Vendor Management Analyst

Job Summary

Location: Pune

The Vendor Analytics Analyst will play a key role in the Vendor Management Office (VMO) within the Digital organization. This position will transform vendor, contract, financial, performance, and risk data into actionable insights that support governance, operational excellence, sourcing decisions, and cost optimization. The analyst will partner with internal stakeholders, IT Procurement, Finance, and vendors to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Data Management & Quality: Consolidate vendor, contract, financial, performance, and risk data from multiple sources. Establish data definitions, validation controls, and routines that improve completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
• Analytics & Insights: Analyze vendor spend, service performance, utilization, trends, and exceptions. Translate findings into clear insights and recommendations for leadership and business stakeholders.
• Performance Reporting & Dashboards: Develop and maintain KPI scorecards, dashboards, and recurring reports. Monitor SLA performance, service credits, operational trends, and corrective actions.
• Financial & Commercial Analysis: Support spend analysis, forecasting, invoice and rate validation, savings tracking, benchmarking, and identification of cost optimization opportunities.
• Risk & Compliance Analytics: Monitor vendor risk indicators, contractual obligations, audit findings, and compliance status. Highlight emerging risks and track mitigation plans to closure.
• Procurement & Contract Support: Provide analytical support for sourcing events, renewals, negotiations, business reviews, and vendor segmentation. Maintain reliable records and decision-support materials.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with IT Procurement, Finance, service owners, and vendors to define reporting requirements, resolve data issues, communicate insights, and improve vendor outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement: Standardize reporting processes, automate repeatable analysis where practical, and identify opportunities to improve VMO tools, data models, and operating practices.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelors degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Technology, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: 4-8 years of experience in vendor analytics, procurement analytics, spend analysis, supplier performance, business intelligence, or vendor management within an IT or technology environment.
• Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyze large data sets, identify trends and anomalies, reconcile information, and convert analysis into business recommendations.
• Tools: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of Power BI. Experience creating dashboards, scorecards, and recurring reports.
• Commercial Knowledge: Understanding of vendor contracts, pricing structures, SLAs, KPIs, service credits, financial controls, and compliance requirements.
• Communication: Ability to present complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences and collaborate effectively across Procurement, Finance, IT, and vendor teams.
• Organization: Strong attention to detail, ownership of deadlines, and ability to manage multiple reporting and analytical priorities.

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