Help at Home is the leading national provider of in-home personal care services, where our mission is to enable individuals to live with independence and dignity at home. Our team supports 66,000 clients monthly with the help of 50,000 compassionate caregivers across 12 states. We’re looking for people who care about others, who are willing to listen, lean in and make impactful change. Each role at Help at Home can have a positive impact in supporting our caregivers and clients. If you are someone who leads with passion and integrity and are looking to join a rapidly growing, industry leading team, Help at Home may be a good fit for you.
Job Summary:
The Procurement Analyst, under the direct supervision of the Procurement and Real Estate Manager will support the procurement function by increasing employee adaptation of current and new procedures as it relates to centralizing procurement processes, consolidating vendors, and standardizing the Procure to Pay (P2P) cycle processes and controls. The Procurement Analyst will play a large role in evaluating new vendor partnerships in order to provide cost saving initiatives across the organization.
**This position offers a flexible remote/hybrid work arrangement, with the requirement of attending monthly department meetings at our Chicago, IL headquarters.
What You'll Do:
- Serves as an expert on procurement issues and procedures.
- Supports and reinforces new policies and procedures regarding procurement processes.
- Performs analysis of savings to the organization, identifies contract compliance, and other key metrics to ensure targets are being met and value is being delivered to the business.
- Owns T&E management and analysis of T&E spend
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with all functions touching the P2P process (Finance, Accounting, Legal, Regional Field Operations, Compliance).
- Supports change management initiatives.
- Assists with maintaining the completeness and accuracy of the vendor master file.
- Performs spend analysis on purchase categories to monitor against budget and overall usage.
- Experience with Vendor management as related to identifying savings opportunities, monitoring vendor spend across entire organization,
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, Finance, Economics or a related discipline required. MBA or Master’s Degree a plus.
- Three (3) plus years of professional experience in sourcing and procurement with an understanding of best practices and world-class processes.
- Experience in various categories including: accounting, finance, corporate services, facilities and/or IT.
- Strong understanding of financial measurement; ability to identify and quantify legitimate areas of business benefit (cost savings, avoidance, client satisfaction, quality improvement, etc.)
- Experience with Coupa; corporate credit card programs; supplier and category management preferred.
- Familiarity with RFx processes and running competitive exercises preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Collaborative team member able to build a positive working relationship with various levels of HAH associates and departments.
- Ability to work independently and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity.
- Demonstrated strong communication and presentation skills.
- Must be proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and have a working knowledge of eProcurement and eSourcing tools (Coupa, Ariba, etc.).
- Knowledge of internal sourcing/procurement procedures and processes, and of external/industry trends, and best practices.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills; ability to lead projects and build and execute sourcing strategies is desired.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, ability to manage the procurement process and build relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
- Detailed spend analysis experience, analyzing different reporting channels and generating high level outputs from raw data.
Office:
- Hybrid: Remote and office based in downtown Chicago
- Location: Applicants must be based in or around Chicago, IL to be considered for this position.
- Help at Home offers a flexible, fun, and professional work environment. Employees have the option of working hybrid with periodic visits to downtown Chicago headquarters.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Work is accomplished in an office or cubicle space equipped with a telephone and computer.
Salary Range:
$75,000 - $95,000
Benefits:
- Direct deposit
- Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and parental leave
- 401k
- Ongoing, in-depth training opportunities
- Meaningful work with clients who need your help
- Career growth and experience with an industry leader with 40+years of history in a high-demand field
Top Skills
What We Do
In our 45+ year history, Help at Home has provided care for individuals, helping them to remain independent and able to live their best lives in their own homes. Our clients have always been like family. As the leading national provider of high-quality, relationship-based home care for seniors and people living with disabilities, we’re uniquely positioned as the home care company of choice.
Our person-centered home care services create Great Days and Meaningful Moments for individuals, while also driving high-quality, low-cost outcomes. We provide in-home, community-based care in 13 states and 169 locations with the help of 30,000 highly trained, compassionate caregivers who have relationships with 67,000 clients.
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