Data Insights Specialist - Procurement Services

Data Insights Specialist- Procurement Services

The Data Insights Specialist will become part of the Procurement Services department and will support the on-going maintenance of the department's data, monthly reporting for Savings and other metrics. The role will support field members in understanding newly created reports and coach them on optimizing current initiatives through Microsoft Teams calls. Additionally, the role will support and lead other small to medium projects by working closely with the rest of the Procurement team to gather requirements for reporting and analysis. This position requires the ability to communicate technical solutions into business language and layperson terms. The successful candidate should have proven analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills.

Job Type: Exempt

Pay: Salary

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service-utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient and innovative line clearance services to the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Benefits:

• Benefits Available and vary per position and location.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Contribute as part of a team which will consist of various levels within the company. Creative ideas, improvements and input are expected and sought from everyone involved. The Data Insights Specialist will be involved in 3 key areas:

Ongoing Reporting and Processes (40%)

• Manage our internal processes for various monthly reports and analysis using Excel, PowerBI and Coupa Advanced Analytics.
• Assist Category Managers in measuring savings and EBITA impact. Support analysis and documentation efforts.
• Upload diversity data into client's systems monthly.
• Manage the supplier name normalization cleanup process to ensure accurate and consistent information. This involves reviewing and identifying patterns in supplier names within Pcard data.

Deliver Insights (40%)

• Support field members in understanding newly created reports. Coach them on optimizing current initiatives for efficiency and cost-effectiveness through Microsoft Teams calls.
• Utilize multiple data sources to create reports and draw insights to be used to support various department initiatives.

Investigate Opportunities (20%)

• Assist Category Manager in category analysis, as needed.
• Apply analytical and problem-solving skills to address business and technical issues surrounding the data and systems.
• Collaborate with Procurement leaders and lead small-medium projects related to reporting, analysis, and process improvements.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Management Information Systems (MIS) or other quantitative oriented disciplines, with 2 - 5 years' experience.
• Effective Communicator: Confident and comfortable engaging with field personnel. Additionally, comfortable coaching field staff and leaders on procurement initiatives, and providing suggestions to improve metrics.
• Previous roles in sales or customer service are advantageous.
• Experience using MS Office and strong experience using VLOOKUPS, SUMIFS, and Pivot Tables..
• Must have excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills and an ability to identify problems, and articulate solutions.
• Must be a proven self-starter with excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills necessary to interact with numerous cross-functional business functions.
• Must have strong attention to detail.
• Must have outstanding interpersonal, communication, organizational and project management skills.
• Must have a strong tendency to learn and grow, an individual who is passionate about innovation and reinventing themselves constantly.

Preferred Skills and Experience (not required, can train):

• Experience and analytical capabilities in data collection, cleansing, mapping, mining, or business intelligence.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI

• Experience with procure-to-pay system, such as Coupa
• Experience in ERP systems such as PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

Physical Requirements:

• Rarely: walking, Kneeling, Squatting, Crawling, Climbing, Color Vision, Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling, Climbing Ladders, Balancing, Lifting up to 10lbs, Lifting 10lbs to 50lbs, Lifting over 50lbs.
• Occasionally: Standing, Stooping, Body Twisting, Seeing Distant, Climbing On/Off Truck, Gripping, Reaching, Range of Motion, Depth Perception, Climbing Stairs.
• Frequently: Sitting, Sense of Touch, Manual Dexterity, Speaking Clearly, Reading, Hearing-Speech Range.
• Constantly: Seeing.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.