Job Description:

Role: Research Analyst 

FLSA (US only): Division / Business Unit: Global Procurement

Job Function: Strategic Management Office – Analytics & Market Intelligence

Job Family: Global Procurement

Experience: 6 months to 5 Years

Contract: On contract (Payroll company will be Talisman)

Working Days: Monday - Friday

Working Timing: 8 am to 5 P.M

Primary Job Function

The Research Analyst provides market intelligence and analytical expertise, including research, cost modelling and analytical support services, to inform procurement and category management, decision-making and strategy.

Core Job Responsibilities

Assist the Head Analytics & Market Intelligence in working with procurement and business partners to assess their business needs and contribute meaningfully to the development of procurement and category management strategies. The responsibilities further include -

• Populate and maintain complex databases and apply analytical tools, techniques and systems to analyze and interpret a wide range of supplier and organizational information and options to support procurement planning and decision making
• Undertake research, cost modelling and analysis of supply markets to identify opportunities and draft sourcing strategies
• Develop and provide reports to support effective management of supplier performance as well as Spend Analysis and to track and report on benefits delivered
• Apply risk management and compliance checks when researching and analyzing supply markets to identify potential risks and trigger risk mitigation and management responses

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

Individual contributory global role – no reporting positions

Position Accountability / Scope

The position is Global in nature, and reports directly into the Head Analytics and Market Intelligence for Global Procurement

Minimum Education

Bachelors in Engineering / Management / Statistics along with an MBA Degree would be preferred

Minimum Experience/Training Required

6 months – 2 years of experience provided the candidate has the following skill sets

• Research oriented mindset and ability to conduct deep secondary research and interviews as needed
• Good knowledge of Analytics tools such as Tableau, QlikView,
• Knowledge of statistical tools such as Minitab, SAS and R would be an added advantage
• Sound knowledge of statistical concepts such as Correlation, Regression etc. and the ability to apply these to the data sets provided
• Ability to analyze financial statements and balance sheets of companies
• Good understanding of the procurement function and process so that the spend data can be analyzed in a manner useful to the business