Global Procurement Associate Analyst

Overview • The role has a main objective to enable, maintain and manage resolution of issues relating to Catalogs, Buying channels and Contracts. Purpose • Content Management is the enablement of content on Ariba On Demand • Recommend catalog, buying channels and contract improvements and manage accuracy, changes and deletions • Manage and cleanse catalog, contract content to ensure and validate timely change updates and item and pricing accuracy, and work with vendors accordingly to ensure same • This role is accountable for contribution of team in terms of delivery to deadlines, quality standards, propose improvements and internal control Scope • The function holder is covering for Europe Markets (UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Iberia, Poland, Greece and Turkey). Responsibilities Catalog Management & Buying channels • Analyze item list with catalogue data provided to create new or update existing catalogues. • Assure the quality check of the item list with catalogue data provided by supplier/ Buyers. • Accomplish catalogue creation SLA´s (e.g. response to users within agreed business days) • Catalogue management team is responsible for upload new catalogs into P2P system as approved and validate completeness/correctness of the upload according to controls guidelines. • Act as point of contact person for supplier on technical catalogue related queries. • Conduct and lead touchless/catalog performance review meetings with GP and POC teams to review the penetration, leakage, opportunity, utilized catalog items and the timely renewal of catalogs. • Analyze spend data with to generate new catalogues opportunities and increase catalog penetration for lower automated commodities. • Create and sustain up to date Catalog tracker and performance reports for existing catalogs to provide insights for potential opportunities from existing catalogs, and monitor catalog usage and expiry dates • Increase myBUY Productivity via identifying potential Catalog penetration opportunities to build catalogs for repeated spend products & services within indirect procurement. • Reducing cost to serve as purchases using catalog becomes touchless, reducing approval workflow and involves minimal human effort and positively impact user experience. • Coordinate with GP, vendors, technical teams and Ariba for the implementation of punch-out catalogues and optimize buying channels for Pepsico • Work with myBUY technical teams to ensure myBUY are correctly configured to utilize Buying channels and functioning as intended. • Assist in documenting processes, training materials, and communications related to buying channel usage • Help drive end-user adoption of preferred buying channels by providing data, insights, and support for change management initiatives. Qualifications • Good interpersonal skills (needs to be able to build relationships online without meeting suppliers / customers on a regular basis) • Ability to analyze data and understand the processes • Good IT procurement skills. PC (Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point) • Ideally with a Procurement /analytical background • English essential, both verbal and in writing • French or German language would be a plus • ERP (SAP) and E-procurement tools ( ARIBA / Coupa) experience • Bachelor´s degree needed • 2-3 years of experience required • Results Oriented skills • Decision making • Change management • High Communication skills and ability to handle stakeholder engagement • Strong attention to detail, organization, and process-oriented mindset • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with Cross functional teams.