Analyst

Overview

The P2P Analyst oversees procurement-to-pay transaction workflows from demand intake through invoice processing, including procurement operations, tactical sourcing, master data management, catalog maintenance, spot buying, helpdesk support, analytics, and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

• Validate Purchase Requisitions for budget, correct cost-center mapping, and policy compliance before transforming them into Purchase Orders.
• Monitor aging open Purchase Orders and ensure accurate, timely Goods Receipts are posted by internal business owners.
• Execute and audit the three-way matching process covering Purchase Orders, Goods Receipts, and invoices.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve invoice variances and price or quantity mismatches with suppliers and accounts payable.
• Own the creation, modification, and decommissioning of procurement master data, including Material Master, Service Master, Commodity Codes, and Purchase Info Records.
• Facilitate supplier onboarding by validating banking details, tax documentation, and compliance checks.
• Run data audits and cleansing cycles to eliminate duplicate records, correct misclassified items, and resolve procurement and finance inconsistencies.
• Ensure master data alignment across ERP, CLM, and e-sourcing tools.
• Author, upload, and update hosted or punch-out e-catalogs with accurate pricing, item availability, and supplier details.
• Analyze tail spend and off-contract buying to transition frequent purchases into structured catalog items.
• Execute spot buys by sourcing quick quotes, negotiating short-term commercial terms, and selecting compliant vendors.
• Ensure competitive bidding for spot purchases complies with spending thresholds and governance policies.
• Oversee and resolve tier-1 and tier-2 support queries from internal users and external suppliers about orders, payments, system access, and policy clarity.
• Resolve helpdesk tickets within target SLA turnaround times.
• Compile P2P metrics including catalog adoption, first-time-match invoice percentages, helpdesk response times, and spot-buy savings.
• Identify manual tasks and system errors and work with the IT/ERP team to test and implement automation adjustments.

What you'll need

• 4-7+ years of previous experience in Procurement Operations and Tactical Sourcing.
• Expert-level skills with data assessments, advanced MS Excel, and creating client-ready MS PowerPoint presentations.
• Hands-on experience with procurement tools such as SAP, Ariba, or Coupa.
• Ability to work creatively and quantitatively in a problem-solving environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Self-starter who is flexible and demonstrates initiative and confidence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including formal presentation skills.
• Good organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working in the service industry, captive shared services, or GCCs.

Details

• Location: India.
• Remote work.