Faraz Ahmad
@farazahmad5
Senior Business Analyst specializing in procurement analytics, driving savings and process efficiency.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Business Analyst with 8+ years of experience transforming procurement and strategic sourcing through data-driven decision-making. I have led initiatives that unlocked $250K+ in savings and achieved 30–50% process efficiency gains by redesigning KPI frameworks, P2P workflows, and building hands-on expertise in Power BI, SAP MM, Salesforce, and Oracle NetSuite.
I deliver measurable impact through executive dashboards, ETL and data modeling, and procurement process re-engineering across large vendor portfolios and ERPs. I partner with finance, legal, and operations to improve vendor governance, reduce errors, and accelerate procurement cycles while applying generative AI and analytics to surface anomalies and drive faster decisions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Business Analyst
Conga Corporation
Feb 2024 - Present (2 years)
Developed Power BI spend-analysis dashboards and applied generative AI for anomaly detection, driving 30% efficiency gains; led Salesforce and NetSuite PO lifecycle improvements that accelerated procurement cycles by 30% and reduced processing errors by 25%.
Procurement Analyst
Dew Software
Jul 2023 - Feb 2024 (7 months)
Executed monthly Power BI supplier insights and engineered ETL processes using NetSuite and Power Query, enabling $250K in uncovered savings and 20% order consolidation while boosting operational visibility by 25%.
Procurement Consultant
Siemens
Dec 2022 - Jul 2023 (7 months)
Implemented procurement process re-engineering across sourcing and RFx, shortening sourcing cycles by 30%, cutting delivery times by 40% for multiple supplier locations, and improving transactional accuracy to 98.5%.
Accounts Assistant
Naalsons Engineers India
Mar 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 9 months)
Managed AR/AP in TallyERP processing 100+ monthly transactions, reduced receivables past 60 days to under 5% and improved billing accuracy by 18% through an automated Excel tracking system.
Data Analyst
Cartronics Technologies
Jun 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 6 months)
Built data cleaning and transformation workflows in Excel that improved processing speed by 50% and delivered statistical analyses that contributed to a 25% increase in the sales pipeline.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science, Data Science
Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science with coursework in data analysis and related tools to support data-driven decision-making.
La Trobe University
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management, Business Management
Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management focusing on core business and management principles.
Bharati Vidyapeeth University
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration
Completed a Bachelor of Business Administration with foundational studies in business and administration.
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