Senior Procurement Data Analyst

Job Description

Job title: Senior Procurement Data Analyst

Location: Samlesbury, We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683 – £ 52,426 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Source and analyse historic procurement data in order to identify opportunities for future cost savings and potential risks to new and recurring procurement contracts, supporting the Procurement Value teams.
• Collate, analyse and report procurement data to support strategic procurement leadership decisions.
• Drive high quality opportunity generation within Procurement, through collaboration across the wider business/other functions.
• Exhibit a cost-conscious, action-orientated mind set supporting the Procurement Value and Performance teams to anticipate and avoid cost hazards, as well as deliver cost benefit opportunities.
• Undertake additional ad-hoc tasks allocated by management.
• Develop evidence-based, cost-reducing business cases to support procurement savings

Your skills and experiences:

• The ability to compile data, analyse and propose recommendations through reports and presentations
• A working understanding of tool sets and IT such as ERP systems, Microsoft Office programs particularly in Excel
• The ability to work dynamically and respond to rapidly changing business demands, in order to support strategic procurement decisions
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, fostering close & trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• You will have, or be working towards CIPS OR have a similar professional qualification OR hold a degree in a STEM or a business related subject (e.g. Economics, Business, Finance)
• Previous experience within a Procurement/Supply Chain-based role

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Cost Analyst Team

This is an exciting and dynamic role that will require you to collate, analyse and report procurement data to support strategic procurement leadership decisions and build successful business cases. You will be regularly liaising with multiple internal and external stakeholders whilst gaining exposure to the wider business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 5th August 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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