Acara Solutions is looking for an Business Analyst for our Client located in Ann Arbor, MI
- Participate in global procurement systems, process improvement and automation projects
- Recommend improvements and solutions to business processes and systems based on an understanding of business needs - Collect, document, and evaluate global requirements for improvement and automation opportunities
- Produce and maintain project schedules, meeting minutes and action plans; track progress, identify risks and issues, and highlight to the leadership team proactively
- Act as a liaison between the business unit, IT, and other third-party suppliers to drive system requirements and enhancements
- Identify process gaps and partner with internal stakeholders and potentially IT to close the gap
- Collaborate with Operational Excellence, Procurement Operations, and IT to identify areas where system integration can link and improve internal processes across multiple functions (e.g. contracting, contingent workforce, spend analytics)
- Create and publish process documentation, procedures, and workflows
- May lead some projects on behalf of Operational Excellence and Procurement Operations management to assess gaps and drive process and system improvements and integrations
- Participate in defining system architecture/landscape requirements and future procurement system roadmaps
- Participate in global rollout and ongoing innovation of procurement systems
- Conduct market intelligence - best practice, KPIs, existing and future system capabilities
- Participate in and document problem resolution; establish root cause analysis process; update policies and procedures
- Troubleshoot system issues and partner with IT on solution through implementation
- Provide training to the super user community on systems and process improvements
- Provide data analysis for ad hoc report requests
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor"s degree BA/BS in emphasizes data analysis and visualization(computer science or data science or math or statistics)
- Minimum of 5 years" experience in Procurement system and process domain
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Proven Project Management Experience
- Experience leading large scale Procurement systems projects
- Understanding of procurement best practices, policies and tools
- Experience with SAP and Ariba
- Experience establishing operational workflows and aligning processes for a global team
- Analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
- Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
- Process mapping and process documentation experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products with advanced skills in Visio
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, cross functional teams, and IT
- Ability to understand business and learn new processes quickly
- Technical understanding of the end-to-end Source to Pay process; ability to communicate upstream and downstream dependencies on the end-to-end process for companywide cross-functional projects
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Ability to work with all levels of staff
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
Aleron companies; Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
