Data Analyst
Ecolab is seeking a Analyst – Procurement Systems & Analytics to join the Analytics & Digital Solutions (ADS) team within Ecolab Digital, supporting Global Supply Chain and Procurement.
This role sits at the intersection of procurement, data analytics, and systems, driving transformation across spend visibility, data governance, and reporting enablement. The ideal candidate will combine strong procurement domain expertise, data analytics capability, and systems understanding (SAP/GEP/BI tools) to deliver scalable insights and process improvements that support global sourcing strategies.
What You'll Do
As a member of the Procurement Analytics team, you will drive data standardisation, vendor mapping, and reporting consistency across global systems. Enable data-driven decision-making through scalable dashboards, analytics solutions, and process improvements. Partner closely with Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, and Digital/Product teams to ensure alignment, data integrity, and business impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Procurement Data & Category Governance
- Standardise and classify vendors and spend categories to support global category & Spend management
- Ensure consistency across systems (SAP, GEP, data lake) for master and transactional data
- Support ongoing data quality, validation, and governance initiatives
- Systems & Reporting Enablement
- Work with data engineering and product teams to define data requirements, mappings, and transformations
- Enable scalable reporting by improving data pipelines, data models, and reporting frameworks
- Identify opportunities for automation and reduction of manual reporting effort
- Stakeholder & Cross-functional Collaboration
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, Operations, and Digital teams to ensure data alignment and business relevance
- Present insights and recommendations through clear, executive-ready visualisations and storytelling
- Influence decision-making by providing data-backed recommendations
- Process Improvement
- Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, data standards, and analytics frameworks
- Identify and implement opportunities for standardisation, efficiency, and scalability
What You'll Need
Experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years in a data analytics role, with a focus on procurement and spend analysis.
- Proven track record of handling large, complex procurement datasets across direct and indirect categories.
- Experience in vendor mapping, classification, and performance evaluation to support global category management.
Domain Knowledge
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, sourcing strategies, and spend categories.
- Familiarity with supplier performance metrics, compliance frameworks, and global procurement standards.
- Ability to translate procurement data into actionable insights for category managers and leadership.
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in reporting and visualization tools; advanced knowledge of Power BI is a strong advantage.
- Skilled in data cleaning, transformation, and building dashboards that highlight spend trends, vendor risks, and savings opportunities.
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail, capable of identifying anomalies and opportunities in procurement data
Communication & Collaboration
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex procurement insights clearly to stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management experience, collaborating with Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain teams.
- Ability to influence decision-making by delivering data-driven recommendations in a clear and compelling manner.
Problem-Solving & Mindset
- Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving abilities, capable of addressing procurement challenges through data.
- Detail-oriented approach with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement in reporting processes.
- Proactive in identifying opportunities for process optimization and standardization across global procurement categories
Education: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or Engineering is preferred.
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience working in applications within supply chain domain.
- Proven ability to manage and deliver multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Experience creating, implementing, and continuously improving processes.
- Familiarity with data science areas like time series analysis, forecasting, classification, and regression analysis.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years in data analytics with focus on procurement and spend analysis
- Experience handling large, complex procurement datasets across direct and indirect categories
- Vendor mapping, classification, and performance evaluation experience
- Proficiency in reporting and visualization tools and building dashboards
- Skilled in data cleaning, transformation, and improving data pipelines/data models
- Strong procurement domain knowledge (processes, sourcing strategies, spend categories)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to present executive-ready visualizations
- Advanced knowledge of Power BI
- Experience with ERP/systems (SAP, GEP) and data lake environments
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering
- Familiarity with data science techniques (time series, forecasting, classification, regression)
Ecolab Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ecolab and has not been reviewed or approved by Ecolab.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the company provides strong retirement programs, including a 401(k) with employer matching and a pension, alongside options like an employee stock purchase plan. Offerings such as retiree healthcare benefits and diverse investment choices reinforce long-term financial support.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical coverage is broad, with HSA plan options and company contributions, prescription benefits, dental and vision, and virtual care and mental health support. Company-paid wellness programs and income protection (short- and long-term disability, life and accident) further strengthen core coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-focused programs include fertility support, adoption assistance, and paid parental leave, complemented by counseling and resource services. These offerings are positioned as supportive of employee well-being across different life stages.
Ecolab Insights
What We Do
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $12 billion and more than 44,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com, or follow us on twitter.com/ecolab, facebook.com/ecolab or instagram.com/ecolab_inc.
