Business Analyst 2791

Required Skills

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented professional to support Platform Engineering organizations. This role serves as a central liaison among Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, contingent workforce partners, and external suppliers. The position helps ensure that software, cloud, infrastructure, and supplier investments are managed effectively, financially optimize

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented professional to support Platform Engineering organizations. This role serves as a central liaison among Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, contingent workforce partners, and external suppliers. The position helps ensure that software, cloud, infrastructure, and supplier investments are managed effectively, financially optimized, compliant with established processes, and aligned with business priorities.

The successful candidate will combine strong sourcing and financial operations experience with disciplined execution, stakeholder coordination, analytical reporting, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Vendor & Supplier Management

• Manage the supplier lifecycle, including onboarding coordination, renewals, purchasing activities, payment follow-up, and supplier performance discussions.
• Act as a primary operational contact for external suppliers and internal business stakeholders.
• Coordinate software, SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, and professional-services sourcing activities.
• Support commercial reviews, renewal planning, pricing discussions, and vendor or tool rationalization opportunities.

Financial Management & Budget Operations

• Track technology spend, software renewals, cloud costs, supplier commitments, and departmental budgets.
• Review invoices and coordinate resolution of payment discrepancies, exceptions, and supplier inquiries with Finance and Accounts Payable.
• Maintain forecasts, savings trackers, renewal schedules, and budget reporting metrics.
• Support annual and in-year planning by providing leadership with timely visibility into spend, risks, and funding needs.

Procurement & Workforce Operations

• Manage purchasing and approval workflows through enterprise procurement and financial systems.
• Create and update purchase requests, purchase orders, funding changes, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding documentation and follow up on approval bottlenecks.
• Support contingent worker requests, renewals, financial tracking, and related administrative activities.

Reporting, Analytics & Governance

• Produce recurring reports covering spend, forecasts, renewals, savings, supplier status, and operational KPIs.
• Analyze trends and identify cost optimization, consolidation, and process improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records and support audit readiness and procurement compliance.
• Provide concise, executive-ready updates and cross-functional briefings.
• Participate in operational governance activities and help track corrective actions to completion.