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About us

KnitWell Group, a specialty retail operating company, comprises some of the most iconic brands in America – Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lane Bryant, and Talbots. Individually, our brands are unique and strong. Together, we are powerful.

Our common thread is our commitment to create exceptional products, provide memorable experiences, and achieve superior results. Our associates are innovators who thrive through collaboration and are dedicated to excellence. At the heart of it all are the customers we serve. We are dedicated to creating fashion that not only looks good but also makes our customers feel good.

About The Role

This role is part of the Strategic Procurement team and supports the procurement work across the organization. The Procurement Analyst is responsible for optimizing the procurement process by analyzing spend data, evaluating supplier performance, and supporting strategic sourcing initiatives. This role involves managing procurement systems, ensuring data accuracy, and providing insights to drive cost savings and operational efficiency. The Procurement Analyst collaborates with internal stakeholders to identify needs, create project plans, and track procurement activities. Key tasks include data analysis, vendor management, forecasting, and supporting the RFP process.

The Impact You Can Have

Spend Analytics:

• Evaluate spend data to identify potential cost-saving measures and enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Review, cleanse, classify, and analyze spend
• Spend and budget data by vendor, department, and commodity for internal meetings, stakeholder discussions, and RFXs

Project Tracking:

• Set up projects in the management tool based on requests generated from ticketing system
• Ensure team updates are current updated daily/weekly
• Support team in project updates

Sourcing:

• Assist team with bid requests and pricing comparisons
• Maintain repository for sourcing events and results.
• Prepare data and backup for category-level communication decks.

Master Data:

• Responsible for the creation, maintenance, and quality assurance of master data related to non-merchandise items
• Ensure all non-merchandise master data is accurate, consistent, and readily available to support procurement, inventory management, and financial reporting.

Reporting & Process:

• Issue weekly project status meeting
• Spend analysis reporting
• Document policies and processes
• PowerPoint and process flow creation

Systems:

• Act as the system administrator for all procurement tools
• Creation of system reporting, new fields, project template maintenance

What You'll Bring to the Role

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, or another related field.
• Typically has 2-4 years of business experience in procurement, finance or other related functions.
• Knowledge of procurement and finance functions is required, with experience in the retail industry being a plus.
• Proficiency and hands-on experience with financial tools such as SAP and Oracle
• Exceptional analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Power BI
• Flexibility to execute, adapt, prioritize and multi-task in an ever-changing environment at a high growth company.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and possesses ability to work independently.
• Excellent attention to detail and proven organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize demands of job along with communications skills.
• High energy and works well in teams.
• Demonstrates a high regard for personal integrity.

Location:

Ascena Corp ETNA-ascena-Pataskala, OH 43062

Position Type:

Regular/Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.