Procurement Operations Lead

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Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Agency • eCommerce • Retail • Manufacturing
The Role
Manage monthly procurement financial reporting, savings validation, vendor and contract analytics, and improve procurement tools/processes. Produce executive briefings, vendor spend analysis, and support budgetary management for global IT procurement.
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Job Description

The Procurement Operations Lead will be responsible for working closely with the Products & Services leadership team to define, manage, and deliver the execution of a number of projects that will support three strategic priorities.


Monthly reporting and savings validation

Develop vendor and contract knowledge base

Enhancement of Procurement tools and processes


Responsibilities Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

The Procurement Operations Lead is responsible for the collation, analysis, and production of financial, statistical, and contractual data for the products and services Procurement function. The core work streams are as follows:

Financial Management Information:

Monthly reporting – Manage the production of the monthly team dashboard showing department spend reporting and trend analysis reporting against budget

Cost savings and avoidance – Monthly collation, and compilation of management reporting of savings planned, achieved and costs avoided by IT Procurement team staff

Budgetary management of IT Procurement team global budgets – covering headcount, travel, training, and other associated costs 

Vendor and Contract MI:

Work closely with the Operations Manager to build a robust contract management process to drive compliance against Procurement policies, and develop reporting capability

Vendor spend analytics – assimilation, analysis, validation, and report production of vendor spend using Account Payable Data for client’s global vendor base

Production and regular updating of executive briefing documents on key vendors and categories, together with collation of balance of trade information

Tools and Processes:

Development and enhancement of key tools and templates to support regional teams throughout the end to end sourcing process

Ensure current procurement processes are operating effectively and seek ways to improve and drive efficiencies


Qualifications The ideal candidate possesses the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

Financial/commercial analysis background – ideally someone who will have spent three years in a finance environment in a corporate environment

Excellent Excel skills – significant amounts of data to manipulate and summarize into a usable format

Excellent PowerPoint skills – complex information must be simplified and presented consistently to standards expected by executive stakeholders

A working understanding of procurement and commercial management

Very good relationship, interpersonal skills, and cultural awareness

Self-starter, and ability to work independently

Strong project management and change management skills

Solid analytical skills 

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

Financial/commercial analysis background – ideally someone who will have spent three years in a finance environment in a corporate environment

Excellent Excel skills – significant amounts of data to manipulate and summarize into a usable format

Excellent PowerPoint skills – complex information must be simplified and presented consistently to standards expected by executive stakeholders

A working understanding of procurement and commercial management

Very good relationship, interpersonal skills, and cultural awareness

Self-starter, and ability to work independently

Strong project management and change management skills

Solid analytical skills 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

Local candidates only, relocation is not available for this opportunity. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Approximately three years' experience in a corporate finance or financial/commercial analysis role
  • Advanced Excel skills for manipulating and summarizing large datasets
  • Advanced PowerPoint skills to produce executive-level briefings and presentations
  • Working understanding of procurement and commercial management
  • Strong project management and change management skills
  • Solid analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal, relationship, and cultural awareness skills
  • Self-starter with ability to work independently
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The Company
50 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Kenna® Group is a full-service product development and merchandise technology firm that builds scalable brand ecosystems for globally recognized companies. They combine creative development, enterprise-grade e-commerce, and global supply chain execution to deliver design, manufacturing, fulfillment, and digital infrastructure, allowing brands to launch and scale world-class merchandise, uniform, and retail programs with speed and consistency.

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