Sr Business Analyst – Indirect

Overview

Senior Business Analyst in the Procurement Analytics group for indirect sourcing within Ecolab's Global Supply Chain Analytics and Digital Solutions organization, based in Pune, India. The role drives data-led value across indirect spend categories and enables digital procurement and analytics capabilities.

What you'll do

• Drive data-led cost savings, value creation, and risk mitigation projects across global indirect spend categories (e.g., IT, marketing, logistics, CapEx, services), ensuring compliance with procurement policies and governance.
• Own and advance digital procurement and analytics platforms (e.g., spend analytics, sourcing tools, contract repositories, GEP Quantum), acting as product owner/business analyst.
• Deliver end-to-end Total Delivered Cost (TDC) analytics solutions including dashboards, KPIs, and self-service insights across spend, savings, supplier performance, contracts, and market trends.
• Translate ERP, sourcing platform and procurement data into actionable insights and executive-ready narratives to support faster, better decisions.
• Partner with global stakeholders as a trusted advisor, converting insights into clear procurement recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional improvements to procurement processes, taxonomy, and master data governance.
• Support senior leadership engagement, global forums, training, and change management for new digital and analytics capabilities.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Finance, or Analytics.
• 6+ years' experience in indirect procurement, sourcing, supply chain analytics, or procurement transformation.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, multi-geography teams and use data and analytics to drive sourcing and savings outcomes.
• Strong business acumen with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with BI and visualization tools (Power BI preferred; ThoughtSpot, Tableau good-to-have skills) and working knowledge of ERP and procurement platforms (e.g., spend analytics, sourcing tools).
• Ability to structure, analyze, and interpret large datasets related to spend, suppliers, and contracts to generate insights.
• Exposure to automation, data governance, or digital product ownership within procurement environments.
• Proven project and portfolio management skills, with ability to deliver multiple initiatives simultaneously (certification a plus).

Details

• Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India.