Business Analyst

University of Dayton; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Dayton is seeking a Business Analyst in the Purchasing Department to analyze spending, define business requirements, and drive productivity across campus. You will collaborate with many departments and suppliers, lead data-driven process improvements, and support e-procurement and university reporting tools.

The role emphasizes analysis, communication, and implementing solutions that connect campus resources and optimize workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years of related experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive data with discretion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization.
• U.S. citizenship due to federal government research contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis to define requirements and drive productivity.
• Analyze spending data to identify cost savings and actionable insights.
• Support e-procurement and reporting tools with data-driven solutions.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external vendors to improve processes.
• Present findings to stakeholders and roll out campus-wide solutions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Information Systems

5 years equivalent project management experience

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

Access

Job description

Position Summary:

Help make a difference in campus operations and drive productivity. Collaborate with a vast array of departments, students, and suppliers to support purchasing processes, analyze spending data to produce actionable insights, and help connect campus resources. Apply to our Business Analyst within UD's Purchasing Department today!

The Business Analyst role serves as a change agent, problem solver and strong communicator for Procurement and Payable Services related projects. The goal of the Business Analyst is to define business requirements that drive productivity and identify cost savings. To this end, the Business Analyst will lead teams and recommend solutions that optimize usage of the e-procurement and University reporting tools. Support will be extended to internal departments and external vendors to drive process improvements and inform policy guidelines. This will include leading meetings, compiling and tracking business data using Excel and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau, identifying process improvements in the University’s eProcurement system, aiding in supplier communication, ensuring business compatibility between systems, presenting to stakeholders, and rolling out solutions across campus.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Information Systems related field OR 5 years equivalent project management related experience
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and discretion when handling sensitive data
• Excellent written and verbal communicative skills
• Ability to collaborate well with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• Knowledge of eProcurement, eCommerce or supply chain applications
• Experience using data visualization software such as Power BI or Tableau
• Experience with creating queries in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Experience with Procurement and/or Accounts Payable functions
• Experience answering questions and providing expertise in a customer facing role
• Workday experience or similar enterprise financial systems (ERP) experience

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.