Senior Manager Spend Intelligence & Sourcing Analytics

Decision Logic & Data Strategy + Define the critical data fields, taxonomies, categories, and structures that reveal insights (suppliers, categories, POs, contracts, cost centers, space links). + Determine systemu2011ofu2011record vs. systemu2011ofu2011insight placement and close data gaps with Finance, Accounting, and IT. + Design how spend and space data should be organized so leaders can quickly see what matters, without noise. Budgeting, Forecasting & Variance Storytelling + Lead the annual budgeting process for Sourcing and Real Estate, creating budgets grounded in real drivers and transparent assumptions. + Own inu2011year forecast updates and ensure leaders clearly understand impacts, risks, and options. + Deliver crisp, executiveu2011ready variance narratives with root causes, actions, and accountability u2014 not just numbers. Insight Generation & Question Framing + Ask the right questions, determine which analyses matter, and translate insights into operational actions or cost reductions. + Identify patterns, drivers, anomalies, and opportunities before others see them. + Reject u201cgiant tables with no storyu201d u2014 instead structure, categorize, and distill data into clear takeaways. AIu2011Enabled Analytics & Scaled Insight + Deploy AI/ML use cases such as classification, anomaly detection, forecasting support, and pattern recognition to amplify team capacity. + Build lightweight, highu2011value AI tools that surface signals automatically and reduce manual work. Partnerships with Finance, Accounting & the Business + Cou2011create spend visibility solutions with key partners; align on definitions, guardrails, and business rules. + Collaborate with leaders in Sourcing, Real Estate, Facilities, and Finance to shape decisions and elevate data literacy. + Provide proactive guidance on spend tradeoffs, risks, mitigations, and strategic options. + Manages the performance of direct reports by developing accountabilities, establishing performance objectives, providing career counseling, feedback and guidance and ensuring that all policies are understood and adhered to. + Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct, and follow all physical and digital security practices + Performs other duties as directed. + University Degree (Equivalent to Bacheloru2019s degree) in finance or a related disciplines plus generally 6u201310 years in spend/procurement analytics, FP&A with operational exposure, consulting, or similar fields u2014 ideally with practical experience in entrepreneurship, sourcing, real estate, or finance. + Strong command of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, accruals, and the story behind the numbers. + Deep understanding of procurement, contract, GL, and/or real estate data structures and how to categorize them. + Demonstrated use of AI or advanced analytics to scale insights and reduce manual effort. + Comfortable partnering with BI teams to shape dashboards u2014 without personally building them. + Excellent communicator with experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading analysts. What youu2019ll experience working for ULS UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and weu2019re still leading the way. From day one, weu2019ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science. Thatu2019s where you come in u2014 because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe. This is more than a job. Itu2019s a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today u2014 and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, youu2019ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world. Everyone here is unique. But weu2019re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change. Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future u2014 one where everyone benefits. Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $133,000 to $178,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours). #LI-SM3 #LI-Hybrid UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that: Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

Created: 2026-04-04