Business Analyst

Key Responsibilities :

• Establish and optimize procurement processes aligned with client objectives and industry best practices.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of Source-to-Pay solutions across Source-to-Contract and Procure-to-Pay modules.
• Translate client procurement and sourcing challenges into scalable technical solutions.
• Understand client business goals, challenges, and procurement maturity to tailor fit-for-purpose solutions. Participate in solution design workshops to understand client business needs and recommend best-fit configurations within the product framework.
• Own the techno-functional delivery, ensuring milestones, P&L, profitability, and margin delivery.
• Develop comprehensive project charters including scope, timelines, work breakdown structure (WBS), stakeholder communication plans, and risk registers.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders such as CPOs, Procurement, Technology & Business Heads.
• Act as the bridge between business users and technical teams to ensure functional alignment and successful delivery.
• Guide configuration, integration, testing, and user training phases of the project lifecycle.
• Leverage data, automation, and analytics to enable client procurement transformation.
• Drive project governance, change management, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Regularly with client stakeholders through SteerCos and working groups, ensuring clear visibility and alignment across all levels.
• Manage and mentor a team of consultants to deliver high-impact solutions and meet SLAs and Skills and Competencies :
• Strong domain expertise in Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
• Hands-on experience in Tech Implementations (e.g., SAP, Ariba Oracle, Coupa, Ivalua, Zycus, SMART, etc.,)
• Excellent client-facing skills with the ability to interact at senior levels (CPO / Director level).
• Strong problem-solving mindset; ability to think out-of-the-box and craft strategic solutions.
• Experience in managing large teams and mentoring junior resources.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Persistent, detail-oriented, and capable of managing ambiguity.
• High analytical aptitude with ability to link business outcomes to technical execution.
• Willingness to travel as per project requirements.

(ref : hirist.tech)