Procurement Analyst

**The Business**:

- A Global FMCG who have a strong presence across Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand with a c.£15bn turnover._

**Key Responsibilities**:

- A proactive approach to spend analysis and making recommendations/reporting to key members of the procurement team and stakeholders
- Change prices in SAP as per price change forms, running reports to check if price catalogue matches the price list on SAP as well as price query resolution
- New vendor set up/change - maintaining the vendor database
- Provide support when needed - e.g. resolving invoice queries, contacting suppliers to obtain credit notes
- New item set up/ data changes - Procurement data set up for new items (Price catalogue management, contracts set up)
- Issue reports and trackers for data management
- Continuous Improvement - leverage operational knowledge to recommend on opportunities for continuous improvement of the P2P process and leads their implementation

**Key Experience**:

- Strong analytical abilities - an expert in Excel, fast learner of IT systems
- Commercial experience, beneficial if its within the FMCG industry
- Someone who is action-orientated, with a focus on having a pragmatic approach to problem solving
- An excellent ability to communicate and present
- Able to build and influence relationships with stakeholders to a senior level
- Works well in a team
- Good understanding of procurement and apt negotiation skills
- Would work well in a dynamic, fast-paced environment