Procurement Senior Data Analyst

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is one of the largest advertising agency holding companies in the world and a global leader in the fields of marketing, communications, and digital transformation. A Connecting Company for the Connected Age, Publicis Groupe delivers winning solutions for clients through the Power of One - driven by a common purpose, a powerful spirit, shared behaviours, great character and a relentless focus on our clients.

Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe. Re:Sources has grown to 5,000+ professionals servicing a network of prestigious agencies across the globe supporting 63+ markets. Re:Sources is Publicis Groupe's Shared Services Platform. We provide Publicis Groupe agencies with the business solutions, technology platforms and expertise they need to transform, innovate and increase productivity.

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Senior Data Analyst (Supervisor), to join the Publicis Groupe Procurement team.

This role is based in our Dublin office. Please only apply if you have the relevant right to work.

Position Summary

The role of the Global Procurement Senior Data Analyst (Supervisor) is pivotal in shaping and upkeeping various Procurement Data Sources, such as Spend Analysis, Portfolio KPIs, Saving KPIs, Spend Management Reporting, and Business Intelligence Reporting. This position entails a diverse range of responsibilities, including reporting, savings analysis, as well as overseeing invoicing and budget management.

Responsibilities

- Provide Actionable Spend Analysis for the Procurement Team:

- Develop comprehensive reporting to provide accurate insights into spend categories, markets, hubs, vendors, and spend types.

- Standardise and optimize procurement data for streamlined review, consolidating data from various formats.

- Manage and Verify Savings/Cost Avoidance Claims:

- Thoroughly validate and confirm all submitted savings and cost avoidance claims, maintaining a centralized database.

- Deliver real-time tracking of achieved savings for auditing purposes, supported by actualization schedules.

- Report on key performance indicators, including savings, yields, managed spend, project volume, and delivery speed.

- Analyse Procurement Pipeline and Portfolio Status:

- Analyse the procurement pipeline and provide insights on portfolio status.

- Maintain and update completed engagements in the business plan for performance tracking.

- Collaborate with team leads to develop performance reports for markets, hubs, and agency overviews.

- Identify trends, changes, updates, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.

- Investigate and Analyse Existing Spend:

- Conduct in-depth analysis of existing spend using ERP data, contract evaluations, and vendor assessments.

- Maintain comprehensive datasets related to spend and performance.

- Governance Reporting at Board Level:

- Deliver board-level presentations highlighting progress against targets and Procurement KPIs.

- Consolidate, validate, and prepare necessary communications, including board-level presentations.

- Maintain Procurement Dashboards:

- Create and maintain dashboards within Business Intelligence tools to accurately represent source data for various teams.

- Manage Data Analyst:

- Prioritize and manage data analysts in execution of the performance activities for Board reporting & Procurement strategies monitoring.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience

- Must be a Microsoft Excel expert

- Solid financial understanding

- Good communicator

- Having a procurement experience is a plus

- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience

- Highly organised and able to prioritise tasks

- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships

- A proven team player with excellent communication skills, analytical skills and attention to detail

- Completely literate in English language and ideally one or more foreign language skills

- Strong management skills

Qualifications and Certifications

- Educated to degree level or equivalent

Additional Information

The Publicis Groupe Procurement team is a board-mandated function providing holistic procurement business solutions to the companies within the Publicis Groupe. The department's motto is to Protect, Enrich, Challenge, and Reduce Publicis Groupe's spend via best-in-class procurement processes and negotiations.

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