Senior Procurement Analyst
Description
Job Title: Senior Procurement Analyst
Pay Range: $82,649 - $123,148
Who we are:
As one of the largest for-profit thrift operators in the United States, Canada and Australia for value priced pre-owned clothing, accessories and household goods, our mission is to champion reuse and inspire a future where secondhand is second nature. We supply our stores with gently-used, one-of-a-kind items that have been donated by the community to local nonprofit organizations. We purchase these items directly from our nonprofit partners, redirecting billions of pounds of used items away from landfills and on to our store racks and shelves for reuse, and providing our partners with valuable funding for their community-based programs and services. You’ll often hear us say that we are “Thrift Proud.” It’s the millions of loyal customers who visit our 300+ stores and our more than 22,000 team members that make it possible. Learn more about the Savers® family of thrift stores, our impact, and the #ThriftProud movement at savers.com.
Our brands are Savers (in the U.S.), 2nd Ave (in the U.S.), Value Village (in the U.S. and Canada), Unique (in the U.S.), Village des Valeurs (in Quebec) and Savers Australia.
What you can expect:
- The opportunity to celebrate uniqueness. We are made up of people from many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, all with something special to contribute.
- To work in a purpose-driven company, with a business model that people love for our impact on both the planet and local communities.
- An investment in the career path interests of our people. With our aggressive store expansion plans, we recognize the importance of the continued growth and development of our team members.
What you get:
Comprehensive onboarding and training from day one. In-house expertise! Our training department / Savers University develops and delivers robust training to every team member across our organization — from new hires to senior executives. We develop around 90% of our training internally, and partner with a variety of renowned providers to supplement our offerings.
What you’ll be working on:
This position supports Savers’ vision of fulfilling business requirements including providing functional expertise and responsibilities for the company’s D365 procure-to-pay.
Serves as the subject matter expert, advocate, and relationship manager with team members on company initiatives, escalations, continuous improvement, and other projects and tasks as it relates to D365 procure-to-pay. This position will be responsible for D365 Procurement and Sourcing data management, running analytics on data integrity and process efficiency, and support for the Procurement Help Desk. This position reports to the Associate Director of Procurement.
Essential Job Functions:
Direct Data Management
- Subject matter expert and super user for D365 modules Procurement and Sourcing (P&S) and Product Information Management (PIM) Master data. Able to identify D365 master-data issues, make recommendations and implement solutions to optimize processes and procedures. Data collection and cleaning to rid the system of old, unused, or duplicate data for better efficiency and accuracy. Support all D365 integrations and upgrades.
- Responsible for setup, maintenance, testing and analysis for these areas: internal and external catalogs, procurement categories and related posting profiles, purchasing workflow rules, Purchase issue troubleshooting including master data managed by other teams.
- Provide guidance cross functionally as to the impact of master data across the various functions within the D365 system
Data Analyst
- Develop and report on internal compliance for D365 procure-to-pay, vendor setup, and other Procurement managed processes. This may include data gaps, data quality improvements, as well as internal and vendor process improvement opportunities.
- Analyze requests to create or change master data with impacts to Procurement and Sourcing (products, vendors, workflow, workers, logistics) to ensure the requests conform to existing business processes and system constraints.
- Provide feedback regarding issues with company-wide financial, human resources or administrative master data to Finance and System Admins ensuring standardization and accuracy in accordance with policies and best practices
- Ongoing evaluation of systems capabilities for further optimization
Procurement and Purchasing Communications
- Develop new training and processes as company needs change – initiatives, acquisitions, policy changes, etc
- Management and maintenance of SharePoint platform for Procurement (Over 100 active pages on Procurement-Ordering Dashboard)
- Publish news feed & manage training documentation
Leverage Microsoft Forms, PowerPlatform and SharePoint List and Libraries:
- Develop Surveys and Request forms. Use PowerAutomate to reduce touches. Use Lists and Libraries with versioning and comments to track data, tasks, and projects efficiently.
- Leverage additional tools to publish training, communicate updates and provide transparency to process and buyer/budget owner responsibilities
- Propose process improvements for execution of work, automation opportunities, and team processes
- As SharePoint PowerUser, provide peer support to other departments such as Facilities, Accounting, Sourcing, Operations, Logistics and IT.
Vendor management administration in Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Support Onboarding of vendors and maintenance of vendor information
- Perform control checks prior to onboarding a vendor
- Develop and manage a supplier onboarding and qualification process with the support of Legal, Accounts Payable and Procurement Manager(s)
Support customers, vendors, and Office Team Members in following the Savers P2P (Procure to Pay) process
- Support internal customers in P2P Office Hours.
- Review the Procurement email box and respond according to SLAs
- Support vendors in system related issues
- Support Accounts Payable and vendors with invoice issues that are D365 purchase order system related
What you have:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Understanding of purchasing policies, procedures, and practices
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamic
- Experience using procurement systems tools
- Working knowledge of financial statements and general ledgers
- Demonstrated affinity towards the use of technology and tools
- Demonstrated math and analytical skills
- Ability to be detail-oriented and obtain a high degree of accuracy
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing at all levels throughout the organization
- Demonstrated customer service skills
- Demonstrated initiative to facilitate, coach, train and effectively communicate with business partners
- Flexible, self-starter, motivated and proactive individual with the ability to deal with ambiguity and changing priorities
- Ability to establish relationships with peers, internal and external customers and vendors
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint
Minimum Required Education, Training and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting preferred or a combination of education and experience that yields the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
- 5+ years of experience in Procurement Operations and strategic sourcing
- Prefer 3+ years of experience in a retail, procurement, manufacturing or logistics environment
FLSA: Exempt
Travel: 10% or less
Work Type/Location: Remote, USA
Savers is an E-Verify employer.
Savers Benefits
Geographic & job eligibility rules may apply
Healthcare Plans
- Comprehensive coverage (medical/dental/vision) at a reasonable cost
- Specialized health and wellness programs (quit smoking, counseling, diabetes management, chronic joint pain)
Paid Time Off
- Sick Pay
- Vacation Pay - Approximately 2 weeks
- 6 paid holidays plus 1 to 2 additional floating holidays
Team member discounts
- Up to 50% off store merchandise
Flexible spending accounts
- Use pre-tax dollars for eligible health and day care expenses
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A whole suite of free tools and resources to manage life’s challenges and maintain a healthy work-life balance
Retirement Plan
- A 401k plan with generous company matching contributions to assist you in saving for a secure financial future.
Life insurance
- Company provided peace of mind and the option to purchase a supplemental plan
Additional Benefits
- Annual Bonus
- Performance Merit Increases
- Disability Insurance
- Parental Leave
We’re an equal opportunity employer.
All team members and job applicants will be treated fairly, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender or gender identity or any other factor protected by law.
Accessibility support statement
We’re committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability, please contact us at: (800) 259-0004
Candidate AI usage policy
Savers Value Village celebrates the uniqueness of our team members. As we get to know you through the interview process, we want to learn about what makes you one of a kind, including your authentic voice, thoughts, and honest answers to interview questions. For this reason, we ask that you do not use AI to develop responses or aid you in any way during interviews or technical assessments.