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 principle 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.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Reporting and analysis, at varying frequencies or ad hoc, covering a range of requirements linked to the role purpose
* Identify opportunities where change to process, or behaviour, will increase revenue/profit
* Provide strategic updates on how the business can increase profitability, and reduce identified revenue losses
* 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
* Produce transactional spend reporting, with summaries of spend activity
* Support other business areas develop operationally sound and commercially aware processes
* Review introduced changes,to determine success or further change
* Monitoring financial KPIs
* Produce billing reporting, to aide client invoicing processes
* Monitor daily, transactions on spend, ensuring correct approval processes are adhered
* Support department leaders identify areas of opportunity, to improve the quality & accuracy of purchase order generation, and records associated to self-procure processes
* As required, preparing quotations, and submitting them for client approval
* 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
* Represent the department mobilise new contracts/agreements, as part of the mobilisation team
* Work proactively with the Supply Chain team to address problems before they escalate
* Supporting the department to meet internal KPI's & objectives
* Create and maintain excellent working relationships within the business and with external stakeholders (clients/contractors etc)
* Always respond promptly to requests/instructions meeting the requirements of the business and the client
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
* A relevant degree or qualification is advantageous
* Experience in commercial analysis
* A strong administrative background
* Ability to interrogate data, mainly using Excel
* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Vision or other process/workflow mapping software
* Ability to operate specialist software/systems
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Good analytical skills and deadline driven
* Deliver tasks with a high degree of accuracy
* Team player but capable of working on own initiative to fully understand implications of changes and effective working methods
* Excellent organizational skills
* 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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