Kelly is a leader in connecting people to work in ways that enrich their lives.  We’re always thinking about what’s next in the evolving world of work, and we help people to ditch the script on old ways of thinking and embrace the value of all work styles in the workplace Procurement Analyst – New York NY 10014 **Temp to Perm** **Start Up Firm with Fast Track Growth to Management** **Perm Benefits include UNLIMITED PTO*** Scope:

• Own procurement operation responsibilities, inventory management, purchase order management and Supplier management. 
• Lead supplier management KPI and metrics reporting and work with senior stakeholders to find and understand deviation and improvement opportunities
• Drive the business forward by strengthening partnerships with our suppliers and internal stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Align on key performance metrics with internal customers (i.e. Category Management, Sales, Design & Tech), develop dashboards, monitor performance and measure against industry benchmarks to identify improvement opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement projects to transform the procurement organization
• Partner with the Category Management team to manage and maintain supplier scorecards
• Work in partnership with internal customers and suppliers to develop innovative solutions to best support company business needs
• Build and maintain positive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Develop and track procurement metrics including areas of supplier performance, operational efficiencies and benefits capture to drive procurement strategy
• Contribute to the development of company standards operating procedures including the procure to pay (P2P) process, information systems and strategic objectives
• Own daily management and execution of the purchase order process including PO creation, approval, dispatch, goods delivery, three-way matching and closure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Relevant Areas of Focus includes Business Management/Economics/Finance/Supply Chain Management/Procurement)
• MBA a plus
• 1-3 years relevant experience in procurement, supply chain management, finance, operations or logistics
• Knowledge of procurement methods, technologies and processes.
• Ability to analyze and improve a procurement organization
• Ability to analyze procurement and financial data to understand trends within a business and to leverage that information to identify insights that result in process efficiencies or cost savings
• Strong analytical, business process and problem solving capabilities
• Proficiency in procurement systems and analytics tools (ERPs: SAP Ariba / Oracle, MS Office, Google Docs, SQL, etc.)
• Highly motivated and results-oriented work ethic
• Effective time management, project management and organizational skills
• “Hustler” mindset with ability of taking lead on special initiatives including strategic sourcing, contract management and procurement operations
• A Go-Getter personality with a “can do” attitude capable of working in a fast paced, deadline driven business environment

With Kelly, accounting and finance professionals like you will have access to some of the world’s most respected companies—providing you with challenging, high-visibility projects that can transform your career. We work with 90 of the Fortune 100 companies and found opportunities for more than 5,500 finance and accounting professionals last year. Let us help advance your career today.

At Kelly, we’re always thinking about what’s next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we’re a leading advocate for temporary/nontraditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce, including, but not limited to, minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.