Analytics & Operations Analyst

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Analytics & Operations Analyst to support procurement analytics and operational reporting in Foster City, CA.

This hands‑on role requires techno‑functional expertise in source‑to‑settle processes and strong ERP data skills. The ideal candidate will work with SAP/S4, SAP Ariba, SQL, and Excel to analyze procurement data, produce recurring reports, and support dashboards and stakeholder communications across Procurement, Finance, Operations, and IT.

Qualifications

• Experience in Procurement Analytics, Procurement Operations, or Source-to-Settle.
• Strong understanding of procurement data: suppliers, requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, sourcing, spend.
• Hands-on SAP/S4 and/or SAP Ariba experience.
• Strong SQL and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience querying large datasets with Databricks, Starburst, or similar platforms.
• Experience with data quality, reconciliation, root‑cause analysis, and operational reporting.
• Experience supporting dashboards or BI tools (Tableau/Power BI/QuickSight).
• Excellent communication with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Ability to manage recurring processes end-to-end.
• Detail‑oriented with analytical problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Own recurring procurement analytics, reporting, and operational processes.
• Analyze procurement data across SAP/S4, SAP Ariba, supplier master, PO, invoice, sourcing, and financial datasets.
• Write SQL queries in Databricks, Starburst, or similar platforms to extract, reconcile, and analyze data.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis supporting Sourcing, Category Management, Procurement Operations, Finance, and Supplier programs.
• Investigate and resolve data-quality, supplier-master, taxonomy, classification, and reporting issues.
• Support operations related to procurement compliance reporting, including data validation, reconciliation, exception management, and stakeholder follow-up.
• Support Supplier Inclusion and other supplier analytics/reporting processes.
• Support procurement dashboards, including data validation, refresh monitoring, requirements gathering, testing/UAT, and issue resolution.
• Support spend classification and reclassification activities and coordinate approved corrections with appropriate business or master-data teams.
• Document business rules, processes, data issues, and recurring operational procedures.
• Work independently with business and technical stakeholders to take analytical issues from request through investigation, resolution, and closure.

Skills

Procurement analytics

SQL

Excel

Databricks

Starburst

Python basics

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP Ariba

Power BI

Tableau

AWS QuickSight

Job description

Position Title: Analytics & Operations Analyst

Work Location: Foster City, CA; Assignment Duration: 17 months; Work Schedule: 5 days/week; Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands‑on Analytics & Operations Analyst to support Procurement analytics and operational reporting. This is a techno‑functional role requiring a strong understanding of procurement and Source-to-Settle processes, combined with the ability to work directly with ERP and procurement data.

Background & Context

The ideal candidate has experience with SAP/S4, SAP Ariba, SQL, Excel, procurement analytics, and data quality, and can independently investigate data issues, perform analysis, support recurring reporting processes, and communicate effectively with Procurement, Finance, Operations, and IT stakeholders.

This is NOT a Data Science, Data Engineering, or IT development role.

Key Responsibilities

• Own recurring procurement analytics, reporting, and operational processes, including compliance and supplier-related reporting.
• Analyze procurement data across SAP/S4, SAP Ariba, supplier master, PO, invoice, sourcing, and financial datasets.
• Write SQL queries in Databricks, Starburst, or similar platforms to extract, reconcile, and analyze data.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis supporting Sourcing, Category Management, Procurement Operations, Finance, and Supplier programs.
• Investigate and resolve data-quality, supplier-master, taxonomy, classification, and reporting issues.
• Support operations related to procurement compliance reporting, including data validation, reconciliation, exception management, and stakeholder follow-up.
• Support Supplier Inclusion and other supplier analytics/reporting processes.
• Support procurement dashboards, including data validation, refresh monitoring, requirements gathering, testing/UAT, and issue resolution.
• Support spend classification and reclassification activities and coordinate approved corrections with appropriate business or master-data teams.
• Document business rules, processes, data issues, and recurring operational procedures.
• Work independently with business and technical stakeholders to take analytical issues from request through investigation, resolution, and closure.

Qualification & Experience

• Experience in Procurement Analytics, Procurement Operations, Supply Chain Analytics, or Source-to-Settle processes.
• Strong understanding of procurement data including suppliers, requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, sourcing, categories/commodities, and spend.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP/S4 and/or SAP Ariba.
• Strong SQL and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience querying and analyzing large datasets using Databricks, Starburst, or similar platforms.
• Experience with data quality, reconciliation, root‑cause analysis, and operational reporting.
• Experience supporting dashboards or BI reporting solutions such as AWS QuickSight, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work confidently with Sourcing, Category Managers, Procurement Operations, Finance, and IT.
• Ability to independently manage recurring processes and follow issues through resolution.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of supplier/master data and data‑governance processes.
• Experience with procurement compliance, Supplier Inclusion, supplier reporting, or spend taxonomy/classification.
• Experience supporting UAT, ERP/reporting changes, and dashboard migrations or enhancements.
• Familiarity with writing quick Python / Pyspark script is a plus.