Help at Home is hiring a Procurement Analyst!

Help at Home, LLC, is the nation’s leading provider of high quality care and support solutions. Our goal is to enable the highest level of personal independence and meaningful lives for our clients. Help at Home is committed to delivering a gold standard in care through our attentive and well-trained staff who support making it possible to keep people comfortably and safely within their homes and communities.

Job Summary:

The Procurement Analyst, under the direct supervision of the Procurement Manager, Homecare and Home Health, Finance, Planning & Analysis (“FP&A”) will support the procurement function by increasing employee adaptation of current and new procedures as it relates to centralizing procurement processes, consolidating vendors, and standardizing the Procure to Pay (P2P) cycle processes and controls.  The Procurement Analyst will play a large role in   evaluating new vendor partnerships in order to provide cost saving initiatives across the organization.

This role is remote

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Serves as the subject matter expert on procurement issues and procedures
• Supports and reinforces new policies and procedures regarding procurement processes
• Performs analysis of savings to the organization, identifies contract compliance, and other key metrics to ensure targets are being met and value is being delivered to the business
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with all functions touching the P2P process (Finance, Accounting, Legal, Regional Field Operations, Compliance)
•  Supports change management initiatives
• Assists with maintaining the completeness and accuracy of the vendor master file
• May work closely with the legal department to ensure contract terms are favorable to the company
• Negotiates with vendors to agree on advantageous pricing for the field support office and regional offices (utilities, cell/internet, office supplies, IT hardware, travel)
• Performs spend analysis on purchase categories to monitor against budget and overall usage
• Experience with Vendor management as related to  identifying savings opportunities, monitoring vendor spend across entire organization, holding Quarterly business reviews with top spend vendors to review service performance and cost containment

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Collaborative team member able to build a positive working relationships with various levels of HAH employees and departments
• Strong sense of ownership and sense of urgency, driven, and motivated
• Ability to work independently and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity
• Demonstrated strong communication and presentation skills
• Must be proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and have a working knowledge of eProcurement and eSourcing tools (Coupa, Ariba, etc.)
• Knowledge of internal sourcing/procurement procedures and processes, and of external/industry trends, and best practices
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills; ability to lead projects and build and execute sourcing strategies is desired
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, ability to manage the procurement process and build relationships with  internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Detailed spend analysis experience, analyzing different reporting channels and generating high level outputs from raw data

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with Coupa
• Corporate Credit card programs
• Supplier and Category management
• Familiarity with RFx processes and running competitive exercises

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, Finance, Economics or a related discipline. MBA or Master’s Degree a plus.
• 3 plus years of professional experience in sourcing and procurement with an understanding of best practices and world-class processes.
• Subject matter expertise in various categories including accounting, finance, corporate services, facilities and/or IT
• Strong understanding of financial measurement; ability to identify and quantify legitimate areas of business benefit (cost savings, avoidance, client satisfaction, quality improvement, etc.)

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.

Help At Home, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.