Job Title: Procurement and Travel Analyst
Function/Department: Procurement
Location: London (preferred) / Nottingham - Hybrid working - 1 or 2 days a week in the office

Role Summary: This role is pivotal in providing process support, management, and analytical insight for my clients Travel Management and Procurement Team, with responsibilities split equally between both areas. This is a great role for someone early on their career journey looking to grow and develop into the Procurement world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality results swiftly, delighting our internal customers, minimizing costs, and maximizing commercial benefits.
• Aid Category/Senior Category Managers in developing Category Strategies using data and insights.
• Manage the Contract Database and Renewals Calendar effectively.
• Compile Spend Reports, Contract Analysis, and Spend Classification to support Category Managers.
• Oversee "Tail Vendor" supplier and spend management.
• Provide ad hoc contractual and data support to Procurement Category Managers.
• Assist the Global Travel Manager in the daily administration of the company travel program.
• Deliver exceptional administrative support with a strong customer service focus, facilitating smooth interactions with internal colleagues and external service providers.
• Identify opportunities to optimize costs and services within the travel management spend.
• Demonstrate superb organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.

Key Skills:

• Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills (Pivot tables/VLOOKUP's).
• Experience in travel and procurement is advantageous but not essential.
• Excellent stakeholder management and organizational abilities.
• Capability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work at a fast pace.
• Strong attention to detail and numerical proficiency.
• Ability to summarize information quickly and concisely.