Procurement Category Analyst
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Job Summary
Why is this job for you:
As a Procurement Category Analyst you will play a central role in supporting the development of 3year Category Strategies by delivering highquality commercial analytics insights and recommendations across our Energy & Indirects or Manufacturing categories.
You will be part of the Procurement Analytics team providing essential analytical support business intelligence reporting and technical insight to Procurement Category teams. Your work will contribute to informed decisionmaking improved commercial outcomes and the identification of opportunities that create tangible value for the business.
You will:
Leverage relationships with stakeholders suppliers and industry bodies / peer organizations for deeper insights into needs and capabilities
Deliver research and insights to support category strategy development and sourcing strategies
Collate external benchmarking insights from peer companies / industry bodies and translate into actionable insights to shape best practice strategies across categories in scope
Generate analyse and draw quality insights from large complex data sets from multiple internal and external procurement and business sources to build and evolve analytics capabilities that allow regular review and improvement of strategies
Identify align and extract the market intelligence required to help drive the business forward
Collaborate with the Procurement Services Hub team to develop test and deploy Category KPI dashboards
Monitor data accuracy and drive improvement in the completeness and accuracy of data
Support implementation of data collection processes data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
Monitor user feedback and satisfaction with quality of KPI insights / dashboards
Support improvements in forensic spend analytics for categories in scope identifying areas of non-controlled spend where procurement can drive greater value
Partner with technology and finance to ensure we leverage the procurement technologies we already have to enhance effectiveness and improve outcomes
Consistently use spend data and spend analytics and reporting e.g. PSA
Consistently use Procurement reporting platforms e.g. Power BI
Consistently use third-party data sources to create quality insights e.g. Hackett and ProcurementIQ
Build partnerships and maintains strong relationships with the ability to listen interpret influence negotiate inspire and challenge
Communicate insights and findings from analysis and test and learn opportunities to optimise business processes
Identify and share improved ways of working to increase output and process simplification
You have:
Bachelors Degree Preferred
2 years of experience in a Procurement or Business Analytics field
Expertise in end to end Procurement and Category Management or related Business Consulting Services (ideally has previously been in Procurement Specialist or Category Management roles or consulting before working in functional excellence roles)
Experience in the usage of Procurement platforms and optimisation tools
Graduate or equivalent qualification and member of professional body e.g. CIPS
Project Management Continuous Improvement (e.g. Lean 6 Sigma) Change Management Procurement / Purchasing background ideal
Fluency in English
Ability to speak another European language would be an advantage
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- HR Sourcing
- Lean
- Pivot tables
- SAP
- Asset Management
- Supply Chain Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Management
- Contracts
About Company
DS Smith is an international packaging company, offering sustainable, plastic-free packaging, integrated recycling services, and sustainable paper products.
