[Hiring] Procurement Analyst @FourKites
Mar 14, 2025 - FourKites is hiring a remote Procurement Analyst. 💸 Salary: competitive compensation with stock options. 📍Location: USA.
Role Description
The Procurement Analyst supports the organization by ensuring that pricing and procurement strategies are effective and meet the needs of the growing business. The role will be tasked with working with department leads to understand requirements and ensure they are fulfilled in a manner that allows for the best outcome, both operationally and financially. This role will ensure compliance with procurement systems and procedures, support vendor relationships, negotiate contracts and pricing, and play a key role in FP&A and budget management.
This role will report to the VP of Finance and will be responsible for tracking FourKites' spending goals, ensuring accurate measurement, and communicating progress to stakeholders. Additionally, the role will involve consulting with business teams and developing a strategy to support the next phase of growth.
- Maintaining an effective global procurement strategy by enhancing processes, technologies, and policies.
- Maintaining strategic sourcing relationships and developing strong partnerships.
- Analyzing historical spend and demand drivers to identify and communicate actionable improvements to the business leaders.
- Conducting market research, as well as creating cost estimates and forecasts.
- Working closely with FP&A partners to align financial goals with procurement planning.
- Analyzing and calculating costs while developing cost reduction strategies in alignment with business objectives.
- Creating collaborative partnerships with business stakeholders to plan and execute procurement activities.
- Managing and assisting Business partners in the selection of vendors through request for proposal processes.
- Negotiating with vendors to minimize spend; ensuring that vendor contract rates are at or below market values.
- Auditing vendor spend against forecasts, procurement governance and policy, and business needs.
- Structuring SLAs for vendor agreements in concert with business stakeholders and procurement policy.
- Ongoing management of the eProcurement platform (Zip), including supplier setup and maintenance and change management.
- Proactively seeking innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, cycle times, and customer service levels.
- Providing ongoing training support to users and stakeholders on procurement policy and procedures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field
- Excellent communication, project management skills, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong ability to collaborate across organizations to influence and drive change
- Experience interacting with senior-level executives
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision benefits start on first day of employment
- 20 PTO days, 5 recharge days, 2 volunteer days
- Technology reimbursement
- Commuter benefits for in office employees (Chicago)
- Annual Wellness Stipend
- Ongoing learning & development opportunities
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Salary
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competitive compensation with stock options
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Remote
Location
USA
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 14, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
