Sr. Analyst, Procurement - Data Analysis

Sr. Analyst, Procurement - Data Analysis

Location: Shelton, CT, US

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers. Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Position Summary

The Global Procurement-Center of Excellence (COE) is a high visibility team within Edgewell's Global Procurement department. The COE's focus is to enable Procurement to provide a competitive advantage to EPC. The COE engages with category procurement in a highly collaborative-interactive model to enable sourcing strategies, risk management & developing "Best in Class" processes and procedures in conjunction with the Global Procurement Leadership team and other support functions (e.g. IT, Finance). Focus areas include but are not limited to Data & Spend Analytics, Category sourcing, Supplier Relationship & Risk Management, Sustainability and Procurement Systems.

This Procurement COE analyst role will help processes, analytics and programs related to Global Procurement's sourcing across direct and indirect procurement categories. The analyst will work closely with the Manager of Procurement COE to drive enhancements and projects in category strategy enablement across the S2P process. This position will interact with leaders within Global Procurement and across Edgewell leading and influencing key decisions related to sourcing strategies.

This position requires collaboration with procurement category leads globally across multiple geographies and work cultures, to enable category strategies. Additionally, this position will support the manager in process improvement initiatives related to contracting, supplier performance management and global sourcing projects. This role operates within Edgewell's established 'Future Fit' behavior and supports career development and growth opportunities.

This hybrid role can be located at any of these office locations: Shelton, CT; Milford, CT; St. Louis (Chesterfield) MO

Accountabilities

• eSourcing Strategy, Execution & Project Management
• Contracting Governance
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
• Cross-Functional Process Improvement

Required Skills and Experience

• B.S. / B.A. degree in Business or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in a business function such as Finance, Business Analytics, Procurement Operations or related field
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to drive change in a global organization with minimum supervision
• Understanding of commodity markets and ability to perform analysis to create actionable insights
• Data Mining & Data Analysis: High proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of Business Data Models is required.
• Database manipulation skills with the ability to create moderate to complex formulas
• Excellent Powerpoint skills, ability to present to all levels of the organization, including Senior Leadership
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant technology systems including ERP, e-Procurement, Spend Analysis, and Contract Management
• Analytical Curiosity: Comfortable working with detailed data; logical, creative, problem-solving mindset.
• Influencing skills: Ability to build credibility and sell recommendations at all levels of the organization; deliver objective, data-driven solutions with clear business context
• Team Leadership: Capable of organizing and guiding project teams to deliver process improvements
• Critical Thinking: Ability to explore & evaluate broad potential solution sets and provide objective data-driven recommendations
• Continuous improvement mentality with a focus on innovation and efficiency.
• Collaboration: ability to work effectively with diverse, cross-functional stakeholders and team members
• Ability to travel periodically (less than 20%)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with eSourcing tools is highly desirable
• Experience with process development, process improvement, and training

Working Relationships

• Reports to Manager, Global Procurement COE
• Key relationships internally primarily include Procurement Leadership team, Procurement category managers and Global procurement team with occasional collaboration with Global Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Research and Development, Sales, and Commercial. External engagement will include external service providers supporting Global Procurement and other functions.

Work Environment

• May be required to work non-core hours based on global department structure
• Minimal Travel

The salary range for this position is $72,000 - $108,000. Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance.

Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that's open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.