procurement Category & Vendor Relationship Management: Supporting:
- Development execution and implementation of Strategic projects/initiatives
- Propose and define categories strategies identify opportunities working close to the sites/entities
- Partner and build positive relationships representing Procurement across cross-functional business teams.
- Manage relationships with suppliers / introduce new providers / consolidate spend / create global-regional providers
- Establish credibility and engage and influence others to ensure the most effective and efficient solutions are implemented
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Business Supply Chain Finance Economics Engineering or related discipline
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills to collaborate with a global team
- Demonstrated project management and analytics skills
- Commercial business acumen (understand how a busiess makes money what drives its success and how to make decisions that contribute to growth)
- Ability to learn sourcing and negotiating with suppliers/service providers and delivering value add
- Ability to work with global stakeholders in different regions (Americas EMEA APAC)
- Ability to grow in expertise in the IT indirect procurement category including IT-related applications infrastructure hardware software networking telecommunications data center etc..
Competencies (to develop further if not already obtained)
- Purchasing policies and processes and systems
- Cost driver estimating and financial analysis
- Negotiation skills contract negotiation and finalization
- Category strategy development and management
- Alignment to long term business planning
- Business Requirements/ Stakeholder engagement
- Opportunity Assessment
- Supplier Performance/ Relationship Management
- Compliance Management
- Risk Management
- Supplier Selection
- Savings and Compliance Tracking
- Process improvement
- Spend Data Management/ Spend Analysis
- Benchmarking
- Market Intelligence
- Strategic Sourcing Execution/ RFP Execution
- Post Sourcing Implementation Support
- Contract Administration
Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage conservation and re-use. Our products impact public utilities industrial sectors residential areas and commercial buildings with a commitment to providing smart metering network technologies and advanced analytics for water electric and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
