Senior Data Analyst

at  STAPLES INC

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.
Our world class sales and sales support teams work directly with businesses of all sizes to offer products and services to meet our customers’ unique needs. We are committed to understanding our customers and use best-in-class sales tools and technology to find the best solutions. We’re constantly discovering new ways to reach our goals, taking time to develop our skills and investing in our career growth, so we can enjoy lucrative opportunities and grow our careers both within and beyond sales.

• Serve as a subject matter expert of Staples’ eProcurement playbook and custodian of core process documentation on behalf of the Sales Engineering organization.
• Utilize data analytics tools and techniques to analyze vendor performance, contract terms, and financial structures that contemplate direct and indirect costs.
• Extract key insights from existing systems to drive informed decision-making and accelerate business initiatives including cost optimization, maximizing value from vendor contracts, as well as contributions to the eProcurement playbook.
• Collaborate closely with key internal partners, including Digital and Transformation teams, to execute the capabilities roadmap and go-to-market strategy.
• Identify opportunities for automation and digitization in effort to continuously enhance processes, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy in reporting.
• Develop and maintain a contract management playbook, leveraging key insights gleaned from the deliverables mentioned above, to ensure efficient and effective operational oversight.
• Enhance and execute the end-to-end management of vendor fees – receive and review vendor invoices, perform detailed assurance checks to ensure accuracy and contract compliance, process for payment, and maintain a comprehensive documentation of contracts, terms, payments, and forecast for fiscal planning.
• Serve as dedicated operational POC for vendors. Collaborate with relevant internal departments as needed.