Business Analyst II
Russell Tobin & Associates, Mountain View, CA, United States
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Russell Tobin's client, a multinational business software company is hiring a Business Analyst to work in Mountain View, CA
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Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Mountain View, CA
Pay Range: $60-$65/h on DOE
Duration: 6 Months
Key Responsibilities:
- Sourcing Analysis: Evaluate and optimize sourcing strategies, ensuring alignment with business objectives and cost-saving goals. Support 3P Forecasting model project to forecast Supplier and Category strategy.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for enhancing sourcing and procurement processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement improvements that drive efficiency and ROI.
- Developing and implementing optimized processes and procedures to support GBS (Sourcing and Finance)
- Data Analysis: Utilize data to assess supplier performance, market trends, and sourcing outcomes. Pull and analyze reports to support decision-making and track process improvements.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand sourcing needs, address challenges, and provide insights for strategic sourcing decisions.
- Reporting: Develop and maintain regular reports on sourcing activities, highlighting key metrics, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
Qualifications
- Experience in business process improvement and analysis with experience in sourcing/procurement/payables
- Ability to drive change, influence others, work independently as well as lead, and participate in cross functional teams
- Able to effectively deliver clear, concise, and actionable messages both written and verbally, at all levels
- Able to facilitate and work cross-functionally and across boundaries to accomplish UAT goals
- Able to effectively drive action through communication of upcoming milestones, tasks, and goals
- Drives the right level of accountability and shares responsibility for outcomes
- Analytical and problem-solving skills. Using metrics to track and improve performance
- Anticipates risks and opportunities informed by data to achieve best outcomes
- Works well autonomously in an ambiguous environment; proactively asks questions to build clarity
- Quickly acquires new ways of seeing things, and pivots as circumstances change
Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with procurement processes (without being the primary focus).
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or other data analysis tools.
Certifications & Licenses:
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or other data analysis tools
Benefits that Russell Tobin offers:
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.
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Rate/Salary: $60-$65/h on DOE