Analyst Procurement

Company: CEMEX
Location: Houston
Posted on: September 1, 2024

Job Description:

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers . For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/ .

Job Summary

The Procurement Analyst will support Procurement department with the creation and management of databases, information and reporting that us related but not limited to second analysis, inventory analysis. Demand analysis, vendor and market intelligence and e-category management. This position will also support the negotiations team in RFP analysis, comparative bid analysis and total cost model analysis.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform spend analysis and build reports, dashboards or KPls from raw data to support management to identify opportunities
• Perform quantitative analysis to support functional decision making and developing effective category strategies in collaboration with negotiations team and stakeholders i.e. RFP analysis, spend analysis, cost modelling, strategy development etc
• Perform spend analytics to identify savings opportunities, optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), eliminate waste, etc
• Support negotiators with RFP analysis, comparative bid analysis, spend analysis or cost modelling
• Monitor costs, savings and supplier KPI's
• Develop and implement new databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
• Ensure data integrity in sourcing tools
• Develop and maintain classification and categorization of suppliers and pricing
• Maintain effective communication with vendors to obtain useful data
• Analyze industry trends and market competitions to develop category market intelligence
• Leverage market research in sourcing decisions and risk management; disseminate market intelligence
• Support Negotiations team in sound contract management to ensure contract compliance
• Focus on process improvement and efficiency gains through standardization and automation
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  • Preferably experience in materials / spare parts / MRO management related to equipment to operating in cement plants, aggregates plants and ready-mix plants
  • Experience into understand technical specifications related to spare parts / materials
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations, Business, Engineering disciplines or technical mechanical knowledge
  • Preferably at least 1-3 years of experience in supply chain or procurement/sourcing.
  • Experience with Power BI is a big plus
  • Experience with building queries in any platform a big plus such as Power BI, Power Query, MS Access, SQL server or any other.
  • Experience with ERP system (SAP) a big plus.
    
    
    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
    
    Demonstrable strong Excel skills: Pivot tables, lookup functions, IF functions, etc
    Familiarity with ERP systems
    Ability to independently identify, build, plan and present recommendations
    High attention to detail
    Ability to work collaboratively across multiple business teams and functions
    Independent thinker with entrepreneurial mentality, with a focus on continuous improvement
    Experience with Microsoft Office applications besides those already indicated
    
    Working Conditions
    
    
    • Capable of working in an open concept office environment
      
      Physical Requirements
      
      
      • Requires stationary position, traverse, move, transport, and the ability to significant degree to operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position
      • Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently
      • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with employees and other individuals as well as function safely within an office environment and, on occasion, may visit industrial plant locations
        
        Legal Notices
        
        CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.
        
        CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.
        
        CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.
        
        Arizona Smoke-Free Act. CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona's Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes - 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.
        
        CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).
        
        EEO Statement - En Espa--ol
        
        CEMEX es una instituci--n EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acci--n afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religi--n, discapacidad f--sica o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientaci--n sexual, informaci--n gen--tica, identidad de g--nero, o expresi--n de g--nero en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.

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