Sourcing Analyst

Duties

Financial Operations, Strategic Sourcing is searching for a temporary Sourcing Analyst. Duties associated with this position include, but are not limited to:

• Gathers, compiles, and analyzes sourcing data and purchasing activities; identifies potential saving opportunities, assists with the creation of sourcing strategies, and drives continuous improvements.
• Creates, validates, and distributes various performance indicator and spending reports; performs data mining to identify potential saving opportunities; audits contracts to ensure adherence and takes corrective action as needed.
• Maintains Spend Analytics Tool by monitoring help ticket portal and logs all responses for future use, trains internal team and serves as

a primary point of contact for issues and requests; drives continuous improvement through spend management and maintains data classification in system.

• Participates and supports sourcing initiatives from launch to implementation; participate in cross functional teams, process improvement initiatives, and other special projects; aids in preparation of departmental written reports, presentations and associated graphs and charts.
• Recommends process improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

A Bachelor's degree in business management or supply chain management preferred. Experience with relational databases, data visualization tools (ex: Tableau), Microsoft Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel are required. Experience with Claude, Power BI, or other AI tools preferred.

Someone with strong analytical and problem-solving skills; strong communication skills; flexible, enthusiastic approach to work; must be able to present, interpret, discuss or write about conclusions, inferences and results gained from analyzing data; ability to multi task.

All Temps

Department

Strategic Sourcing and PantherBuy Solutions

Campus

Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Years Of Experience Required

No experience required

Average number of working hours per week for this assignment

37.5

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Flexible)

Work Arrangement

Remote: Teams working from different locations (off-campus).

Requested Pay Rate

$18.00 to $20.00

Background Check

For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances

Not Applicable

Required Documents

Resume, Cover Letter

Optional Documents

Not Applicable