Procurement Data Analyst

Dexian; Chillicothe (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian seeks a Procurement Data Analyst to maintain vendor relationships and serve as a business analyst on non‑IT projects. The role reports to project leadership and requires deep data analysis, budget review, and process improvements across procurement and supply chain functions.

Office setting, on‑site, Mossville, IL, 5 days a week. The position emphasizes capacity analysis, leadership summaries, and actionable insights to guide executive decisions.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience preferred with a focus on procurement or operations
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; open to Master’s

Responsibilities

• Review and approve contracts, cost proposals and supplements.
• Approve project budgets and expenditures; monitor costs against budgets.
• Analyze data, create leadership summaries and provide actionable insights for decision‑making.
• Collaborate with procurement, supply chain and operations to support capacity initiatives.
• Prepare sub‑agreements and input sub‑consultant invoices for compliance.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Independent work

Business and management

Accounting and math

Data analysis

MS Word & Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Master’s degree acceptable

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job Title - Procurement Data Analyst

Estimated Start Date - 16 November 2026

Building Location - Mossville IL 61523

On-Site Full Time

Daily Schedule First shift- No OT

Estimated Duration 12 months

Pay Range: $47-49/hr

Job Description

The main function of a business operations specialist is to maintain vendor relationships, acting as a business analyst for non-IT projects or filling organizational roles above an administrative level, but below a management level.

Other responsibilities may include maintaining all project management processes, including project goals, deadlines, metrics and budget. The business operations specialist usually reports to a project manager or director.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review and approve contracts, cost proposals and contract supplements.
• Approve project and work breakdown structures.
• Review and approve the documentation of business processes.
• Approve project budgets and expenditures, monitor transaction controls and costs against budgets.
• Predict potential budget overruns and offer solutions.
• Consult with corporate offices, project managers, auditors, client and sub-consultant representatives regarding future proposals.
• Prepare sub-agreements and review and input sub-consultant invoices to ensure contact compliance.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Expert ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
• Expert knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Expert ability to apply accounting and mathematical principles to work as needed.
• Expert ability to analyze business trends and project future revenues and expenses.
• Previous experience with computer applications, such as MS Word and Excel; Enterprise Application experience a plus.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

• Analyze data sets, create process improvements, support category teams in capacity, create leadership summaries
• Analyze existing tools and data to assess supplier capacity, performance trends, and risk exposure.
• Translate complex capacity data into actionable insights for leadership decision-making.
• Develop and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of reporting and analytics
• Support category management teams with initiatives to bridge any capacity gaps. Includes A3 action items for Network Planning and Execution, as well as Enterprise Capacity Requirements
• Suppliers, and SCOPE tool
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (procurement, supply chain, operations) to deliver actionable insights for decision‑making
• Prepare clear, concise leadership summaries and executive‑ready reports highlighting risks, savings opportunities, and performance metrics
• Track and report progress on all capacity related initiatives

Typical task breakdown:

• Analysis data sets, create process improvements, support category teams in all capacity related topics, create leadership summaries.

Interaction with team:

• Daily Interaction

Team Structure

• Small Team

Work environment:

• Office setting required 5 days a week

Candidate Requirements

• Years of experience required
• Degrees or certifications required
• Top 3 Skills
• Disqualifiers/Overqualifications

Education & Experience Required:

• Years of experience: 10 years; 5 years Masters
• Degree requirement: prefers Bachelor; open for Masters;
• Do you accept internships as job experience: Yes
• Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: buyer, purchasing professional, SDE

Top 3 Skills

• Supplier Capacity
• Data Analysis and metric creation
• Process improvement

Additional Technical Skills (Required)

• Excel – advanced, power bi, MS

(Desired)

• MS Systems
• Power bi creation
• CoPilot (AI equivalent)

Soft Skills

(Required)

Communication with cross‑functional groups including suppliers

(Desired)

Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications: