Procurement Global Data Analyst

Publicis Groupe; Ireland; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global communications group seeks a Global Procurement Data Analyst to enhance procurement data sources and reporting. This role involves analyzing spend, managing savings claims, and maintaining procurement dashboards. The ideal candidate is an Excel expert with strong financial acumen and experience in procurement, ready to contribute to a dynamic team striving for excellence in procurement processes.

Qualifications

• Must be a Microsoft Excel expert.
• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience in a related field.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide actionable spend analysis for the Procurement Team.
• Manage and verify savings/cost avoidance claims.
• Maintain procurement dashboards and conduct governance reporting.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Financial understanding

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Job description

Company description

Publicis Groupe is one of the world's leading communications groups.

The Groupe offers a full range of services and skills: digital, advertising, public affairs, corporate communications and events, media strategy, planning and buying, healthcare communications, and brand asset production. The company is present in 108 countries and employs in excess of 77,000 professionals. In 2021 the company had a revenue of EUR 10.4B and net income of EUR 1.3B.

Re:Sources provides shared services to Publicis Groupe agencies including IT, Global Security, Finance, Legal, Treasury, Procurement, Property Services, HR, Payroll and Tax. They operate 40 SSCs across the globe supporting 63 markets and have approx. 4,000 employees.

Overview

The role of the Global Procurement Data Analyst is pivotal in shaping and upkeeping various Procurement Data Sources, such as Spend Analysis, Portfolio KPIs, Saving KPIs, Spend Management Reporting, and Business Intelligence Reporting. This position entails a diverse range of responsibilities, including reporting, savings analysis, as well as overseeing invoicing and budget management.

Responsibilities

• Provide Actionable Spend Analysis for the Procurement Team:
• Develop comprehensive reporting to provide accurate insights into spend categories, markets, hubs, vendors, and spend types.
• Standardize and optimize procurement data for streamlined review, consolidating data from various formats.
• Manage and Verify Savings/Cost Avoidance Claims:
• Thoroughly validate and confirm all submitted savings and cost avoidance claims, maintaining a centralized database.
• Deliver real-time tracking of achieved savings for auditing purposes, supported by actualization schedules.
• Report on key performance indicators, including savings, yields, managed spend, project volume, and delivery speed.
• Analyse Procurement Pipeline and Portfolio Status:
• Analyse the procurement pipeline and provide insights on portfolio status.
• Maintain and update completed engagements in the business plan for performance tracking.
• Collaborate with team leads to develop performance reports for markets, hubs, and agency overviews.
• Identify trends, changes, updates, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.
• Investigate and Analyse Existing Spend:
• Conduct in-depth analysis of existing spend using ERP data, contract evaluations, and vendor assessments.
• Maintain comprehensive datasets related to spend and performance.
• Governance Reporting at Board Level:
• Deliver board-level presentations highlighting progress against targets and Procurement KPIs.
• Consolidate, validate, and prepare necessary communications, including board-level presentations.
• Maintain Procurement Dashboards:
• Create and maintain dashboards within Business Intelligence tools to accurately represent source data for various teams.

Qualifications

• Must be a Microsoft Excel expert
• Solid financial understanding
• Good communicator
• Having a procurement experience is a plus
• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience
• Highly organised and able to prioritise tasks
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships
• A proven team player with excellent communication skills, analytical skills and attention to detail
• Completely literate in English language and ideally one or more foreign language skills

Qualifications and Certifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Additional information

The Publicis Groupe Procurement team is a board-mandated function providing holistic procurement business solutions to the companies within the Publicis Groupe.

The department’s motto is to Protect, Enrich, Challenge and Reduce Publicis Groupe spend via best-in-class procurement processes and negotiations.