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The Guitar Center Company · 16 hours ago

Sr. Analyst, Sourcing and Procurement

Westlake Village, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $100K/yr

4+ years exp

The Guitar Center Company is a leading multichannel musical instrument retailer, and they are seeking a Senior Analyst for Sourcing and Procurement. This role involves providing analytical support to the Indirect Procurement and Accounts Payable functions, alongside responsibilities in training, process improvement, and system support.

Hiring Manager

Kevin Theiss

Responsibilities

Leads monthly or bimonthly training and introductory demos on the P2P function

Works with Sr. Manager of Procurement and AP to maintain P2P training materials

Along with Sr. AP Analyst, provides Sr. Manager of Procurement and AP quarterly and annual reports on indirect procurement spend with data-driven, fact-based results and recommendations

Provides feedback and recommendations to the Senior Manager, Expense Procure to Pay regarding changes to achieve continuous improvement in process and optimization of the P2P system

Identifies procedure and process simplification, reduction, or elimination opportunities to support the enterprise Expense P2P function and drive user adoption more effectively

Cross-trains with diverse teams under the Sourcing and Procurement organization to build capability with the different systems & document training knowledge

Expedite Purchase Order creation with requisite End-users or teams

Address recurring user errors and guide users to perform the correct P2P functions

Review off-catalog Order Requests (requisitions) for errors and compliance

Complete or crosscheck system setup for vendors to ensure correct data compliance

With manager’s approval, supports AP function by receiving on behalf of end-users or otherwise updating and researching Purchase Orders and Order Requests

Maintains Docusign CLM contract management software

Tracks and maintains signed contractual documents in Docusign

Ensures all attributes are up to date for all contracts in the system

Assists Director of Sourcing & Sourcing Managers with ongoing negotiations

May be assigned negotiations for some contracts

Coordinate vendor catalog creation and oversee maintenance

Provide quarterly or biannual PPV report regarding deltas in item or service costs

Guide and work with all related stakeholders to complete catalog updates

Research and detail opportunities for goods and services catalog creation

Engage with stakeholders to obtain vendor contracts/pricing schedules

Support sourcing managers to review catalog pricing and ensure consistency with contractual terms

Assist with troubleshooting and testing of system issues

Act as initial vendor liaison to suppliers

Coordinate Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) & document findings

Obtain quotes on changes to standardized office supply products as directed by management

Manage the Order Request (OR) queue and identify aging ORs that need to be closed out or completed

Additional duties as assigned

Qualification

Procurement/Sourcing experienceAnalytical SkillsMS Office SuiteBusiness AcumenCollaborationTraining documentationTroubleshooting skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree (or 4 years of relevant work experience) preferably in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field

4 years of proficient work experience (in addition to degree or years of previous experience) supporting Procurement/Sourcing, Supply Chain or Accounts Payable teams (or similar)

Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data driven decision making. Works well with multiple analysis and visualization tools. Able to explore large datasets to identify issues and extract meaningful insights, which can be used to better understand and improve business performance

Excellent communication, collaboration, stakeholder engagement and project management skills. Expense-focused; understands P2P process including key business drivers, company strategies, and data or standards impacting the organization. Able to make concrete recommendations that support departmental goals

Self-starter driven to solve problems. Able to develop cooperation and teamwork while participating in a group, working towards solutions which generally benefit Create financial models using learned methodologies to analyze prior year spend and end-user purchasing behavior to provide recommendations that drive increased profitability

Experience maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Training documentation

Prior experience working to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve service requests

Skilled proficiency in the MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)