Buy Desk Analyst - Hybrid

Posted 2 Days Ago
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
1-3 Years Experience
Fintech • Financial Services
We’re boldly disrupting banking norms to do good for our members, employees and communities.
The Role
Responsible for facilitating the procurement process, optimizing procurement processes, managing buy desk operations, analyzing procurement data, and ensuring compliance with company policies. Collaborate with internal departments to align procurement strategies with organizational goals and develop key performance indicators for efficiency measurement. Develop recommendations for improvement based on metrics and support operational procurement execution. Ensure compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and all applicable laws.
Summary Generated by Built In

In this role, you will be responsible for facilitating the procurement process for the organization and serving as the main point of contact. Responsible for managing and optimizing procurement processes, ensuring the efficient acquisition of goods and services, and supporting our buy desk procurement environment.
Responsibilities

  • Support buy desk operation that constitutes a one-stop shop for procurement support and drive continuous improvement and efficiencies
  • Execute key tactical activities including guiding/supporting business stakeholders through the ordering process, ensure optimal usage of catalogues, raising purchase requisitions, quoting with suppliers as appropriate, issue resolution, support troubleshooting with stakeholders, etc
  • Drive faster cycle time and pursue automation, develop initiatives that enable self-service, and reduce manual intervention
  • Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies and regulatory requirements. Mitigate risks associated with supplier selection and procurement processes
  • Assisting with analyzing procurement data to track performance, identify trends, and generate detailed reports for management
  • Work with internal departments such as finance, accounts payable, strategic sourcing to align procurement strategies with organizational goals
  • Establish SLAs and develop key performance indicators to measure team's efficiency and buying cycle time. Develop recommendations for areas of improvement based on metrics
  • Enable efficient and accurate reporting, analytics, dashboards that support efficient decision-making
  • Develop useful reference materials that directs stakeholders to the correct buying channels. Enable capabilities that allow stakeholders to seamlessly search, find, and purchase items
  • Support the refinement of operating model for operational procurement to ensure effective execution of requisition-to-pay and expense processes while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to address Procure to Pay (P2P) issues


Education:

  • Bachelsors Degree - Finance or Related - Preferred


Years of Experience:

  • 1 year - Finance, accounting, procurement or related - Minimum


In Lieu of Education:

  • 3 years - Finance, accounting, procurement or related


You will benefit from:

  • Competitive medical, dental, and free vision benefits
  • Paid parental leave
  • Competitive compensation plan
  • Gym memberships discounts
  • Generous PTO and banking holidays off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401k with immediate employer match and vesting


Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.
The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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The Company
Chicago, IL
829 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1935

What We Do

Alliant is unlike any other financial institution — a digital credit union that wows our members. We’re boldly disrupting banking norms to do good for our members, employees and communities.

With over 85 years of history and more than $19 billion in assets, Alliant Credit Union is the largest credit union in Illinois and one of the largest in the U.S.

Our industry-leading financial products, seamless digital experiences and exceptional customer service make banking simpler for our 800,000+ members.

Fully digital, fully human and full of possibility, we work to provide our members with experiences that redefine the financial industry, challenge the status quo and unleash brilliance.

Why Work With Us

Our employees enjoy a hybrid schedule, allowing for flexible remote work and purpose-driven, outcome-focused onsite opportunities. Driven by Alliant's guiding principles and values, employees across all teams build together to provide our members with industry-leading financial products, seamless digital experiences & exceptional customer service.

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Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Alliant offers a purpose-driven, outcome-focused hybrid workplace model.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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