Sr. Analyst, Marketing Sourcing

Sr. Analyst, Marketing Sourcing

5-month contractRemote – USPay: $50-65/hr. W2 DOE

The Sage Group’s client, the leading food delivery service and more is searching for a contract Marketing Sourcing/Procurement Analyst.

As a member of the Sourcing and Procurement team at DoorDash, this role provides a great opportunity to learn, grow and be challenged.

Attributes that will help you succeed include strong negotiations, analytical and problem-solving skills. We're looking for someone with 3+ years of relevant experience, eager to learn new businesses and a take-charge personality having the ability to independently get work done.

What You’ll Do:

Demonstrate an understanding of business requirements and category strategy/ownership.Collaborate with eng, finance, sourcing, security, legal and other cross functional stakeholders.Manage new and existing supply base through sourcing, contracting, renewal cycles, etc.Demonstrate an understanding of Marketing space and services and budget impacts

Execute category sourcing strategies, including:Develop and execute RFI's and RFP's.Document bid eventsCollaborate with cross-functional teams to develop selection criteria and drive supplier selection

Conduct supplier negotiationsGain alignment from stakeholdersLead or follow cross-functional, category-based negotiation teamsImplement appropriate supplier risk analysis

Use influence to coach teams to independently evaluate with best practices and adopt a value-driven mindset when sourcing and procuring.Optimize purchasing agreements.

Implement supplier management programs including metrics, performance goals, and improvement initiatives:Maintain supplier score cards to measure performance against agreed-upon key performance indicators (KPI's).Benchmark, track, and analyze annual performance metrics and sourcing trends against commitments on a quarterly basis.Report results to Sourcing team management and members of senior management.

Serve as internal point of contact for supplier management and complaint resolution.Actively seek ways to streamline business processes, finding growth or change opportunities within the supply base.Research and share industry category trends and best practices.

What We’re Looking For

For success in this role, you'll bring:

3+ years of experience in contract development of Marketing services.3+ years of experience working with Marketing vendors in RFP’s, RFI’s, bidding, etc.3+ years experience in supplier management and negotiations3+ years experience developing and executing strategiesExperience collaborating with resourcesStrong negotiation and influencing skillsExperience managing projects and working with cross-functional teamsStrong analytical skills including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions from large amounts of data.Demonstrated ability to manage projects requiring frequent communication, organization/time management and problem-solving skills.Intermediate-level skill in Google Suite, Conga/Salesforce, Coupa, and the ability to learn and leverage various tools and systems.A Bachelor's Degree or Business-plus-experience in category management; or 3+ years in a sourcing or supply chain management role with specific category experience.