Senior Analytics Engineer

Aquent (United States); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health, vision, and dental

Paid sick leave

Retirement plans with a match

Free online training through AquentGym

Job summary

Aquent Talent in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer for a 6-month engagement with potential extension or permanent conversion. You will lead analytics initiatives across enterprise procurement and supplier management to transform spend, supplier, contract, and savings data into strategic insights.

You must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship and be able to work on a W-2 basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years leading analytics initiatives.
• Strong SQL for data extraction, reconciliation, and validation.
• Experience building dashboards with Power BI or similar.
• Forecasting, projections, benchmarks, and performance metrics.
• Data quality, governance, and data lineage documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and maintain self-serve analytics dashboards and reports.
• Collaborate with Finance, Category Management, Supplier Management, IT.
• Analyze invoice data, payment cycles, POs, and maverick spend for improvements.
• Develop forecasting methodologies and scenario models for spend and contracts.
• Evaluate supplier performance, risk, and contract metadata.
• Lead savings validation with Finance to ensure accuracy.
• Benchmark procurement metrics against market data.
• Establish data quality rules and data dictionaries across systems.
• Support IT on data mapping and reporting for system integrations.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Power BI

Forecasting & modeling

Data governance

Communication

Autonomy & influence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

Coupa

Zip

iCertis

Job description

Aquent is partnering with a major Healthcare company to find a Senior Analytics Engineer for a 6-month assignment that has the potential to extend or go perm. Join a caring community and lead complex analytics initiatives across Enterprise Procurement and Supplier Management to transform complex spend, supplier, contract, and savings data into high-impact strategic insights.

To be considered for this role, you must:

• Be authorized to work in the United States
• Not require sponsorship of any kind for the duration of the assignment
• Be able to work on a W-2 basis (C2C or 1099 is not permitted for this position)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Analytical Solutions: Design, deliver, and maintain self-serve analytics dashboards, reports, scorecards, and executive-ready analyses across payments, procurement, supplier management, savings, and data governance.
• Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives: Collaborate with Finance, Category Management, Supplier Management, IT, and Systems teams to drive alignment on business definitions, KPI assumptions, data flows, and strategic recommendations.
• Optimize Spend & Working Capital: Analyze invoice data, payment cycles, purchase orders, maverick spend, cycle times, and payment terms to identify actionable working-capital improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Drive Procurement Forecasting & Modeling: Establish and maintain forecasting methodologies and scenario models for spend, savings, pipeline activity, and contract renewals while tracking forecast performance over time.
• Perform Contract & Supplier Analytics: Evaluate supplier performance, risk, sustainability, diversity, and contract metadata to enable base rationalization and proactively track upcoming expirations and renewals.
• Conduct Savings Validation: Lead financial tie-out activities with Finance and key stakeholders to validate cost savings accuracy and eliminate duplicate recognition.
• Benchmark & Mitigate Risk: Benchmark purchase prices and procurement performance indicators against market data to pinpoint risk areas and cost-saving opportunities.
• Establish Data Quality & Governance: Create data validation rules, reconciliations, audits, source-to-report documentation, and data dictionaries to maintain high data integrity across systems.
• Support System Integrations & Enablement: Partner with IT on data mapping and reporting requirements for system integrations while providing technical guidance, office hours, and documentation to empower internal users.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent practical experience) with 5+ years of experience leading complex data analytics, BI, procurement analytics, or finance analytics initiatives.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency in SQL for complex data extraction, reconciliation, and validation, alongside proven expertise in developing dashboards using Power BI or a comparable BI tool.
• Forecasting & Modeling: Demonstrated track record creating forecasts, projections, benchmarks, and performance metrics that directly inform strategic business decisions.
• Data Quality & Governance: Proven ability to establish data validation rules, execute reconciliations, trace root causes, and document data flows, business logic, and definitions.
• Problem-Solving & Communication: Outstanding ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical frameworks and clearly convey complex technical findings to non-technical leaders.
• Autonomy & Influence: Strong organizational skills to independently prioritize and manage a portfolio of concurrent projects with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain Expertise: Prior experience in procurement, supply chain, strategic sourcing, accounts payable, strategic spend analytics, working capital analysis, or Healthcare analytics.
• Enterprise Tools: Hands-on experience working with enterprise procurement and contract systems such as Oracle, Coupa, Zip, or iCertis.
• Advanced Analytics: Experience applying statistical analysis, financial modelling, or scenario analysis in a large-enterprise environment.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $40.97-$45.52/hr. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent: Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

• subsidized health, vision, and dental plans
• paid sick leave
• retirement plans with a match
• free online training through Aquent Gymnasium

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.