Data Analytics Manager - BI, Reporting, Procurement Analytics

Overview

The Data Analytics Manager leads the India-based Analytics team supporting Global Business Services, delivering strategic insights, reporting, advanced analytics, and decision-support capabilities for global stakeholders. The role combines people leadership with hands-on delivery of complex analytical initiatives across business performance, procurement, sourcing, reporting, and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Senior Data Analysts within the India COE.
• Set objectives, performance expectations, development plans, succession strategies, and a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Allocate and optimize analytics resources across global priorities while balancing workload and capacity.
• Provide stretch assignments that build skills, broaden experience, and strengthen succession readiness while retaining ownership of key strategic initiatives.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, training, and development activities.
• Promote knowledge sharing, standard methodologies, and consistent analytical practices across the global analytics organization.
• Lead and actively contribute to complex analytical initiatives and personally deliver high-impact insights on strategic, cross-functional, and executive-level projects.
• Partner with stakeholders to define analytical requirements and develop data-driven recommendations.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights through effective storytelling and visualization.
• Oversee ad-hoc analysis, custom reporting, benchmarking studies, and special projects.
• Lead the development of advanced analytical models for priority initiatives and identify opportunities, trends, risks, and operational improvements.
• Mentor team members.
• Support category planning, sourcing strategies, supplier evaluations, RFx events, and procurement initiatives through data-driven analysis and decision support.
• Evaluate supplier proposals, pricing structures, commercial models, and bid scenarios, supporting TCO, baseline cost modelling, should-cost analysis, and optimization initiatives.
• Establish analytical standards, evaluation methodologies, and quality controls for sourcing activities and analytics deliverables.
• Partner with sourcing teams to support supplier negotiations and fact-based decision making.
• Lead the design and enhancement of reporting solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and KPI frameworks.
• Ensure reporting accuracy, consistency, and data governance.
• Deliver executive and leadership reporting through insightful metrics and performance analysis.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement by partnering with Federated Automation and AI teams to implement low-code, no-code, AI-enabled, and advanced analytics solutions.
• Lead initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, stakeholder experience, and adoption of modern reporting and analytics technologies.
• Share best practices and drive continuous improvement across analytics processes and capabilities.
• Act as a trusted advisor and senior analytical subject matter expert for business challenges, sourcing activities, and executive requests.
• Support strategic initiatives through analytical modelling, business case development, scenario planning, and performance measurement.
• Communicate risks, opportunities, and business impacts to stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Represent the Planning & Analytics function in cross-functional initiatives and strategic projects.
• Develop partnerships with stakeholders across GS&P, Workplace Services, Global Continuous Improvement, and other GBS functions.
• Manage Senior Data Analysts within the India Analytics COE and oversee associates and analysts supporting reporting, analytics, continuous improvement, and automation initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional projects and influence business partners without direct reporting relationships.
• Partner with global Planning & Analytics leadership to align capabilities, standards, and service delivery.
• Support analytics services across Global Sourcing & Procurement, Workplace Services, Global Continuous Improvement, and broader GBS functions.
• Drive analytical support and insights that influence business decisions across more than USD $8B of non-merchandise spend.
• Build scalable analytics capabilities and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality analytics services.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Finance, Analytics, or related discipline preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, reporting, procurement analytics, or related analytical disciplines.
• 2+ years of experience leading or managing analytical teams.
• Experience supporting global stakeholders and working within cross-functional environments.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, mentoring, and talent development capabilities.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convert complex data into actionable business insights.
• Expertise in reporting, dashboard development, business intelligence, and data visualization.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Power Query, PowerPoint, and broader Microsoft 365 analytics capabilities.
• Solid understanding of financial analysis, supplier evaluation methodologies, and procurement processes.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a global, matrixed environment.
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement principles and process optimization methodologies.

Nice to have

• Experience with sourcing and procurement platforms such as Coupa, GEP, Oracle, or similar solutions.

Details

• Location: Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, Inorbit Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081, India.
• Job timings: 2:30 PM to 11:30 PM IST.
• The role directly manages Senior Data Analysts within the India Analytics COE.
• The role supports global stakeholders and works within a cross-functional environment.