Data Analyst, Procurement

Job Description

BridgeNet Solutions, a member of the PSA Group, has provided sourcing, analytics, and technology solutions to help customers achieve their strategic objectives since 2001. BridgeNet's customer base spans Fortune 500 and Global 2000, and with annual logistics spend under management of over $5.4 billion, is well positioned to support its customers' complex global supply chains.

Role Summary:

The Data Analyst, Procurement & Supply Chain is a hands-on individual contributor supporting BridgeNet’s managed 4PL and procurement service offering through the collection, cleansing, transformation, and analysis of large supply chain and procurement datasets. Working under the direction of Senior Data Analysts and Senior Business Analysts, this role produces the operational reporting, dashboards, and sourcing-event analytics that enable data-driven decisions for Fortune 500 clients. The Data Analyst applies the standards, best practices, and reusable analytical models defined by the Principal Data Analyst and senior team members, contributing to the consistent, scalable delivery of insights across regional Control Tower teams and Procurement managers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect, cleanse, transform, and normalize large procurement, freight, and supply chain datasets from multiple client and carrier sources to prepare them for analysis and reporting.
• Support the Sourcing Team and 4PL Control Tower on transportation RFPs — preparing, validating, and analyzing bid data, and configuring events in e-sourcing platforms such as Keelvar, Jaggaer, or Coupa.
• Conduct data validation, quality checks, and reconciliation activities across freight, spend, and shipment datasets to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency of client-facing outputs.
• Perform recurring data analysis reviews with Senior Analysts and Business Analysts to identify performance trends, exceptions, and opportunities for operational improvement across the managed service portfolio.
• Provide technical support to business teams for big data exploration, ad hoc analysis, and self-service reporting questions, translating business needs into analytical outputs.
• Apply enterprise analytical standards, best practices, and reusable models developed by the Principal Data Analyst and senior team members, contributing feedback to improve them over time.
• Leverage and help create efficient ETL scripts and Python-based data pipelines to generate reusable consumption layers that support self-service reporting and recurring client deliverables.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and BI reports (Power BI, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, or equivalent) for both internal Control Tower teams and external client stakeholders, following BridgeNet analytical standards.
• Collaborate across regional 4PL or Project teams and time zones to support global clients, contributing to standardized processes and workflows within and across BridgeNet regions. (APAC, EMEA, NAM)

Job Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Supply Chain, Business, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

2–5 years of combined experience in data analytics and logistics, supply chain, or procurement operations, including hands-on work with large datasets and analytical reporting.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (Power Query, Power BI, macros), and experience applying statistical analysis.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or ThoughtSpot.
• Familiarity with supply chain and freight data elements and terminology (e.g., HBL, MBL, shipment, container, lane, mode) and an understanding of the distinction between 3PL and 4PL / Managed Services / Procurement services.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and proven ability to improve data quality and consistency across large datasets from multiple sources.
• Strong problem-solving, task prioritization, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across regional teams and time zones and support client-facing deliverables.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with procurement / e-sourcing software (e.g., Keelvar, Jaggaer, Coupa), including the ability to navigate and configure sourcing events.
• SQL skills and experience employing them for report creation and analysis.
• Experience with Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses; exposure to TMS platforms (Xonar or equivalent).
• Prior experience supporting Fortune 500 clients in a 4PL, Control Tower, or managed procurement / logistics services environment.

TIME ZONE REQUIREMENTS: Meetings and conference calls may be required outside of normal business hours to allow for global participation.

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Potentially — up to 10%

Physical Capabilities

This position is considered sedentary. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and arms, and communicate verbally and in writing. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.