Senior Procurement Data Analyst

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions seeks a Procurement Business Analyst / Senior Procurement Specialist to strengthen data accuracy and reporting during a period of transition. You will audit existing processes, improve data integrity, and support procurement and contract records across systems.

The role emphasizes detailed data work, identifying gaps, and delivering actionable insights to drive client outcomes. A strong analytical mindset and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement analytics, sourcing, or operations.
• 5+ years auditing and cleansing large procurement data.
• 5+ years handling contracts and contract management processes.

Responsibilities

• Review, audit, and validate procurement data to improve reporting accuracy and data integrity.
• Analyze procurement and contract data to identify inconsistencies, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Support cleanup and optimization within procurement systems, including Zip and Ironclad.
• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and Excel analyses for procurement decisions.
• Create and optimize queries to improve visibility into procurement activities and category performance.
• Perform QA reviews of procurement records, contracts, and workflows.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve reporting structures and data governance.
• Support process documentation and identify opportunities to streamline operations.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

Complex formulas

Data validation

Query creation

Procure-to-Pay

Google Workspace

Slack

Data cleansing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Zip

Ironclad

Job description

Acara Solutions seeks a Procurement Business Analyst / Senior Procurement Specialist to strengthen data accuracy and reporting during a period of transition. You will audit existing processes, improve data integrity, and support procurement and contract records across systems.

The role emphasizes detailed data work, identifying gaps, and delivering actionable insights to drive client outcomes. A strong analytical mindset and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential.