Sourcing Execution Analyst with Spanish and English (+Portuguese)

A team member assisting with various projects within the Marketing Practice Sourcing Team.
The specialist will independently manage supplier interactions and work in coordination with other team members as required, including but not limited, to assisting with Excel analysis and PowerPoint decks creation for Strategic Sourcing Marketing Team. Additionally, a direct interaction with the Client as requested and agreed with the team, could be included in the activities.
 
A successful candidate is expected to:
• quickly demonstrate the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• have excellent communication, multi-tasking and organisation/time management skills
• have experience building relationships with stakeholders or customers
• solid understanding and experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis
• proficiency with Excel and Power Point
• manage work against sometimes tight and improptu deadlines
 
Essential duties and responsibilities
 
Customer Focus:
- Meets targeted deliverables and quality-related objectives
- Quickly builds rapport and credibility with external and internal parties such as customers, suppliers and project/marketing team members at all levels
- Proactively communicates weekly supply base status to customers

Technology Solution Expertise:
- Understands and is conversant with the features, functionality and applicability of the following technology: Ariba Sourcing, Radix, other eSourcing platform

Practice Development:
- Acts as a co-ordinator of the supplier relationship throughout sourcing project lifespan which includes, but is not limited to: answering project questions and facilitating the answering process, proactively communicating project information to suppliers via phone, email and eSourcing Tool, confirming supplier understanding and participation in projects, training suppliers on Sourcing events eRfx, eAuctions, performing Event Day Execution to coordinate all operational activities and communications during the eAuction, conducting post bid follow-up with suppliers including solicitation of cost breakdown data.

Teamwork:
- Appropriately identifies and escalates client/supplier issues and blockages
- Demonstrates exceptional communication and interpersonal skills within a project, customer or leadership team.

Other:

- Perform supplier research and identification with support of the team
- Demonstrates an excellent problem solving attitude
- Understands and complies with work instructions, process documents and technology tools
- Supports Strategic Projects through initial Data Collection and Analysis until Opportunity identification and implementation
- Supports Tier 1 technical issues as necessary
- Assumes all other duties as assigned
 

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