Specialist, Supplier Relations and Programs

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: Specialist, Supplier Relations

FactSet combines hundreds of databases into a single, powerful information system. It is a one-stop source for financial information and analytics for business analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers / management firms and other financial professionals to analyze companies, portfolios, markets & economies. FactSet was formed in 1978 and operates out of 64 locations worldwide. FactSet with over $1.1 billion in annual revenues, is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut and employs nearly 10,000 people worldwide. Our operations extend within North America as well as Europe and the Pacific Rim. Since 1996, the Company has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDS.

This Specialist position will be a key member of our Supplier Relations Team, which ultimately reports through our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) organization. The Supplier Relations Team is focused on vendor onboarding, risk management, and acquisition support. Supplier Relations ensures that FactSet compliantly onboards new suppliers, manages risk through the company’s insurance program, and integrates and onboards vendors acquired through mergers and acquisition activities.

Responsibilities

• Support annual insurance renewal by gathering pertinent information and collaborating with insurance broker
• Respond to client inquiries regarding insurance coverage and certificates
• Manage and update insurance documentation and training materials
• Support the implementation of Workday Strategic Sourcing
• Ensure collaboration with Compliance for new supplier registration screening
• Learn the supplier onboarding process and how to properly register new suppliers
• Monitor and respond to supplier registration mailbox inquiries
• Collaborate with Corporate Development and manage the registrations of suppliers from new acquisitions
• Proactively identify and address gaps to streamline processes and how they interface with other business processes
• Perform data analysis, manipulate complex data sets, identify trends in data, develop charts, and create PowerPoint presentations
• Identify areas of improvement and proactively collaborate with peers and stakeholders to develop/enhance standard work, job aids, policies, processes, and workflows
• Recommend solutions to issues to enhance processes, policies, and workflows
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated fluency in English, both spoken and written
• 2 - 5 years of professional experience in corporate environment
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Workday
• Comfortable with making presentations
• Communicating with all levels of workers in the company
• Ability to lead group discussions and effectively present on topics related to this role
• Proven attention-to-detail
• Demonstrated ability to drive results in a matrix organization with competing demands
• Ability to identify gaps in processes, policies, and procedures and recommend solutions
• Demonstrated capacity to be coachable, take feedback, and incorporate it into your role
• Adaptable, team player who executes on-time
• Proactive self-starter
  
  

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Company Overview

FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.