Enablement & Operations Analyst

Blue Diamond Growers•Sacramento, CA

1d•$67,800 - $88,200•Hybrid

About The Position

The Procurement Enablement & Operations Analyst leads procurement enablement and operational procurement across the source-to-pay process. Procurement enablement includes the policies, systems, data, KPIs, and training that help the business purchase correctly. Operational procurement covers day-to-day vendor onboarding, purchase requisition-to-purchase order conversion, outline agreements, and compliance reporting. The role applies business and system knowledge to understand how procurement decisions affect cost, cash, supply continuity, and financial controls, and how those processes operate in SAP S/4HANA and Ariba. The analyst establishes procurement KPIs, measures and enforces compliance, and drives corrective actions with Buyers, requisitioners, suppliers, Accounts Payable, Finance, IT, and Operations. The role serves as a resource for procurement processes and systems. The position works in an office environment with a hybrid model of three days in the office, based on business needs, and includes time in distribution, warehouse, and production areas. It involves frequent interaction with suppliers, carriers, third-party logistics providers, and cross-functional business partners.

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; manufacturing, CPG, food/agriculture, or operations experience is preferred.
At least 3 years of hands-on SAP purchasing experience, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, outline agreements, info records, source lists, and vendor master data.
Experience setting up and reporting procurement KPIs and driving corrective actions to closure.
Experience owning 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, and 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 into processes, system workflows, and release strategies in SAP and Ariba.
Design and maintain buying channels, including catalogs, SAP contracts, scheduling agreements, and spot buys.
Write and maintain procurement procedures, work instructions, desk guides, and training; onboard and train requisitioners, buyers, and approvers.
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 with IT, Accounts Payable, 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 policy exceptions, escalate repeat non-compliance, and work with managers to close gaps.
Own vendor onboarding in SAP/Ariba SLP, from request and due diligence through approval and activation, ensuring tax and certification documents are complete.
Set and enforce supplier master data standards; lead vendor master cleanup, blocking, and de-duplication with Accounts Payable and Finance.
Manage the purchase requisition-to-purchase order pipeline by monitoring open requisitions, converting requisitions to purchase orders, and reducing cycle time and manual touches.
Maintain source lists, purchasing info records, and pricing conditions so requisitions route appropriately.
Create, maintain, and monitor outline agreements; track consumption, expirations, and price changes and alert Buyers before renewals.
Maintain supplier records, contracts, and vendor information.
Coordinate vendor 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.
Understand connections between procurement and planning/MRP, receiving, inventory, Accounts Payable, and Finance, and how changes affect those functions.
Use SAP data structures, standard reports, and transactions to diagnose issues, reconcile data, and propose fixes.
Evaluate cost, risk, cash-flow, control, and user-experience trade-offs when recommending process or system changes; build business cases where needed.
Champion disciplined procurement execution and governance across plants, projects, and business functions.