Enablement & Operations Analyst

Blue Diamond Growers•Sacramento, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Procurement Enablement & Operations Analyst leads procurement enablement and operational procurement. Procurement enablement includes the policies, systems, data, KPIs, and training that help the business buy correctly. Operational procurement covers day-to-day vendor onboarding, purchase requisition (PR) to purchase order (PO) conversion, outline agreements, and compliance reporting. The role requires strong business and system acumen, including understanding how procurement decisions affect cost, cash, supply continuity, and financial controls, and how procurement processes are built in SAP S/4HANA and Ariba. The analyst establishes a procurement KPI framework, measures and enforces compliance, and drives corrective actions in partnership with Buyers, requisitioners, suppliers, Accounts Payable, Finance, IT, and Operations. The role is a go-to resource for procurement processes and systems, and champions disciplined procurement execution and governance across plants, projects, and business functions. The work follows a hybrid model with three days in the office based on business needs, as well as time in distribution, warehouse, and production areas. The environment includes exposure to dust, moisture, noise, and hot or cold temperatures, with frequent interaction with suppliers, carriers, 3PL providers, and cross-functional business partners. Physical demands include prolonged sitting, walking through warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and multiple buildings, and occasional bending and lifting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 5 years of experience in procurement operations, purchasing, sourcing, or source-to-pay.
At least 3 years of hands-on SAP purchasing experience, including PRs, POs, outline agreements, info records, source lists, and vendor master data.
Proven experience establishing and reporting procurement KPIs and driving corrective actions to closure.
Demonstrated ownership of vendor onboarding, procurement policy compliance, or procurement enablement, such as training, process design, or system rollout.
Strong business and system acumen across the end-to-end procure-to-pay process.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data modeling, plus strong analytical, root-cause, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to enforce policy and hold stakeholders accountable while maintaining strong working relationships.
High data accuracy, attention to detail, and understanding of internal controls.
Ability to train stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing, CPG, food/agriculture, or operations.

Responsibilities

Translate procurement policies and approval rules, including delegation of authority and contract requirements, into clear processes, system workflows, and release strategies in SAP and Ariba.
Design and maintain buying channels, including catalogs, SAP contracts, scheduling agreements, and spot buys, to guide requisitioners to appropriate suppliers, prices, and approval paths.
Write and maintain procurement procedures, work instructions, desk guides, and training materials; onboard and train requisitioners, buyers, and approvers on policies and system use.
Act as a procurement key user for SAP and Ariba by addressing issues, defining business requirements, testing changes through UAT, and supporting releases and go-lives with IT.
Identify and deliver simplification and automation opportunities, such as touchless POs, approval routing, catalogs, workflows, and self-service reporting, in partnership with IT, AP, and Finance.
Define rules to address tail spend and reduce supplier onboarding.
Establish the procurement KPI framework, including metrics, calculation rules, data sources, targets, owners, and reporting cadence; lead root-cause analysis on KPI misses.
Monitor procurement exceptions, escalate repeat non-compliance, and work with managers to close gaps.
Own the SAP/Ariba (SLP) vendor onboarding workflow from request and due diligence through approval and activation, ensuring complete tax and certification documents.
Set and enforce supplier master data standards, including purchasing organization, payment terms, Incoterms, and partner functions; lead vendor master cleanup, blocking, and de-duplication with AP and Finance.
Manage the PR-to-PO pipeline by monitoring open requisitions, converting PRs to POs, and reducing cycle time and manual touches.
Maintain source lists, purchasing info records, and pricing conditions so requisitions route to the appropriate Buyer, approver, and agreement.
Create, maintain, and monitor outline agreements, including value and quantity contracts and scheduling agreements; track consumption, expirations, and price changes and alert Buyers ahead of renewals.
Maintain supplier records, contracts, and vendor information; coordinate supplier communications and follow-up actions.
Report on procurement compliance, including approval-policy adherence, contract coverage, vendor master changes, and segregation-of-duties conflicts.
Support internal and external audits and reporting requirements.
Apply understanding of procurement links to planning/MRP, receiving, inventory, AP, and Finance, and assess how changes in one area affect others.
Use SAP data structures, standard reports, and transactions to diagnose issues, reconcile data, and propose fixes.
Weigh cost, risk, cash flow, control, and user-experience trade-offs when recommending process or system changes, and build business cases where needed.
Champion disciplined procurement execution and governance across plants, projects, and business functions.