Senior Analytics & Insights Lead – Spend & Performance

Vizient, Inc; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

Incentive eligibility

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a data-driven analytics leader to oversee advanced analytics, business intelligence, reporting automation, and data modeling to support purchasing performance, contract utilization, supplier engagement, and cost-savings initiatives.

You will apply consultative problem-solving and data storytelling to influence decisions and develop scalable analytics across the GPO/Spend Management organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant analytics experience.
• Proficiency with SQL and data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and data storytelling skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across teams.
• Experience supporting spend management, sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or purchasing analytics preferred.
• Experience with Python, R, or other analytical tools preferred.
• Knowledge of healthcare data, contract utilization, supplier performance, or purchasing analytics preferred.
• Experience developing automated reporting and dashboard solutions.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to identify spend management priorities and translate needs into analytical solutions.
• Analyze purchasing, contract, supplier, and operational data to identify trends, risks, savings opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor KPIs and performance metrics related to business performance, operational effectiveness, financial outcomes, and strategic initiatives.
• Build and validate analytical models to support forecasting, opportunity identification, utilization analysis, and strategic decision-making.
• Design, develop, and automate dashboards, reports, and scorecards that provide visibility into performance and business outcomes.
• Gather, integrate, validate, and prepare data from multiple sources while ensuring data quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• Deliver insights and recommendations to clients and business leaders through clear reporting, presentations, and data storytelling.
• Collaborate with business, clinical, operational, and technical teams to deliver high-value analytics solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, analytical methodologies, and data management practices through automation and continuous improvement.
• Manage analytical project priorities and deliverables, document methodologies, and provide training, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

SQL

Tableau/Power BI

Data storytelling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Healthcare analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a data-driven analytics leader to oversee advanced analytics, business intelligence, reporting automation, and data modeling to support purchasing performance, contract utilization, supplier engagement, and cost-savings initiatives.

You will apply consultative problem-solving and data storytelling to influence decisions and develop scalable analytics across the GPO/Spend Management organization.