Business System Analyst - Procurement

Dawar Consulting; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Dawar Consulting in Foster City, CA, seeks a hands-on Business System Analyst specializing in Procurement analytics. You will support SAP/S4 and SAP Ariba ecosystems, write SQL for large datasets, and enhance spend analytics with Databricks or Starburst. Collaboration with Finance and Operations is essential.

Experience in procurement data governance and dashboard maintenance is required, with strong Excel and data-quality skills. On-site role with long-term contract potential.

Qualifications

• Experience in Procurement Analytics, Procurement Operations, Supply Chain Analytics, or Source-to-Settle processes.
• Hands-on experience with SAP/S4 and/or SAP Ariba.
• Strong SQL and advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of procurement data, including suppliers, purchase orders, invoices, requisitions, sourcing, and spend.
• Experience with Databricks, Starburst, or similar data platforms.
• Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or AWS QuickSight.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage recurring procurement analytics, operational reporting, and supplier compliance reporting.
• Analyze procurement data across SAP/S4, SAP Ariba, supplier master, purchase orders, invoices, and sourcing datasets.
• Write SQL queries to extract, reconcile, and analyze large datasets using Databricks, Starburst, or similar platforms.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to support Sourcing, Category Management, Procurement Operations, and Finance teams.
• Investigate and resolve data-quality issues related to supplier master data, spend classification, taxonomy, and reporting.
• Support procurement compliance, supplier inclusion, data validation, reconciliation, and exception management.
• Maintain procurement dashboards through data validation, refresh monitoring, testing, and issue resolution.
• Support spend classification, reclassification, and supplier data-governance activities.
• Document business rules, reporting requirements, data issues, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to improve procurement reporting and operational processes.

Skills

Procurement analytics

SQL

SAP/S4

SAP Ariba

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Data validation

Spend analytics

Tools

SAP S4/HANA

Databricks

Starburst

Power BI

Job description

Business System Analyst - Procurement

Foster City, CA, United States

Our client, a world leader in Biotechnology and Pharma, is seeking a " Business System Analyst - Procurement ” based at Foster City, CA.

Job Duration: Long-Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)

Rate: $61.50/hr on W2

Company Benefits:

• Medical, Paid Sick Leave, 401 (k)

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Analytics & Operations Analyst to support Procurement analytics, operational reporting, and Source-to-Settle processes. The ideal candidate will have experience working with SAP/S4, SAP Ariba, SQL, and procurement data, with strong analytical and data-quality skills. This role involves analyzing supplier, purchasing, invoice, and spend data while supporting reporting, compliance, and procurement operations.

Key Responsibilities

Manage recurring procurement analytics, operational reporting, and supplier compliance reporting.

Analyze procurement data across SAP/S4, SAP Ariba, supplier master, purchase orders, invoices, and sourcing datasets.

Write SQL queries to extract, reconcile, and analyze large datasets using Databricks, Starburst, or similar platforms.

Perform ad-hoc analysis to support Sourcing, Category Management, Procurement Operations, and Finance teams.

Investigate and resolve data-quality issues related to supplier master data, spend classification, taxonomy, and reporting.

Support procurement compliance, supplier inclusion, data validation, reconciliation, and exception management.

Maintain procurement dashboards through data validation, refresh monitoring, testing, and issue resolution.

Support spend classification, reclassification, and supplier data-governance activities.

Document business rules, reporting requirements, data issues, and operational procedures.

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to improve procurement reporting and operational processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience in Procurement Analytics, Procurement Operations, Supply Chain Analytics, or Source-to-Settle processes.

Hands-on experience with SAP/S4 and/or SAP Ariba.

Strong SQL and advanced Excel skills.

Knowledge of procurement data, including suppliers, purchase orders, invoices, requisitions, sourcing, and spend.

Experience with Databricks, Starburst, or similar data platforms.

Experience in data validation, reconciliation, root-cause analysis, and operational reporting.

Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or AWS QuickSight.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of supplier master data and data governance.

Experience with procurement compliance, Supplier Inclusion, and spend classification.

Experience supporting UAT, ERP enhancements, and dashboard migrations.

Basic Python or PySpark scripting experience is a plus.

S4 Hana, SAP Ariba, Procurement, SQL, Power BI