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Company Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
At the Richmond Fed, we're driven by our mission to strengthen the economy and our communities. We take great pride in what we do and it impacts everyday people every day. When you join our team, you'll become part of a culture that welcomes differences, cares about our communities, and empowers each other to lead from where we are to make things better. \tBring your passion and we'll provide challenging and purposeful careers in a variety of fields, opportunities to grow and a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth. It's all part of what makes #MyRichmondFed a great place to work!About the Opportunity The National Procurement Office (NPO) has an immediate opening for a Shared Services Analyst. In the role, you will work with a team of Analysts who specialize in performing RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, releasing POs and facilitating activities in support of Category Managers within the NPO. The Shared Services Analyst reports to the Procurement Shared Services Manager.What You Will Do:- Manage intake process for all NPO Strategic Sourcing activities and assigns to appropriate Sourcing Specialists to engage on sourcing support
- Work with Sourcing Specialists to support sourcing activities within Ariba, including the tool's facilitation of RFPs, RFIs, PR facilitation and PO/Invoice processing and reconciliations
- Support Ariba administration and end user engagement activities for NPO such as serving as the SMEs for category specific training and POC for transactional questions
- Partner with the NPO Application Support team based on guidance provided as necessary
- Utilize advanced analytical skills to showcase data where there may be opportunities for process improvements, making a process more efficient or data clean-up activities
- Perform renewal activities with guidance from the Strategic Sourcing Specialist
- Maintain SLAs, in support of established procurement lifecycle goals and deadlines
- Serve as a continuous ambassador for the System Procurement Strategic Plan
- Lead projects and status meetings that will better assist category teams and collaborate within Shared Services to cross train and manage workflow that needs action
- Provide clear guidance and effective communication methods to business and procurement department
- Understand voice of the customer and measure feedback and their expectations
- Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Outstanding attention to detail and analytical skills. Experienced with tools such as PowerBI and PowerApps is a plus
- Ability to create or tell a story in a professional presentation or summary is a plus
- Keep current on related industry knowledge and best practices
- Ability to operate in the gray or with ambiguity if all answers are not provided up front
- Understanding of the procurement lifecycle, with focus on leveraging P2P tools for RFP, RFQ, and RFI activities to reduce cycle time and improve processes
- Understanding of the Ariba platform
- Great medical benefits
- Pension and 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee resource networks
- Paid volunteer leave
- Flexible work options
- Onsite amenities that make working here fun
- A requirement of this position is that the employee must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; individuals who are unable to be vaccinated due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief may request an accommodation from the Bank.
- Candidates should review the Bank's Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
- If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please notify .
- Sponsorship is not available for this role.
- Selected candidate is subject to special background check procedures.
- Job title (Analyst, Intermediate or Analyst, Senior) and salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual's knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications/experience.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.