Analyst, Procurement

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Analyst, Procurement – Strategic Sourcing

 

Primary Purpose: Analyst, Procurement will be responsible for supporting the strategic sourcing and procurement activities for Tapestry’s Digital, IT, and Analytics/BI technologies and services for all brands.

• With support of the Category Leaders, manage and implement the strategic sourcing and supplier engagement activities including RFx, spend analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, for global solutions and services.
• With support of the category leads, managing new vendor set up projects, including strategic POC initiatives, from initial intake discussions through to final document routing, including working with Legal, Finance, and Procurement Operations partners to ensure timely execution
• Areas in scope will include: Digital, IT, and Analytics/BI

 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to… 

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to support their strategic projects and POCs, opportunities for synergies, and optimization of spend and suppliers.
• Conduct end-to-end RFP/RFI events
• Collaborate with business partners to structure regional and global agreements that align with organization objectives and leverage scale
• Support procurement strategies and frameworks in accordance with Tapestry’s global policies.

 

The accomplished individual will possess… 

• Excellent data and problem solving skills.
• Steady written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Understanding of cross-functional needs, collaborative approach, team player
• Experience in financial analysis, market analysis, and enterprise technology utilization
• Experienced with driving  RFP’s and RFI’s
• Proactive, efficient, autonomous and professional aptitude in the prioritization and execution of activities with various degrees of complexity.
• Ability to demonstrate agility and resilience

 

An outstanding professional will have…

• 2+ years experience; a combination of experience and education will be considered
• Experienced working in a matrix environment or in a global, multi-cultural cross-functional team.
• Retail industry experience preferred
• Creativity, outside-the-box thinking, innovative approach
• Global perspective and experience across geographies
• Impactful relationship building and collaboration
• Interest in the ever-changing technology landscape

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Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated t