Overview
We are recruiting for a Commercial Analyst to join our Operations Contract Support Team.
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure the commercial activity linked to day to day operations, is both profitable, and managed. The candidate will support various business functions, providing information, coaching, and introducing new processes, with the principal focus being on protecting business profit and reducing unnecessary spend. A successful candidate will provide quality outputs, as required, for both internal and external stakeholders.
This role is hybrid working - travel is required to either Redditch or Upminster minimum 2-3 days a week.
Responsibilities
ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Reporting and analysis, at varying frequencies or ad hoc, covering a range of requirements linked to the role purpose
2. Identify opportunities where change to process, or behaviour, will increase revenue/profit
3. Provide strategic updates on how the business can increase profitability, and reduce identified revenue losses
4. Communicates with stakeholders involved in delivering a contract so that all understand the terms, particularly a contract's financial aspects. Creating documents to support this understanding, and create reference guides
5. Produce transactional spend reporting, with summaries of spend activity
6. Support other business areas develop operationally sound and commercially aware processes
7. Review introduced changes, to determine success or further change
8. Monitoring financial KPIs
9. Produce billing reporting, to aide client invoicing processes
10. Monitor daily transactions on spend, ensuring correct approval processes are adhered
11. Support department leaders identify areas of opportunity, to improve the quality & accuracy of purchase order generation, and records associated to self-procure processes
12. As required, preparing quotations, and submitting them for client approval
13. Own and manage the purchase order received process – confirming goods or a service has been received, whilst validating the content of the fields or a PO
14. Represent the department mobilise new contracts/agreements, as part of the mobilisation team
15. Work proactively with the Supply Chain team to address problems before they escalate
16. Supporting the department to meet internal KPI’s & objectives
17. Create and maintain excellent working relationships within the business and with external stakeholders (clients/contractors etc)
18. Always respond promptly to requests/instructions meeting the requirements of the business and the client
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
1. A relevant degree or qualification is advantageous
2. Experience in commercial analysis
3. A strong administrative background
4. Ability to interrogate data, mainly using Excel
5. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
6. Working knowledge of Microsoft Vision or other process/workflow mapping software
7. Ability to operate specialist software/systems
8. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
9. Good analytical skills and deadline driven
10. Deliver tasks with a high degree of accuracy
11. Team player but capable of working on own initiative to fully understand implications of changes and effective working methods
12. Excellent organizational skills
13. Outstanding customer service skills
Qualifications
When you join us, you’ll receive:
* Salary: Up to £31,591 depending on experience
* Up to 4% bonus scheme, subject to achievement of targets
* 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
* Generous contributory pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%
* Life Assurance
* Free eye test and contribution towards glasses with Specsavers (T&Cs apply)
* Learning & Development opportunities
* Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
* Salary Sacrifice Electronic Vehicle Scheme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Health Cash Plan
* Up to 10% off B&Q / Trade Point
* 20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centres
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity, apply today by clicking on the ‘apply’ button.
Requisition ID
2024-6465
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