Procurement Analyst Job at Forward Air, Dallas, TX

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  • Forward Air
  • Dallas, TX

Job Description

The Procurement Analyst is responsible for enabling data-driven decision-making across the Procurement organization. They focus on spend analytics, sourcing insights, contract visibility, and administration of the Oracle Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform. They partner closely with Category Managers, Finance, Legal, IT, and business stakeholders to support strategic sourcing initiatives, improve procurement processes, and enhance reporting capabilities. They help maintain accurate spend and contract data, supports workflow automation, and drive adoption of procurement technologies. They bring strong analytical skills with an innate ability to translate data into actionable business insights.

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Develop and maintain spend, supplier, and category management reports and dashboards.
  • Ensure accurate spend classification and data integrity across procurement systems.
  • Partner with Finance and Category Managers on budgeting, forecasting, savings tracking, and cost avoidance reporting.
  • Maintain benchmark data and market indices used to support strategic sourcing initiatives.
  • Analyze pricing, lead times, payment terms, and other supplier performance metrics.
  • Track and report sourcing opportunities, approved projects, and missed opportunities.
  • Create and administer stakeholder surveys to gather feedback on sourcing initiatives.
  • Monitor contract expirations, renewals, and sourcing pipeline opportunities using contract management tools.
  • Support Category Managers with contract reporting and agreement administration.
  • Identify process improvement and workflow automation opportunities.
  • Serve as the business administrator for the Oracle S2P platform, including workflows, approvals, and user access.
  • Partner with IT and Oracle support teams on system enhancements, integrations, and troubleshooting.
  • Maintain supplier catalogs and support user adoption of procurement tools and self-service capabilities.
  • Leverage AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to improve reporting, analytics, and process efficiency.
  • Support training and change management initiatives related to procurement systems and processes.
  • All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

 

Qualifications

 

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, or a related field.
  • Certification/Licensure: Relevant procurement, supply chain, or analytics certifications preferred.
  • Experience: 3+ years of experience in procurement, business intelligence, analytics, or systems administration.
  • Experience with Oracle S2P or similar procurement and contract management platforms.
  • Proficiency with Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Query, and advanced Excel.
  • Knowledge of procurement best practices, spend analytics, and strategic sourcing processes.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
  • Technical: Proficient with common office technologies, including Windows PCs, Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and web conferencing (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
  • Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in this posting), with travel for related meetings/events.

 

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Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Work at office

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