Purchasing Financial Analyst Jobs

Position Overview
The Purchasing Fin Analyst is responsible for providing support for advisor-led strategic procurement activities and initiatives; conducting market research, assisting with bidding, arranging quantitative data and helping advisors analyze comparative tables. Develop and regularly update KPIs, reports and dashboards used by the team to track activities, as well as help monitor team performance. This position reports to the National Asset Preparation Manager.
Key Job Responsibilities

• Assists in the implementation of new vendors, including vendor creation and purchase order requests through supplier relationship management tool
• Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for production needs
• Assist advisors in compiling and analyzing data and in making recommendations about tendering outcomes
• Escalation of complex issues to National Asset Preparation Manager
• Responsible for purchase order processing
• Coordinate and highlight current priorities
• Analyze procurement categories, suppliers and past expenditures
• Contact vendors to schedule or expedite deliveries, resolve receiving discrepancies, and other problems
• Creates successful relationships with vendor contacts at all levels of the organization.
• Assists in the transition and monitoring of contractual agreements for the organization's vendors
• Develop and regularly update KPIs, reports and dashboards for the Strategic Procurement team on a regular basis or as required
• Defines the correct buying channel for each request, chooses the best supplier in terms of price, quality, and lead time
• Oversees the accuracy and timeliness of all vendor reporting. Ensures that reporting meets requirements problem solving for non-complex issues with operations user
• Monitor vendor performance, recommending modifications when necessary
• Ensure adherence and compliance to procurement processes and policies

Job Qualifications

• Experience in vendor management and procurement
• Familiarity with financial analysis, pricing and procurement practices, an asset
• Must strive to minimize stock loss
• Commitment to ethics, transparency, integrity and discretion
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint (Power BI, an asset)
• Logical, meticulous and able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Experience in modelling data and developing reports and analyses
• Proven ability to manage and process information
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Must be well organized and capable of supporting a group of people
• Keen organizational, team priority-setting and multitasking skills

Competencies (by Core Values)

• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Continual Learning
• Quality Focus
• Driving Accountability and Results
• Initiative
• Planning
• Customer Orientation
• Professionalism
• Understanding the Business

Physical Requirements
Team members must be able to meet the physical demands above in order to successfully perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency options consist of: Continuously, Frequently, Occasionally and Never.
Physical Requirements Hours Per Day Lifting Requirements Frequency
Sitting 4-5 Hours Lifting 0 - 15 lbs* Occasionally
Standing 2-3 Hours Lifting 16 – 50 lbs* Occasionally
Walking 2-3 Hours Lifting 51 - 100 lbs Never
Stooping 0-1 Hours Lifting Over 100 lbs Never
Crawling 0-1 Hours
Kneeling 0-1 Hours Carrying Requirements Frequency
Bending 0-1 Hours Carrying 0 - 15 lbs* Occasionally
Reaching (above your head) 0-1 Hours Carrying 16 – 50 lbs* Occasionally
Climbing 0 Hours Carrying 51 - 100 lbs Never
Grasping 0 Hours Carrying Over 100 lbs Never
Auditory/Visual Requirements Frequency Pushing/Pulling Requirements Frequency
Close Vision Continuously Pushing/Pulling 0 - 15 lbs* Occasionally
Distance Vision Continuously Pushing/Pulling 16 – 50 lbs* Occasionally
Color Vision Continuously Pushing/Pulling 51 - 100 lbs* Occasionally
Peripheral Vision Continuously Pushing/Pulling Over 100 lbs Never
Depth Perception Continuously *Identifies the physical requirements that team members perform without assistance.
Hearing Continuously
Work Environment
Office
Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Working times may include irregular hours and on-call status including days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Encore based in an office environment and when traveling, on an individual venue or a representation of venues in that city or area.
The above information on this description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.