Sr. Analyst/Associate - Category Coordinator (AM)

  • Full-time

Company Description

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 2017 and 2020.

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.

Job Description

  • Category specific knowledge and experience
  • Deep understanding of procurement-to-pay cycle
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to work with data in Excel using pivot tables and various other key Excel functions to analyze, organize and present data
  • Ability to work with various technology platforms
  • Support with Invoice Reconciliation 
  • Assist Sourcing Managers with category strategy development and improvement, including but not limited to overall spend data analysis and summary, project scoping discussion with the stakeholders, providing assistance with requirement gathering prior to project scoping.
  • Support with RFQ
  • Support with sending and analyzing stakeholder surveys results for Supplier Business Reviews
  • Work closely with vendors to support or resolve any inquiries 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required
  • Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in procurement, sourcing, operations, or supply chain
  • Consulting or client service delivery experience a plus
  • Experience in some of the following categories: Professional Services, Construction, IT infrastructure, Data Center, Connectivity, Technology NPI

 

Additional Information

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated teamwork and team leadership capabilities
  • Excellent project management skills including project planning, time management, multitasking, critical path definition
  • Client Services Capabilities: Strong customer service orientation including demonstrated issue resolution and relationship management skills
  • Ability to learn and master client specific processes, terminology, political environment, systems and unique requirements by various business groups
  • Solid decision making ability using available facts in sensitive client situations
  • Need to be analytical and self-driven
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