Analyst, Procurement, Global Contract Management

Job Description

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Who We Are…

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From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role

The Warner Bros Discovery Procurement Global Contract Management Specialist is responsible for assisting in the quality assurance and compliance activities resulting in increased accuracy of the source-to-contract process. The candidate for this position should possess strong knowledge and understanding of the procurement and contract process. This position will report to the Director for Procurement Global Process Owner.

Your Role Responsibilities:
• Guide the business through the source-to-contract process: what forms to complete, how to engage Procurement and cross functional teams (Technology, Information Security, Privacy, Procure to Pay, Legal, and others), how to submit requests for new suppliers, creating purchase orders (PO), updating supplier master data, and other required processes/procedures
• Supporting implementation of improvements/enhancements to the source to contract process and systems as required
• Support and lead training to Procurement, Business, and cross functional teams on new/current source-to-contract processes
• Source to Contract Metadata Maintenance & Compliance Tracking
• Enter/Review key contract metadata and documents in the procurement contract repository, assuring the quality and accuracy of the data entered
• Support source to contract compliance tracking activities
• Assist with the reporting and analysis of contract data in the Procurement contract repository
• Support contract audit activities
• Contract Lifecycle Management Process & Tools Support
• Guide the business to initiate the contract process or to use the preferred buying channel (catalog, PO, Pcard) based on established guidelines
• Guide Procurement on the contract process and tools used to manage and store contracts
• Procure to Pay Process Support
• Guide the business and Procurement team on procure to pay process
• Assist with reporting and analysis of procure to pay processes including payment term exceptions
• Partnering closely with the PCS team and other cross functional teams as required to help support system and process changes

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 1-3 years, preferably related to administrative or data management roles
• Experience in project management plus
• Prior experience in Procurement and contract management preferred
• Experience conducting training and comfortable speaking to small-large audiences
• Experience using systems and solutions to manage the source to contract process (i.e. Workday Strategic Sourcing, Ariba, SAP, Smartsheet, ServiceNow)
• Knowledgeable of the procure to pay process and tools used to facilitate payment and supplier data
• Self-starter, ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while delivering solid action-oriented results quickly
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and summarize legal documents with the ability to research and make the appropriate inquiries when needed
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and comfortable navigating within computer applications, able to learn new contract management systems at an advanced user level
• Results-oriented with strong attention to accuracy and detail
• Ability to collaborate with team members across the organization
• Understanding of the procurement lifecycle

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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