Reporting & Analytics Analyst; Represented Procurement

Position: Reporting & Analytics Analyst (Represented) Procurement

Location: New York

Reporting & Analytics Analyst (Represented) Procurement

Reporting & Analytics Analyst (Represented)

SALARY RANGE

$ 59 ,812 - $ 85,445

DEPT/DIV

Procurement

SUPERVISOR

Senior Director, Automation & PM O

LOCATION

333 W. 34th Street

HOURS OF WORK

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

• ** This position is represented by the Transportation Communication s Union (TCU)***

Opening

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

Position Objective

Creates data reports, all ad‑hoc, scheduled, contractually obligated, and routine reporting needs. Responsible for day‑to‑day procurement data and business intelligence efforts, delivering meaningful insight and strategic recommendations. Provides analysis that enables procurement to make data-driven decisions, improve current processes, contain spend, and make better sourcing decisions. Responsible for the utilization of the procurement 3rd-party value/cost savings tracking tool and 3rd-party spend management tool.

Critical

Skills

• Utilizes the system reporting tool, generate Procurement contract reports for team assessment and alignment for KPI tracking activities.
• Performs review of Procurement contract and purchase order records by established standards, monitoring compliance with record retention per departmental policies and procedures.
• Enters researched records management information into tracking tool and convert monthly data collection into KPI reporting.
• Analyzes procurement documents tracking data and identify erroneous entries. Proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Tactical responsibility for procurement spend analysis utilizing aggregation, normalization, and analysis of purchasing data to identify trends and prioritize value opportunities.
• Executes methodology for value and cost savings tracking across all categories, utilizing a procurement 3rd-party value/cost savings tracking tool.
• Utilizes a spend management tool, ensuring continued cleansing, modeling, updating, and enrichment of data gathering analysis methodologies.
• Performs complex analytical tasks such as market analysis, cost modeling, financial risk management/hedging, and forecasting/planning.
• Assists in the creation and optimization of sourcing strategies by working with the category management team to develop cost models (e.g., total cost of ownership and should cost) to drive spend management plans and cost reduction strategies.
• Provides regular reporting and spend transparency across business units, key categories, and suppliers.
• Utilize market intelligence to source, interpret, and disseminate business‑critical data.
• Identify and/or develop industry benchmarks for fact‑based market assessments.
• Creates procurement scorecards and dashboards for use by senior leadership, procurement personnel and internal business partners.
• Provides reporting for procurement service level agreements and metrics to influence demand management.
• Utilize software and other tools to automate processes and drive efficiencies in reporting.
• Identifies purchasing initiatives for cost improvement, material reduction, and quality.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint with outstanding data structuring skills. General proficiency with MS Word.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage change through influence; capable of driving major commercial decisions across a diverse set of internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate, analyze, and manage large, diverse data sets.

Required

Education and Experience

• BA/BS in Business Analytics, Statistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education from an accredited college and…