Consultant, Procurement (Reporting & Analysis)

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Summary: Procurement SME who works under general supervision (but works independently most of the time) responsible for analysis, design and development of dashboards, apps that meet business and technical requirements and that satisfies the end-to-end framework as outlined by supervisor and peer groups (per organizational technical/functional design)   Major Duties: Carry out in-depth analysis and create dashboards which in turn aids in decision making in Category planning and contribute to other efficiencies within the procurement processes

Own the Spend analytics and procurement KPI dashboard

Identify the hidden data patterns and highlight the management team

Own the procurement spend dashboard, scorecard and automation projects and work towards Process standardization through industry best practices using VBA, Power BI, SharePoint & Power Apps/automate

Understand the data and perform descriptive and predictive analytics

Collaborate with multiple BU’s and Global Category Managers to transition from report generation to data analytics, allowing for increased insights and capabilities for Onshore Category teams

Develop relevant practices and procedures for preparing business reports including creating and maintaining efficient and secure systems for recording data

Create and optimize daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and analysis. Reports of historic data, showing hidden pattern and trend which help to drive Procurement and financial performance

Aggregate and analyze data from multiples tools and systems to derive business insights

Create and provide Business Intelligence and solutions, which will result in effective buying channels from suppliers, increased productivity, improved metric performance for quality and delivery and other metrics

Own the quality data delivery to stakeholders

Initiates action to discover new reporting opportunities, new ways to leverage existing data and report tools, and new analysis that will contribute to the success of the business unit

Reviews documents, existing procedures, and processes and recommends where improved processes can be implemented.

Strong communications, analytical and problem-solving skills are required to manage the projects. 

Skills & Requirements: Graduate/above degree.

6 to 8 years of experience in Business, Supply Chain Management or Finance and/or in Reporting and analysis area

Knowledge of supply chain management and procurement life cycle

Knowledge of Coupa (P2P system) would be an added advantage

Minimum 4 years of development experience in Power BI, Power Views, Power Query, SQL scripting, Advanced Excel, VBA, SharePoint and reporting tools

Experience in MS Access, SQL scripting, Big Data, Python, Exploratory Analytics using R programming would be an added advantage

Must be a good team player and forward thinker, to understand the vision of the organization to implement and deploy the necessary actions to meet business objectives

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Shift: EMEA - 1:30PM to 10:30PM IST

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com , or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

About Our Bangalore Office

The Northern Trust Bangalore office, established in 2005, is home to over 5,600 employees.  In this stunning office space, we offer fantastic amenities which include our Arrival Hub - Jungle, the GameZone, and the Employee Experience Zone that appeal to both clients and employees.  Learn more.