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Senior Procurement Operations & Systems Analyst
Location: Allen , TX
Experience: 5-7 Years
Education: BS Degree / Master's Degree Preferred
About the Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and systems-focused Procurement Operations & Systems Analyst to join our lean, high-performing procurement team. This role will serve as the primary expert for procurement systems, data, and process optimization, helping drive efficiency, compliance, and operational excellence across the procure-to-pay lifecycle.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with procurement orchestration and spend management platforms such as Coupa, Zip, Ariba, Ivalua, or similar solutions, along with strong data analysis, reporting, and process improvement skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize procurement platforms, workflows, approvals, catalogs, and supplier processes.
- Serve as the procurement team's systems and reporting expert, ensuring data integrity and process efficiency.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to provide actionable insights on spend, suppliers, savings, and operational performance.
- Identify and implement automation and process improvement opportunities across procurement operations.
- Partner with Finance, Legal, IT, Accounts Payable, and business stakeholders to enhance the user experience and drive adoption.
- Support procurement transformation initiatives, system upgrades, integrations, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Create process documentation, training materials, and user guidance.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field.
- 5-7 years of experience in procurement operations, procurement technology, procure-to-pay, or related functions.
- Hands-on experience administering and optimizing Coupa, Zip, Ariba, Ivalua, Jaggaer, or similar procurement platforms.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using Power BI, Excel, Tableau, or similar reporting tools.
- Proven ability to improve business processes, manage data, and drive cross-functional initiatives.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
What Success Looks Like
- Procurement processes are streamlined, scalable, and user-friendly.
- Procurement systems are fully optimized and leveraged to their fullest capability.
- Leadership receives timely, accurate, and actionable procurement insights.
- Data quality, compliance, and operational efficiency continue to improve.
- The analyst serves as a trusted and integral contributor within a small procurement team, helping drive strategic and operational results.
If you enjoy combining procurement expertise, technology, analytics, and process improvement to create measurable business impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Location: Allen, TX