[Hiring] Procurement & Supply Chain Analyst II @Blackboard

Role Description

Blackboard’s Procurement team works across the entire organization to create and manage effective center-led procurement processes, enhance vendor relationships, and partner with internal clients to ensure cost effective vendor contracts. As Procurement & Supply Chain Analyst, you will be primarily responsible for helping drive the transformation of the procurement efforts into a cost-effective and process-efficient best practices function serving the entire company.

What You Will Do

• Acting as primary operator of Procure-to-Pay system (Oracle Cloud)
• Issuing Firm Fixed Price, Time, Material, and Labor Hour Requisitions and Purchase Orders upon requests/approval from internal stakeholders
• Registering new vendors, coordinating the gathering and inputting of all required documents
• Working with accounts payable (AP) to resolve invoice issues
• Drafting test Requisitions and Purchase Orders as well as reviewing other system functionality in test systems during periods of system upgrade
• Analyzing, organizing, and presenting spend data from system reports as necessary
• Performing periodic Strategic Sourcing spend analyses including:
  • Mapping supply chain procurement processes for one or more areas of Anthology consulting with business leaders
  • Recommending cost savings possibilities based upon new sources, substitutions, or consolidation opportunities
  • Developing business cases and presenting recommendations to business leaders
  • Implementing approved process changes
• Coordinating all activities related to procurement of a commodity or service, from intent to purchase through the delivery of commodity or service
• Conducting supplier analyses, evaluating potential vendors, and supporting the vendor qualification process by utilizing metrics, tools, and processes to optimize sourcing and supplier activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Economics, or related field
• 2-5 years of professional work-related experience in a relevant technical discipline where analysis of key data drives decisions of financial significance
• Excellent prioritization, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Advanced technical experience with Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel
• Ability to engage with managers within and outside of the company
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Requirements

• MBA or master’s degree in Finance (preferred)
• Experience negotiating contract terms and conditions (preferred)
• Experience with RFPs (preferred)
• Experience navigating an ERP system (preferred)

Benefits

• The expected salary range for this position is $65,300 - $73,500. The range reflects base salary only and does not include additional compensation such as company bonus or benefits.
• Placement within the pay range will depend on a variety of factors, such as experience, skills, internal parity, and location.

Company Description

Blackboard is a leading EdTech company and SaaS provider that delivers the digital environment for transformational teaching and learning. We serve thousands of institutions with the industry's most AI-advanced LMS, Blackboard Ally for accessibility, and institutional effectiveness solutions that put educators and learners at the center. We're an education company that builds technology. Learn more at blackboard.com.