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The Analyst, Procurement – Competitive Intelligence & Innovation, will play an integral role in helping the company achieve its ambition by ensuring that Newell Brands is leveraging scientific methods and analytics to drive Enterprise Procurement improvements. Reporting to the Associate Manager, Procurement – Competitive Intelligence & Innovation will engage with Newell Procurement teams globally and provide up-front competitive intelligence to help Newell to understand vendor resources across categories and business units by leveraging internal and external data.

The successful candidate will be an accomplished professional applying statistical and operational research techniques within a business environment. Candidate must also demonstrate the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business partners in the Procurement, Supply Chain and Finance.

Responsibilities:

• Co-develop business requirements for a procurement data repository to consolidate multiple ERP data sources into a comprehensive source for analytics review and output.

• Partner within the procurement organization on the development and implementation of algorithms required to extract and cleanse data into the Procurement data repository.

• Develop and implement diagnostic tools to be used as a resource to the procurement teams to identify performance opportunities and root cause for action planning.

• Develop and implement optimization programs to improve planning outputs for procurement operations.

• Contribute to the development of enterprise data infrastructure to extract, transform, load, and model terabytes of raw system data.

• Work within Newell to co-develop and implement machine learning and optimization programs to improve planning outputs (for example, inventory builds / losses, warranty insights / return rates and related data that can be shared with internal stakeholders for improved supplier execution.

• Partner with Supply Chain to co-develop a comprehensive vendor repository tool that enhances vendor communications and engagement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.

• Master’s Degree in Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, or related field is a plus.

• 1+ years of experience developing and applying optimization programs in a business environment.

• Strong SQL skills with demonstrated experience with large data sets.

• Experience with data visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableau, QlikView, Qlik Sense, etc.

• Intermediate experience in open-source programming languages (R/Python)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work with and connect with all levels of employees.

• Strong planning & organizing skills.

• Initiative & follow-up, including a keen sense of autonomy.

• Strong Character – ability to champion the right decision in demanding situations.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously

_Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.