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 a principal focus on protecting business profit and reducing unnecessary spend. A successful candidate will provide quality outputs, as required, for both internal and external stakeholders.
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. Communicate 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 in developing operationally sound and commercially aware processes.
7. Review introduced changes to determine success or further change.
8. Monitor financial KPIs.
9. Produce billing reporting to aid client invoicing processes.
10. Monitor daily transactions on spend, ensuring correct approval processes are adhered to.
11. Support department leaders in identifying areas of opportunity to improve the quality & accuracy of purchase order generation and records associated with self-procure processes.
12. As required, prepare quotations and submit them for client approval.
13. Own and manage the purchase order received process, confirming goods or services have been received while validating the content of the fields of a PO.
14. Represent the department in mobilizing new contracts/agreements as part of the mobilization team.
15. Work proactively with the Supply Chain team to address problems before they escalate.
16. Support the department in meeting internal KPIs & 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, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
6. Working knowledge of Microsoft Visio 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.
When you join us, you'll receive:
* Salary: Up to £42,000 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.
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