Procurement analyst – it categorylocation: mexicoessential duties/principal responsibilities: procurement operations: supporting procure-to-pay activities:vender selection and set-up purchase requisition/purchase order managementinvoice processing/dispute managementcontract management (master agreements, sows, ndas, etc.)become proficient in using multiple tools (e.g. Coupa, microsoft power bi, etc.)reporting: preparing reports and presentations on procurement activities, including spend analysis, supplier performance, and cost savings. Research/inquiries: staying informed about market trends and supplier developments to inform procurement decisions, and performing detective work on miscellaneous procurement matters to solve problems compliance: ensuring compliance with internal procurement policies project management: supporting the extended global procurement team in overall management systems (meetings and administration, storing files in repositories, key performance indicators, supplier performance management, rfp/rfq/rfi, service tickets, ad hoc purchases, preparing charts, leverage ai to innovate) strategic procurement category & vendor relationship management: supporting: development, execution and implementation of strategic projects/initiatives propose and define categories strategies – identify opportunities working close to the sites/entitiespartner and build positive relationships, representing procurement across cross-functional business teams. Manage relationships with suppliers / introduce new providers / consolidate spend / create global-regional providers establish credibility and engage and influence others to ensure the most effective and efficient solutions are implementedminimum qualifications: bachelor degree in business, supply chain, finance, economics, engineering, or related discipline excellent written and spoken english communication skills to collaborate with a global teamdemonstrated project management and analytics skills commercial business acumen (understand how a busiess makes money, what drives its success, and how to make decisions that contribute to growth)ability to learn sourcing and negotiating with suppliers/service providers and delivering value add ability to work with global stakeholders in different regions (americas, emea, apac) ability to grow in expertise in the it indirect procurement category, including it-related applications, infrastructure, hardware, software, networking, telecommunications, data center, etc.. Competencies (to develop further if not already obtained)purchasing policies and processes and systemscost driver estimating and financial analysisnegotiation skills, contract negotiation and finalizationcategory strategy development and management alignment to long term business planningbusiness requirements/ stakeholder engagementopportunity assessment supplier performance/ relationship managementcompliance managementrisk managementsupplier selectionsavings and compliance trackingprocess improvementspend data management/ spend analysis benchmarkingmarket intelligencestrategic sourcing execution/ rfp executionpost sourcing implementation supportcontract administration