Senior Business Analyst, Spend Analytics

  Job Title Senior Business Analyst, Spend Analytics Location Franklin, TN - this position is fully in office.   Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, now and in the future.   Job Description We are currently seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our fast-paced team of analysts. The person in this role will be responsible for providing key insights to our key GPO business partners – member organizations and supplier partners. This role requires strong reporting and analytical skills, paired with a commercial perspective, to deliver high-impact results. This role will interact with multiple internal stakeholders from various functions and help us create a data-driven culture. The successful candidate is an enthusiastic, self-motivated professional who can work in a team setting, but also can work independently.   Summary of Responsibilities Assemble complex data sets from multiple platforms to produce impactful deliverables enabling a consultative delivery of findings to customers and supplier partners Normalize and Categorize customer data to facilitate clear analysis of procurement value creation opportunities Create dynamic output for conveying sales and savings opportunities to external business partners across a variety of businesses and industries Manage key data taxonomies for major segments of the business to best align high volumes of data to the uniqueness of our business Manipulate data to customize deliverables to accommodate customers’ unique or complex requests Aggregate data across customer base to identify commonalities and trends among sales opportunities Organize and manage totality of opportunities across customers and suppliers to ensure ongoing sales growth Prioritize, support, and maintain deliverables (i.e. assessments, reporting, etc.) Effectively communicate with internal and external teams to deliver solutions in a timely fashion. Proactively manage stakeholder expectations, manage escalations, and resolve issues in a timely manner. Act as a mentor to junior team members   Qualifications Minimum of two years of relevant business experience BA/BS in a field that demonstrates competency for the role, e.g., computer science, social sciences, math, engineering, statistics, or equivalent work experience Advanced Excel experience including pivot tables/reports, conditional formulas, formatting, XLOOKUPs, and charts/graphs Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy Data driven storytelling skills to deliver impactful and actionable insights Strong written and verbal communication with ability to comfortably and effectively communicate through all levels of the organization as well as with external partners Ability to make decisions and problem-solve in ambiguous situations Self-motivated / Willing to learn / Well organized Familiarity/experience with Tableau, Alteryx, and Salesforce