Technical Sourcing Business Analyst (Coupa)

Role: Technical Sourcing Business Analyst (Coupa) Contract Length: TBD Start: Mid-January Location: Hybrid (Stillwater MN) Rate: $53-$66/hour W2, dependent on skills and qualifications About the Role We are seeking an experienced Technical Sourcing Business Analyst (Coupa) to join our Procurement & Sourcing Technology team. You will serve as the functional–technical bridge for Coupa-driven sourcing and procure-to-pay solutions, owning end-to-end design, configuration, integrations, data quality, and testing. The ideal candidate combines deep procurement/sourcing domain knowledge with practical Coupa administration and integration experience (APIs, cXML, SFTP), ensuring scalable, compliant, and user-friendly solutions across suppliers, categories, and business units. Key Responsibilities Solution Design & Configuration (Coupa) • Lead functional and technical solution design for Coupa Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Management (SIM/CSP), and Contracts/CLM as applicable. • Perform hands-on configuration (business rules, approval chains, commodity codes, sourcing templates, event types, RFx questionnaires, scoring models, user roles/permissions, custom fields, forms). • Optimize catalogs, price lists, and contract compliance; drive policy automation (commodity-based routing, tolerance thresholds, 3-way match, exception handling). Integrations & Data (ERP / Third-Party) • Define and manage integrations between Coupa and ERP (e.g., SAP/Oracle/D365/NetSuite), HRIS, finance, risk/compliance, and supplier data sources. • Design interface specifications (REST APIs, cXML for POs/invoices, SFTP file drops, OCI/punchout, JSON/XML payloads); own mapping, transformations, and error-handling strategies. • Coordinate with integration engineers on authentication (OAuth, SSO/SAML), middleware patterns, and data orchestration; maintain interface catalogs and sequence diagrams. • Lead data quality and migration activities (supplier master, commodities, contracts, catalogs, UOMs, GLs, cost centers); define validation rules and reconciliation checks. Testing, Release, and Operability • Create test strategies and scripts for unit, system, integration, and UAT; manage defect triage and traceability from requirements to test evidence. • Establish non-functional guardrails (performance, scalability, reliability) and regression packs for ongoing releases; coordinate sandbox-to-prod release management. • Implement monitoring & controls (error queues, failed transactions, supplier onboarding workflows, audit logs); draft runbooks and support playbooks. Reporting & Analytics • Define and validate reporting requirements for sourcing events, savings realization, supplier performance, compliance, and spend analytics. • Partner with data teams to build dashboards (e.g., Power BI/Tableau) and KPIs (cycle time, adoption, event throughput, contract coverage, exception rates). Stakeholder Engagement & Governance • Partner closely with sourcing leaders, category managers, finance, and IT to align technical delivery with sourcing strategies and compliance. • Drive fit–gap analyses, backlog grooming, and Agile ceremonies; own stories/acceptance criteria; facilitate design decisions and change management. • Mentor peers on Coupa configuration, integration patterns, and BA best practices; contribute to standards, templates, and reusable assets. Qualifications Education Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or equivalent experience. Experience • 5+ years as a Business Analyst in sourcing/procurement or finance technology. • 2+ years hands-on with Coupa (configuration + integrations); experience across Sourcing/Procurement/SIM/CLM preferred. • Demonstrated expertise in integration concepts: REST APIs, cXML (PO/Invoice), OCI/punchout, SFTP, JSON/XML, authentication (OAuth, SSO/SAML). • Proven delivery of requirements, process modeling (BPMN), data mapping, and end-to-end testing for enterprise systems. Skills • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication; ability to lead technical workstreams and decision forums. • Practical experience with data analysis (SQL basics), and building reporting requirements for analytics tools (Power BI/Tableau). • Familiarity with Agile/hybrid methodologies, backlog management, story writing, and acceptance criteria. • Process design skills for Source-to-Pay (S2P): RFx/RFQ/RFP, events, scoring, negotiations, award, contracting, catalogs, requisitions, POs, invoicing, and supplier onboarding. Preferred • Coupa certifications (e.g., Platform, Sourcing, Procure-to-Pay, CLM). • Experience integrating with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite). • Knowledge of supplier risk/compliance, diversity reporting, and spend classification. • Exposure to middleware (MuleSoft, Boomi, SAP PO/CI) and release/change management. Why Join Us • Own technical design and delivery of enterprise-grade Coupa solutions that materially impact sourcing performance and compliance. • Collaborate with high-performing sourcing, finance, and IT teams in a dynamic environment. • Opportunity to standardize patterns, mentor peers, and influence S2P technology strategy.