Interim Procurement & Supply Chain Analyst

Interim Procurement & Supply Analyst x2 (12 Month Contract)
Birmingham, West Midlands
£26,000 – £35,100 per year

I am looking to recruit for two Procurement & Supply Analysts for our industry leading client. The purpose of this role is to support the Business Partner, the Commercial team and the Project Lead by carrying out data cleansing, data verification, and analysis. From this, Requests for Tender (RFQ) will be produced, responses managed and possible savings calculated. Compliance after implementation will need to be monitored in some though not necessarily all cases.

Key Responsibilities

Detailed and thorough analysis of all transport spend, identifying opportunities through forensic analysis and evaluation of complex data sets
Efficiently analyse large bodies of data, cross-reference data in line with client business goals and initiatives.
An understanding and experience of the supply chain process, best practice methodologies and tendering process
Consistent analysis of available data i.e. spends by unit, supplier, product or category, operational KPIs
Supporting the team to successfully create and manage RFQs and produce recommendations to the business
Carry out reconciliation activity on solutions to ensure compliance to savings recommendations
Provide useful and timely reports of all category/supplier analysis as required by respective Category Managers
Provide additional analytical support as required

Essential Skills

Ideally, a minimum of 2 years’ experience in procurement and/or supply chain analysis
Exposure to Transporean will be an advantage
Passport valid for term of employment, without restrictions
Advanced MS Excel essential
Access Database skills an advantage

Candidate Profile

Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong analytical and problem resolution using established methodologies
Excellent numeracy skills
Naturally adopts an analytical and challenging approach
Reliable, flexible and able to demonstrate initiative when working with minimal supervision
Trustworthy and discrete in dealing with highly confidential material
Strong attention to detail
Be able to work to deadlines
Drive and self-motivation – “can do” attitude.
Able to quickly assimilate new information

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