[Hiring] Strategic Sourcing Analyst @McGraw Hill LLC.

Role Description

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst is part of the Strategic Sourcing organization within Global Procurement. You will join a collaborative, high-performing team focused on delivering enterprise value through disciplined sourcing, market insight, and strong business partnership.

In this role, you will support strategic sourcing initiatives across indirect procurement categories by:

• Transforming data into actionable insights.
• Conducting market and supplier research.
• Producing structured materials that enable sourcing decisions.

Your work will help ensure sourcing activities are well-documented, compliant with procurement governance, and positioned to drive measurable outcomes.

Success in this role is demonstrated through:

• High-quality analysis.
• Dependable execution.
• Proactive collaboration with stakeholders in Finance, Legal, Procurement Operations, and business teams.

This position may travel 3-4 times per year for in-person meetings and is open to applicants authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in analytics, procurement, sourcing, finance, or a related discipline.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to structure analysis and communicate findings in clear, concise formats.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); comfort working with data sets and dashboards.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a team environment.
• Professional communication skills and an orientation toward customer and stakeholder support.
• Willingness to learn procurement policies, basic commercial terms, and sourcing governance expectations.

Requirements

• Build foundational understanding of assigned categories, supplier landscape, and basic market dynamics; maintain category and supplier profiles.
• Gather and synthesize market information including benchmarks, trends, cost drivers to support category planning and sourcing events.
• Support sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) by preparing bid comparisons, pricing summaries, and evaluation templates.
• Support contract negotiations through analysis, documentation, and comparison of commercial terms, working under the guidance of senior team members and in partnership with Legal.
• Assist with documenting commercial terms, assumptions, and recommendation rationale for stakeholder review.
• Respond to requests from internal stakeholders and team leaders clearly and professionally; communicate status and dependencies.
• Coordinate inputs across cross-functional partners including Finance, Legal, Risk, Procurement Operations to support sourcing timelines and deliverables.
• Perform accurate spend analysis and basic pricing comparisons; validate data integrity and resolve discrepancies.
• Build and maintain dashboards and tracking tools that provide transparency into sourcing pipeline, status, and outcomes.
• Follow procurement policies and governance standards; ensure required documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Identify potential commercial or process risks during sourcing activities and escalate appropriately.
• Demonstrate accountability, intellectual curiosity, and continuous learning; seek feedback to improve analytical quality and sourcing effectiveness.
• Contribute to team knowledge sharing through documentation and incorporation of learnings into templates and tools.

Benefits

• The pay range for this position is between $62,000 - $80,000 annually.
• Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
• A full range of medical and/or other benefits are offered as part of this employment package.