Business Analyst, Corporate Planning

Category:

Analytics BI & AI

Employment Type:

Contract

Reference:

BH-381549

Business Analyst, Corporate Planning with Major Media Client
1+Year Assignment
Fully Onsite and needs to be local to San Diego or San Mateo
Pay range $45-$50 hr w2 based on experience

The Business Analyst will oversee day-to-day contract and vendor relationship management with Global Marketing team. A primary function of this role will be hosting business planning meetings to drive contract and vendor strategy forward for their supported function. This role will take ownership of all contracts, POs and invoice processing, and the related tasks, for their supported group and will ensure Legal and Finance compliance for policies. The person in this role will be responsible for creating and implementing new strategies and improving existing processes relating to vendor performance monitoring and contract life-cycle management.

Principle Duties / Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates ability to manage multiple concurrent vendor relationships and contracts for multi-disciplinary functions within your supported business unit
• Collect, process paperwork for, and analyze contractual relationships for the department directly supported; giving advice on relationship status, and creating reports based on vendor reception and outputs
• Analyze technical skills of perspective vendors and evaluate scope of projects, with a vendor relationship requirement
• Create and present vendor (including financial) reports and dashboards, and present them to stakeholders and leadership
• Give guidance to staff in areas of Vendor/Contract Management
• Enter appropriate contract documents into systems used by multiple management layers for accurate contract review
• Day to day responsibilities may include coordination and logistics of events, planning meetings, departmental meetings, etc.

• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills with the ability to communicate vertically and cross-functionally
• Extremely collaborative working style
• Successful track record of operational responsibility in areas of contract and vendor management
• Strong understanding of general vendor management principles and new technologies
• Knowledge of media and entertainment industry
• BA/BS or relevant management work experience preferred

• 5+ years' experience of which 3+ years of marketing related experience
• Understanding of and experience with collaboration technologies

• 4 Year degree from an accredited university preferred
• Languages: English, TBD

• Lead or give guidance to individuals performing similar tasks in a group, or department
• Has accountability for results in terms of expenses, customer satisfaction, employees, programs, or function

• Works on issues of diverse scope, across diverse regions, including the US, UK and JP.
• Manages invoice processing, analytics, as well as processes for on-boarding/off-boarding of 3rd party or internal vendors where services and/or product is rendered to SIE
• Works closely with department head and director to ensure functional goals are attained and vendor relationships are strong

• Decisions will impact the direct workgroup, and failures to achieve may impact short-term goals and deadlines of department
• Decisions or failure to achieve results will add to cost and may impact the short-term goals of the organization

• Hours are regularly predictable.
• Travel to (domestic and international) may be required