Denali - A WNS Company is a procurement-focused, technology-agnostic managed services provider that enables organizations to win at procurement: influence more spend through category management and transition to a new procurement operating model. We support Global 1000 companies by offering an array of best-in-class procurement solutions, including Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, Contract and Supplier Management, Tactical and Transactional Procurement, and Accounts Payable. We bring deep Category expertise extending across various direct and indirect spend categories.

Our efforts to integrate human capital strategy into the overall growth strategy have been acknowledged on several leading platforms. We were recently recognized in the AON Best Employer 2017 rankings, a feat that we have achieved for the second consecutive year. The WNS-Denali office in Pittsburgh was named a “Best Place to Work” in Pittsburgh in both 2016 and 2017.

Denali – A WNS Company, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The Procurement Analyst or Sr. Analyst will be part of a client procurement service delivery team, driving the operational procurement process (from PR to PO) in accordance with client specific operating guidelines. Specific requirements may include validation of the PR fields, assisting stakeholders in generating the PR, validation of contracts, invoice reconciliation, SOW drafting, vendor selection, etc.
Key Responsibilities / Job Duties
• Procurement Operation Execution:
o Review PR data, validate and correct as and when required.
o Respond to general enquiries from end users and assist in PR creation.
o Update regularly on delayed/aged PRs
o Conduct Root Cause analysis for delayed PRs. Reduce PR to PO cycle time. Drive 100% accuracy in the entire process
o Draft SOW based on end user requirements, if required
o Ensure completeness of all contracts. Upload contracts and cover sheets in the central contracts management tool. Engage with stakeholders to drive the contract completion process.
o Track delivery of products with the vendors
• Additional Responsibilities
o Evaluate sourcing opportunities to drive cost reduction.
o Assist in vendor selection
o Procurement Analysts may also support the delivery of other Denali’s procurement and sourcing services including: spend analysis, supplier performance management, and contract administration

• Bachelor’s Degree
• A minimum of 1-3 years of work experience in operational, procurement, sourcing or service desk management

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Procurement Functional/Technical Skills
o General knowledge and understanding of sourcing/procurement fundamentals
o Working experience with at least one eProcurement tool (e.g., Ariba, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• Client Services Capabilities:
o Strong customer service orientation
o Ability to learn client specific processes, terminology, systems and unique requirements by various business groups
• Business Fundamentals:
o Excellent written and verbal communication skills (internally, with client stakeholders, and the supplier community)
o Ability to summarize information
o Ability to follow a process based on documented guidelines
o Strong team player
o Proficiency in MS communication tools: MS Word, Outlook, Live Meeting