Senior Sourcing Analyst

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Job Title : Senior Sourcing Analyst

Department : Business and Finance | Purchasing

Responsible for leveraging the assigned university's spend by establishing best value contracts for the enterprise. Duties include : researching suppliers across the marketplace, defining specifications, sourcing and spend management strategies; soliciting, evaluating and awarding bids for goods and services that leverage enterprise-wide spend; works in conjunction with the MarketPlace team, stakeholders, and analysts to conduct front-end strategic assessment of business best-value service and opportunities, proposal preparation, negotiation and award of contracts; establishes, tracks, and monitors supplier performance standards; identifies and makes suggestions for cost savings and process improvement projects using internal and / or external cross-functional teams to benefit the university enterprise-wide; assists with strategic sourcing initiatives and the coordination of expertise to drive the entire procure to pay process; responsible for taking available data and analyzing for "ideal" state outcomes; collaborates with internal customers and suppliers to develop and manage continuous improvement programs; address quality, delivery, service and price.

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, supply chain management, a relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and experience; four (4) years of sourcing experience; ability to successfully lead projects and negotiate with cross functional teams and suppliers; strong analytical and independent decision making skills; ability to multi-task; self starter; think proactively; demonstrated experience creating best value contracts for a variety of products / services;; excellent interpersonal, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills; proficient in Microsoft Office products, especially strong Excel skills.

Desired Qualifications :

Experience in a sourcing position for a large and complex organization; experience with e-procurement, Ariba and Workday, or similar procurement software, tools and technology (i.e. electronic bidding, reverse auctions etc); experience performing RFX; business writing skills; ability to drive results; creative problem solving skills.

Function : Supply Chain

Sub-function : Sourcing

Career Band : Individual Contributor - Specialized

Career Level : S3 - Senior

Additional Information :

The Target Hiring Range for this position is $75,700 to $98,900 per year.

Ohio State will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Location : Stores and Receiving (0381)

Position Type : Regular

Scheduled Hours : 40

Shift : First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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