Job summary

Procurement Category Analyst is required by a leading services business. Applicants need a strong analytical skillset and have previously managed procurement data. Experience in a procurement role would also be useful

Key skills required for this role

Procurement, Procurement Data, Procurement Analyst, Indirect Procurement

Important

Procurement, Procurement Data, Procurement Analyst, Indirect Procurement

Job description

Procurement Category Analyst is required by a leading services business. Applicants need a strong analytical skillset and have previously managed procurement data. Experience in a procurement role; Buying, Sourcing, Category Management, Supplier Management

The Procurement Category Analyst will be responsible for owning procurement department data - analysing, managing and presenting to help drive strategy development. The role will also contain operational elements, supporting colleagues with "normal" procurement tasks; tendering/supporting, category management and supplier/contract management etc. The suppliers and categories in-scope will be typically indirect areas of spend; IT, FM, corporate/business services etc.

Procurement Category Analysts should meet the following criteria:

• Analyse, manipulate, present and draw insight from procurement data predominately using MS Excel
• Provide support to the broader procurement team across; sourcing/tendering, category management, supplier management and contract management
• Stakeholder engagement - IT, HR, Marketing, Facilities etc. communicating your work/findings
• Work with Procurement leadership team on specific projects - sustainability, governance, process improvement
• Develop and own procurement departments; trackers, KPIs, reporting, metrics etc

Procurement Category Analyst applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Strong data analysis skills, previous experience as a Procurement Analyst or working with procurement data
• Experience in a procurement role; Buying, Category Management, Supplier Management, Contract Management
• Intermediate-to-advanced MS Excel skills and competency with other MS software packages
• An appreciation of services, particularly indirect services and how these are procured and managed
• Excellent communicator, flexible, confident and happy with hybrid working