Data Analyst - Sourcing and Procurement

About the Role:
Okta’s Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) team is evolving to deliver greater efficiency, data-driven decision-making, and strategic value. We are seeking a Sourcing Excellence Data Analyst to support sourcing operations through strong data analytics, process optimization, and policy enablement. This role will play a key part in helping the SS&P function scale with Okta’s continued growth by enhancing consistency, visibility, and performance across procurement. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, proactively identifies problems, and brings forward practical, data-driven solutions.

Please note: You will be required to work US hours.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze procurement & sourcing data to generate actionable insights that inform category strategies, supplier performance, and sourcing opportunities.
• Gathering data from primary or secondary sources (e.g., databases, surveys etc.) and cleaning and organizing raw data to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Write SQL queries to extract data from relational databases.
• Build both ad hoc and repeatable reports and visualizations for executives and users using Excel and tools like Power BI, Tableau and other application reporting tools.
• Ensure reports and dashboards enable data interpretation in a business context.
• Ensure accuracy and quality of the data sets and reports
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track savings, cycle times, compliance, and project pipeline health.
• Work with multiple internal and external team members to understand their data needs, translating business requirements into data analysis tasks 
• Maintain and support sourcing systems such as Workday, ensuring data accuracy, user access, and workflow consistency.
• Regularly update datasets in Snowflake and proactively identify data discrepancies or errors.
• Troubleshoot data integrity issues and propose solutions to improve dataset accuracy and reliability.
• Support savings methodology tracking, project intake data cleansing, and alignment to financial planning and budgeting cycles.
• Support improvements in sourcing processes and policies to increase operational efficiency and scalability.
• Partner with category managers and sourcing managers to enhance visibility into performance metrics and process bottlenecks.
• Develop and maintain tools, templates, and standard operating procedures to standardize sourcing execution and improve team effectiveness.
• Assist with contract and supplier data management, including maintaining a centralized contract repository and ensuring supplier master data integrity.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, IT, and Business Units to ensure procurement processes and governance structures align with enterprise objectives and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying gaps or inefficiencies and proposing scalable, pragmatic enhancements.
• Take ownership of initiatives and drive them forward independently while collaborating across functions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Analytics, or a related field.
• You must have at least 2 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, data analytics, or operations.
• Understanding of P2P datasets, sourcing processes, procurement KPIs, and supplier management.
• Strong analytical and data management skills; proficient in Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Experience with procurement or sourcing tools (e.g., Workday, Coupa, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, and solve problems creatively.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; able to convey complex data clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Why Join Us:
This is an exciting opportunity to help build and scale Okta’s Sourcing Excellence. You’ll directly influence how sourcing processes evolve, support high-impact transformation efforts, and contribute to a best-in-class procurement function that enables strategic growth.

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