Dell - Sr Manager - Indirect Procurement Analytics

Responsible for supporting Procurement team with specific initiatives, projects or procurement activities. Will manage Analytics team for Indirect Procurement and provide data / analytics support to Procurement teams.

- Use existing methods and tools to measure key performance indicators.

- Extracts and analyzes data from multiple sources.

- Prepares reports on data to measure key supplier and internal performance to plan for cost, quality, delivery, efficiency and compliance.

- Documents and participates in the implementation of processes and systems in support of company goals.

- Supports the development, management and reporting of compliance to internal and external requirements.

- Supports project teams in defining, designing, planning and deploying internal and external projects to achieve desired project outcomes on time and on budget.

- Coordinates tracks and supports the development of training to ensure compliance with policies, procedures and corrective action.

Principal Accountabilities:

- Works closely with Procurement, IT and Finance for alignment of necessary reports, tools, initiatives and processes.

- Work with Procurement teams to gather their Spend Analysis requirements, classifying certain categories of spend at a more granular level

- Create repeatable processes for data extraction, classification, enhancement and analysis activities

- Analyzes data and develops / publishes reports as necessary in support of the Procurement team.

- Perform data mining to identify potential saving opportunities.

- Benchmarks against other companies’ Procurement Organizations and recommends best-in-class tools and processes that will advance the Procurement Organization towards World Class.

- Continuously look for ways to improve how we work, manage data, with the end objective of efficiency and increased productivity.

- Works closely with the General Procurement Team and PC Purchasing Managers to train them on tools and processes

- Present, interpret, discuss or write about conclusions, inferences and results gained from analyzing data

- Leverage the categorization knowledge of commodities from manual information to automated repeated & consistent categorization.

- Data Analysis of spend and other data and create commodity wise reports

- Come up with innovative solutions for difficult problems to improve business process productivity.

- As directed, leads and/or facilitates sourcing excellence programs in support of the business.

Knowledge - Technical / Professional / Business Acumen:

- Proven analytical background; have the ability to lead a team.

- Business acumen and ability to determine the value of work to business

- Advanced understanding of the complete supply chain process including planning, forecasting, inventory control

- Organizational expert within defined subject area.

- Integrates deep subject matter expertise with:

- Industry experience.

- In-depth knowledge of professional standards and trends within area of expertise.

- Relevant related disciplines.

- Business goals and strategy.

- Understands impact of emerging business trends and their implications for Dell and its customers.

- Develops simple, effective and sustainable solutions to business problems or customer engagements through in-depth analysis, coordination and negotiation with key decision makers.

- Uses experience, innovation and judgment to make decisions that may be based on partial information.

- Considers Dell-wide implications of decisions and recommendations.

- Adapts and integrates own experience with Dell-wide strategy.

- Analyzes and forecasts business and market trends.

- Invents new products and processes to achieve strategic business objectives.

- Decisions are strategic in nature, have long-term consequence, and tend to relate to business strategy, financial performance and effective resource utilization.

- Guided by business plans and strategy.

- Executes goals and strategy within area of responsibility.

- Contributes to strategic decisions affecting the discipline.

- Initiates new or revised departmental procedures, programs and initiatives.

- Assesses and determines priorities within area of expertise.

- Structures and implements changes within the context of established strategy.

- Plans implementation of major change efforts.

- Leads large scale, global programs that contribute to the corporation’s success.

- Contributes to business results through quality of results, advice and decisions.

- Develops standards around which others will operate.

- Designs and develops global processes, systems and/or applications.

- Contributes to Dell thought leadership.

- Influences a broad spectrum of stakeholders toward achieving business goals.

- Builds consensus.

- Ensures understanding of technical matters by non-technical, executive decision makers.

- Develops mutually beneficial strategic alliances with customers.

- Advises and councils key leadership on the latest principles, practices, and/or technologies and their practical application.

- 10+ years of relevant experience as a consultant in Analytics/ BI/ Consulting in the area of Supply Chain/ Operations

- BE / B.Tech with MBA / PH, PM and 10+ years relevant experience