Catalog Analyst
POSITION OVERVIEW:
As a member of the Supply Chain Management team, the Catalog Analyst is responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of Targa Resources’ catalogs for procurement and inventory management. This position ensures product information and specifications are entered with consistency and properly implemented in both internal master data applications and external supplier catalogs. With a service-oriented approach, this role requires collaboration across internal stakeholders and with Targa suppliers to meet the materials and data requirements for the business.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Serve as the point of contact and data owner for both inventory and item master data for internal materials management and ERP applications and external supplier catalogs
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key business partners and suppliers
- Identify gaps and improvement opportunities to advance internal catalog development and implement and maintain external punch-out catalogs, where appropriate
- Collaborate with end users and technical teams to ensure business requirements for catalog procurement and inventory management are gathered and communicated
- Entry of new Items into the materials management system catalog, and maintain existing records within the catalog.
- Ensure all catalog information is accurate, that there are no duplicative entries and reflects the current product specifications and attributes, status, coding, interfaces and dependencies of materials and services provided by suppliers
- Perform analysis of spend trends across the business, working with internal stakeholders to identify new items that need to be added to the Item Master catalog
- Assist in developing communications and awareness as part of the change management process so that only approved and validated changes are incorporated into catalogs
- Develop and deliver training and support around catalog processes and item utilization to end-users across the organization
- Develop metrics and reports to measure the effectiveness and adoption of catalog items vs free-text materials for procurement transactions
- Perform periodic maintenance of catalog applications and master data
- Employ AI/SI technologies and emerging digital solutions to analyze catalog and procurement
data, identify opportunities for standardization and enrichment, improve searchability and data
integrity, and drive continuous improvement in item master data management - Review and ensure pricing accuracy for catalog against contracts regularly
- Ensure all actions and transactions are in compliance with all procurement and inventory management policies and procedures
- Adherence to all security, safety and emergency procedures at Targa Resources
- Perform other projects and tasks as assigned by supply chain management
- Ability to travel and work at field operations sites as project or business demand requires
- Other duties as assigned
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain or Management Information Systems (M.I.S.)
- 5 – 8 years of Supply Chain or M.I.S. experience in lieu of degree
- 2 – 4 years of catalog administration or master data management experience required
- Experience in oil and gas industry and related product / equipment knowledge is preferred
- Experience with Oracle and Maximo is preferred
- Experience with PowerBI data analytics is a plus
- Understanding of ERP, materials management methodology, catalog, and EDI/XML technologies as they pertain to supply chain processes
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
- Must be detail oriented and have excellent analytical abilities
- Experience in dealing with large amounts of data
- Must be people oriented and have good customer service skills
- Ability to effectively interact in a cross-functional environment with all levels of management
- Effective written and oral communications
- Experience in training and systems support required
- Regular and reliable attendance
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Targa Resources provides equal employment opportunities based on merit, experience, and other work-related criteria and without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We also strive to provide reasonable accommodation to employees’ beliefs and practices that do not conflict with Targa’s policies and applicable law. We value the unique contributions that every employee brings to their role with Targa.