Cost Analyst

Company Overview

At Fora, we're fueled by a desire to enhance the way people work. We're here for the progressives, the forward thinkers, the status quo-challengers, the creators and the innovators. With signature hospitality, a likeminded community of members and a re-energising wellness experience, Fora takes the grind out of daily work-life, so members can focus on what's important - working productively, healthily and happily.

Our journey began over 20 years ago, when we opened our first location on London's City Road. Since then, our collection has grown to over 60 distinctive workspaces across London, the UK and Germany, totaling 3.2 million sq ft of real estate.  Over the last two decades we have welcomed approximately 300,000 members through our doors, with over 30,000 members today, and boast market-leading retention rates.

As a trusted workspace provider for teams of all sizes, from established brands to new ventures, our uniquely designed, flexible office spaces come with a range of exceptional on-site amenities and a dedicated Member Experience team to take care of all the day-to-day details. Ocado, The British Fashion Council and Pangaia are just some of the businesses who call a Fora workspace home.

Fora is London's leading provider of flexible offices. All our design-led spaces are open and supported by our dedicated front-of- house teams, five days per week.  We pride ourselves on being a highly collaborative team, with our best work happening in-person, at our Fitzrovia-based headquarters.

Fora is part of The Office Group, backed by Blackstone and Brockton Capital. We have ambitious plans to expand our collection of workspaces in the future, pioneering industry change through our conscious design and construction practices, and creating workspaces that empower our members to work in their own unique way.

The Role

We are looking for a skilled Analytics Analyst to join the versatile, and welcoming Procurement and Cost Control team. The role will be specifically looking holistically across the supply chain to support the business make more informed and data led decisions.

As an Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the team with overall data management, interpreting data from a variety of sources and conducting detailed analysis, providing greater visibility of information as well as reporting and tracking to measure performance.

Analysis may include quick turnaround analysis, more considered analysis for strategic projects, a decision-making tool for the business to use or a Power BI report to visualise and track performance.

You will work closely with the Procurement and Cost Control team as well as collaborate cross-functionally working close with other departments.

You like resolving complex problems in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment, and are motivated to support business growth through data.  You are also interested in exploring new data sets that might not be fully productionised yet. You are curious and love learning.

Requirements

• Generate insights from analysis to support strategic and tactical decisions and business initiatives
• Own ad hoc analysis, helping the business understand and improve commercial performance.
• Learn & understand how the business operates with specific focus on supply chain~ our suppliers, commercial drivers, business strategy and operations, and how to help decision-making with data
• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation
• Clean, transform and work with various, often imperfect, datasets including supplier, product, commercial and pricing and cost data.
• Learn & develop Power BI reports that track and visualise data for the organisation
• Advocate for improved data quality, working with the Data & Technology teams

• Maintain the team's reputation for diligent work produced with integrity

• Be a present and engaged team member, taking an active role in a small team's culture.

Benefits

• At The Office Group, we know that  work isn't just about working. We offer all of our employers a fantastic range of benefits, including;

• Flexible working hours

• Hybrid working - 4 Days in the office. 1 day WFH
• 28 days annual leave
• Birthday Leave
• 2 weeks work from anywhere
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Healthshield
• Study support
• 5% Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Discounted Gym membership
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 25% Discount at Fora Cafes