Procurement Analyst
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Position Job Title: Procurement Analyst
BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA) & Amcor Specialty Carton (ASC) – ONE Procurement
Function: Procurement
Sub-Function: Indirects - Procurement
Location: Amcor Offices Prague – CZ
Line Manager’s Job Title: EMEA Indirects Procurement Director
JOB PURPOSE
The Procurement Data & Analytics Analyst is responsible for supporting Amcor's Procurement function across AFEMEA, ASC and RPSI through advanced analytics, data visualisation, and procurement data management.
The role has a dual focus:
- Approximately 50% dedicated to developing analytics, dashboards, reports and insights that support procurement decision making and performance improvement.
- Approximately 50% dedicated to supporting category managers with data collection, cleansing, validation and analysis for sourcing events, RFQs/RFPs and category strategies, while establishing structured and sustainable data repositories.
A key objective of the role is to standardise and connect procurement data from multiple internal and external sources, creating a reliable, scalable and governed data foundation. This foundation will enable improved decision making, support master data management principles, facilitate ongoing data refreshes, and prepare procurement data for future AI-driven analysis, automation and insight generation.
JOB DIMENSIONS & SCOPE
Scope: AFEMEA, ASC and RPSI
- Supporting procurement activities across more than 150 manufacturing locations.
- Supporting multiple indirect procurement categories.
- Working with diverse data sources including multiple ERP systems, spend analytics tools, sourcing platforms, supplier databases, contract management systems and external market intelligence sources.
- Establishing and maintaining structured procurement datasets which support category management, sourcing activities, supplier performance management and procurement reporting.
- Supporting the development of procurement data standards, governance practices and master data structures.
The Procurement Data & Analytics Analyst shall become an advanced user of Amcor's procurement technologies and support the evolution of procurement data capabilities across the organisation.
Key systems may include:
- Spend analytics platforms
- Sourcing and RFx tools
- Savings tracking tools
- Supplier information and performance management systems
- ERP systems / local manual data collection
- Power BI
- Future AI, automation and advanced analytics solutions
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Analytics, Reporting & Data Visualisation (Approximately 50%)
Develop, maintain and enhance procurement dashboards, reports and visualisations using Power BI and other analytics tools.
- Deliver actionable insights to procurement leadership through analysis of spend, savings, supplier performance, compliance, risk and procurement KPIs.
- Identify trends, patterns and opportunities through advanced analytics and data modelling.
- Support predictive and prescriptive analytics initiatives where appropriate.
- Develop data visualisations that translate complex datasets into meaningful business insights.
- Create standard reporting packs and self-service analytics capabilities for procurement stakeholders.
- Develop SOPs, user guides and training materials for reporting and analytics solutions.
- Partner with IT and business stakeholders to improve data accessibility, quality and reporting capabilities.
- Category Data Management & Sourcing Support (Approximately 50%)
- Support category managers with data collection, cleansing, validation and analysis for RFQs, RFPs, negotiations and category strategy development.
- Design and maintain structured category datasets that can be refreshed, updated and reused across sourcing initiatives.
- Establish consistent data structures for specifications, product attributes, supplier information, pricing and volume data.
- Apply master data management principles to category data and ensure data consistency across procurement categories.
- Identify and develop linkages between category datasets to improve cross-category visibility and analytical capabilities.
- Support the development of common taxonomies, naming conventions and data standards across procurement.
- Create and maintain sustainable repositories of sourcing and category data that reduce duplication and manual effort.
- Drive continuous improvement of procurement data quality, governance and accessibility.
- Support future AI and automation initiatives by ensuring procurement data is structured, reliable and scalable.
- Digital Transformation & Procurement Enablement
- Support deployment and adoption of procurement technologies and digital solutions.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve procurement efficiency.
- Support supplier enablement, data onboarding and system optimisation initiatives.
- Ensure procurement systems and data processes meet compliance, governance and audit requirements.
- Work cross-functionally to support strategic procurement projects and business priorities.
MAJOR CHALLENGES & COMPLEXITIES
Internal Relationships
- Procurement Category Managers, Regional Leads and Procurement Leadership Teams.
- Manufacturing sites and business stakeholders to collect, validate and standardise procurement data.
- Finance teams to ensure alignment of spend, savings and performance reporting.
- IT and Digital teams to integrate and govern procurement data sources.
- Cross-functional teams responsible for master data, reporting and business intelligence.
External Relationships
- Suppliers to obtain, validate and maintain accurate sourcing and specification data.
- Procurement technology providers and external data partners.
- Market intelligence and benchmarking providers where applicable.
Key Challenges
- Integrating data from multiple ERP systems, procurement tools and external sources into a consistent analytical framework.
- Establishing sustainable and scalable category data structures in environments where data quality and standards may vary significantly.
- Balancing short-term sourcing support requirements with long-term data foundation development.
- Designing procurement data models that support reporting requirements today while enabling future AI and advanced analytics capabilities.
- Driving data governance and standardisation across multiple business groups, regions and procurement categories.
SPECIFIC SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Advanced Power BI, Power Query and data modelling capabilities.
- Knowledge of procurement processes, sourcing events and category management methodologies.
- Strong understanding of relational databases, data structures and master data management concepts.
- Experience designing scalable datasets and data governance frameworks.
- Ability to structure and normalise data from multiple sources into a unified analytical model.
- Understanding of AI readiness principles, including data quality, governance, accessibility and interoperability.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into practical data solutions.