Lead Spend Analyst

UL Solutions • Northbrook, IL

1d • $97,700 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Spend Analyst is the hands-on engine behind data quality, automation, and insight generation for Sourcing & Real Estate. This role is responsible for assembling and maintaining the datasets that fuel budgeting, variance analysis, and accrual accuracy, while simultaneously leading the development of scalable analytics and automation solutions. You will act as a key partner to leadership, translating complex business needs into repeatable analytical frameworks that provide reliable, timely, and actionable visibility into spend and category performance.

Requirements

• Data quality management
• Automation development
• Insight generation
• Dataset assembly and maintenance
• Budgeting support
• Variance analysis support
• Accrual accuracy support
• Scalable analytics development
• Analytical framework development
• Spend and category performance analysis

Responsibilities

• Assembling and maintaining datasets that fuel budgeting, variance analysis, and accrual accuracy.
• Leading the development of scalable analytics and automation solutions.
• Acting as a key partner to leadership, translating complex business needs into repeatable analytical frameworks.
• Providing reliable, timely, and actionable visibility into spend and category performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed