Procurement Analyst

  • Ordnance Survey
  • Southampton, Hampshire
  • 09/01/2022
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Procurement Analyst to join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,577 - £28,600 per annum.

As the country starts to emerge from the pandemic, OS puts the safety & wellbeing of our employees first, and as such recognises that the way people work has evolved. We will be supporting our teams with the adoption of a hybrid approach to working, focusing on results rather than location. As such, whilst attendance at our state-of-the-art offices at Explorer House in Southampton will be required, we are encouraging our employees to work with their teams and line manager to find the solution that best suits the business and the individual.

Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.

We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Procurement Analyst:

  • Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
  • Competitive pension
  • At OS we adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances
  • 25 days annual leave - (30 days after five years) bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
  • Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits

About the Procurement Analyst role:

Joining a growing and exciting international business, youwill play a key role in ensuring we deliver costs savings, maximum value and a quality service across the organisation. As our Procurement Analyst, you will be a key player in supporting the Procurement Team to deliver on our strategic objectives to the Business through excellent KPI & market-based analysis. You will be responsible for the collection and analysis of data from various internal and external sources. You will use your experience to identify trends and opportunities, presenting your results in a clear manner and selecting the appropriate visualisation tool.

You will be responsible for liaising with team colleagues to understand specific issues, proposing possible solutions supported by accurate data analysis.

What we're looking for in our Procurement Analyst:

  • Experience of analysis of large complex data sets from a variety of sources, presenting concise and relevant information, suitable to your audience, to enable informed decisions to be made
  • The ability to proactively identify areas of opportunities within Procurement spend and supplier performance
  • The ability to develop and maintain supplier performance metrics
  • The ability to manage Procurement MI reports
  • Excellent skills in all Microsoft Office applications and other reporting suites with the ability to produce dashboards
  • Experience of working in a procurement environment
  • A proven track record in engaging with and influencing a complex and diverse range of stakeholders
  • Skilled in the use of SAP/D365
  • The ability to be flexible in your approach to work allocated

As a country and globally, we're all experiencing challenging times right now, but Ordnance Survey (OS) continue to support the nation with our accurate geospatial data and services. As an organisation we are embarking on an ambitious growth strategy in location data, insight, and services.

Closing date: Sunday 9th January 2022

If you would like to be a part of this, click 'apply' now to be considered as our Procurement Analyst -we'd love to hear from you!