Business Analyst, Procurement
Posted on: 20 Feb 2021
Collegeville, PA
Job Description
Job Description
Patients and Physicians rely on our diagnostic testing, information and services to help them make better healthcare decisions. These are often serious decisions with far reaching consequences, and require sensitivity, tact and a clear dedication to service. Its about providing clarity and hope.
You will work for the world leader in the industry, with a career where you can expand your skills and knowledge. As a Business Analyst for our Procurement organization, you will have a role where you can act with professionalism, you can inspire colleagues, and you can care about the work we do and the people we see.
This is a functional role that is responsible for supporting the Procurement reporting initiatives and implementation/maintenance of Procurement systems. This roles primary focus will be on the implementation, maintenance and administration of the Procurement Sourcing, Contracting, and Spend Analytics system. Responsibilities will also include rebate reconciliation, generation of reporting packages, and Procurement master data management including the item master. This position will act as a super-user for procurement systems that will support guidelines, standard operating procedures, and training of all modules.
Requires close coordination with stakeholders, represented by Procurement Operations Center, Category Managers, Portfolio Directors, Compliance & Quality, and the Business Units.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Serve as main system administrator for the sourcing, contracting, and spend analytics system. Responsibilities include maintaining security, maintaining suppliers, developing dashboards and reporting, troubleshooting issues, and monitoring interfaces as needed. This role is responsible for communicating all upgrades to the system and delivering changes to the system in a timely manner.
2. Develops and maintains all standard operating procedures related to the sourcing, contracting, and spend analytics system. Works with the PLT, users and compliance to refine and improve the system procedures as needed. Serves as subject matter expert on the system and handles all inquiries related to the system. Researches best practices and implements a best in class system.
3. Conducts training for all employees on the procurement sourcing, contracting, and spend analytics system. Develop refresher trainings for problem areas, as well as provide training on system updates. Develops training aids including quick reference guides, web tutorials and other tools to assist with compliance of the tool.
4. Provide support during Acquisitions/PLS system transition to PeopleSoft Inventory/Order Management. Make certain the needs of stakeholders are met during the design/implementation phases.
5. Provide support for future PeopleSoft System implementations and upgrades.
6. Create functional specifications for any customizations identified during design phase of Procurement implementations.
7. Provide functional post implementation support for all Procurement related systems including the testing of bug fixes/bundles.
8. Develop SOPs to support new system initiatives.
9. Seek opportunities to retire systems to maximize efficiency.
10. Provide system training to Procurement Department when needed.
11. Responsible for maintaining a clean and accurate item database with timely updates to ensure data integrity and the uninterrupted flow of goods and services.
12. Responsible for supporting the maintenance of other Master Data elements related to Procurement and increasing efficiencies and accuracy within that data.
13. Create/maintain queries on adhoc basis for Procurement Department.
14. Track and reconcile all rebates and incentives
15. Assist with month end savings reporting process
16. Generate monthly/weekly reporting packages including the Monthly Operating Report
17. Lead or assist with other Procurement initiatives as instructed by Executive Director, Enterprise Purchasing, Systems & Reporting
Required skills:
- PeopleSoft Query writing
- Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
- Team player ability to partner with professionals in assigned areas
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Leadership and drive
- Analytical ability
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task while being detail orientated
- Ability to structure and solve problems
- Ability to set high standards and achieve them
- Change agent
- Decision making
- Influencing skills
Desired skills:
- Green Belt Six Sigma Certification/QMS Certification
Required experience:
- BA/BS in business or information technology, or the equivalent in experience.
Advanced degree (MBA/MS) helpful.
- 3+ years experience in selection, implementation and management of procurement systems, with demonstrated results (successful implementations and post-production support).
- Contract/Sourcing System (e-Sourcing) experience
- Experience in creating and generating reporting packages
- Procurement Master Data Management maintenance experience
- PeopleSoft Inventory experience
- PeopleSoft Order Management experience
- PeopleSoft Procurement experience
- Experience in managing complex projects
Desired experience:
- Category management experience
- International implementation experience (multicurrency, VAT)
- Diagnostics industry experience
Travel as needed for Procurement Systems Implementations
Quest Diagnostics
Secaucus, NJ
Company Overview
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 46,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.
At a Glance
Quest Diagnostics is the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services
Generated 2018 revenues of approximately $7.53 billion
Publicly trades common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX). More in Investor Relations
Ranks as a component of the S&P 500
Touches the lives of 30 percent of American adults each year
Serves about half of the physicians and hospitals in the U.S
Access to approximately 90% of U.S. insured lives
Engages workforce of about 46,000 employees dedicated to putting patients first every day
More than 6,600 patient access points, the most extensive network in the U.S.,
including phlebotomists in physician offices and more than 2,250 of our own
patient service centers
A medical and scientific staff of more than 600 M.D.s and Ph.D.s
Logistics capabilities, that include approximately 3,750 courier vehicles and 25 aircraft that collectively make tens of thousands of stops daily
Offers physicians a test menu that is industry leading in breadth and innovation. Our test menu ranges from routine biological tests to complex and specialized molecular and gene-based testing as well as anatomic pathology
Provides a broad range of solutions for employers, including workplace drug testing for employers and government agencies; the Blueprint for Wellness employee wellness service; and risk assessment services for the life insurance industry
Publishes original research in peer reviewed publications, at medical and scientific conferences, and as a public service. Quest Diagnostics Health Trends reports examine trends in diseases based on the company’s United States database. Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI) reports examine trends in workplace drug testing, and have been considered a benchmark for U.S. workforce drug positivity trends since 1988
Recognition
Named to Fortune Magazine's 2019 World's Most Admired Companies list in the Health Care industry category of "Pharmacy and Other Services" for the third consecutive year
Among FORTUNE® Magazine's 2018 Fortune 500® companies
Ranked on the Forbes® 2018 Global 2000
Ranked on the “Barron’s 500” list of top-performing large companies for 2017
Named a member of the Dow Jones® Sustainability World and North America indexes since 2004 (DJSI World) and 2005 (DJSI North America). The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index represents the top 10% of the leading sustainability companies out of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index
Earned a place on the annual Newsweek Green Rankings, for the fourth consecutive year on the 2017 U.S. list
Consistently named one of the best places to work in U.S. business journal rankings, including Forbes® 2018 America's Best Large Employers
Achieved Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, recognizing our important actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families
Received a rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, earning the distinction of being a "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality"
Named a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company for the second consecutive year in 2018
Read more about awards and honors.
Read more about our Reputation Honors and Corporate Social Responsibility programs.
Products and Services
Diagnostics information services
Clinical trials
Healthcare IT
Wellness & risk management
Drug Screening
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Operations
Headquarters in the U.S.: 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Approximately 2,200 patient locations and dozens of clinical laboratories throughout the U.S.
In addition to the U.S., Quest Diagnostics operates clinical laboratories in laboratory facilities in Gurgaon, India; Heston, England; Mexico City, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of EmployeesApproximately 45,000
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