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Sourcing Analyst/Senior Analyst
Twitter
San Francisco, CA, United States
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The Global Sourcing and Procurement team helps maximize value from Twitter Inc.’s supplier relationships and ensures our Indirect categories have the goods and services they need to succeed.
This role will lead all aspects of the sourcing transactions, from category assessment, vendor due diligence, RFx, negotiations, and vendor management, across a variety of categories (potentially including Marketing, Technology, and Services). The Strategic Sourcing Manager will collaborate closely with various business partners across the company for their Sourcing needs. In this position, the Strategic Sourcing Analyst/Senior Analyst will get a broad understanding of Twitter’s overall business and will be provide great visibility and understand across the organization.
What You'll Do:
Sourcing Related
• Conduct detailed market and vendor research, and is able to communicate these findings through meaningful research summaries
• Specific project tasks may include market research & analysis, data collection/management, cost modeling, RFx strategy development, RFx creation and management, supplier communications, negotiations, contracting, and supplier performance management
• Support Sourcing team to capture product and service specifications from business owners for RFx activities and vendor business reviews
• Assist in the development of award scenarios and recommendations for stakeholder evaluation, consideration and decision-making
• Support the execution of spend management projects that accomplish key objectives. Those objectives may include savings, process effectiveness, supplier consolidation & management, risk reduction & management, improved visibility & control of expenditures
• Able to develop PowerPoint presentations for internal stakeholder communications/updates with guidance
• Perform total cost of ownership evaluations, perform supply-market research and conduct pricing audits and impact analysis for the pursuit of continuous cost improvements
Business Partner Related
• Collaborate as needed with each and every person in the organization in a personable, approachable manner
• Support internal customers by facilitating accurate and favorable transactions, and on-going supplier management and accountability
• Collaborate to build best spend management practices and technology trends
• Effectively communicate the impact of sourcing decisions to Business Partners and leadership as appropriate and actively enlist their support
• Communicate with Business Partners, coworkers and management in a clear, concise and timely manner
• Maintain a high level of ‘Customer Focus’ attitude
Who You Are:
• Experience in sourcing, procurement, consulting or account executive experience (i.e. RFP Proposals) is a plus
• You have excellent quantitative skills with the ability to dissect problems
• Demonstrated data driven approach to solving problems
• Demonstrated skills in rigorous, fact-based analyses that drive creative problem solving, proposal preparation, and negotiation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with excellent attention to detail
• People management experience is a plus
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree preferably with an analytical focus (Business, Economics, Accounting, Supply Chain, etc). MBA is a plus.
• Minimum of 3+ years relevant experience, technology category experience preferred
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
We are committed to an inclusive and diverse Twitter. Twitter is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.
San Francisco applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.