Strategic Senior Procurement Analyst

Overview

In this role you will help shape a globally integrated procurement function within a transforming manufacturing organisation. You’ll translate market intelligence and supplier data into strategic sourcing directions, working with senior stakeholders across locations. You will analyse markets, material costs, and macro trends to identify opportunities and risks, supporting the development of global sourcing strategies and should-cost analyses. This position offers visibility across international teams and a chance to influence how global sourcing decisions are made and executed.

Pay / Benefits

• Bonus
• Excellent benefits
• Hybrid working

Responsibilities

• Conduct market intelligence and value chain analysis across global direct materials and supplier markets
• Analyse commodity, raw material, energy, freight, currency and macro trends to identify risks and opportunities
• Support development and execution of global sourcing strategies using market insight and analytical modelling
• Analyse supplier markets, pricing structures and cost drivers to inform procurement decisions
• Build and evaluate sourcing scenarios across suppliers, regions, specs and commercial models
• Utilise e-sourcing and optimisation technology to assess bids and optimise outcomes
• Develop should-cost models, benchmarks and pricing analysis to challenge proposals and support negotiations
• Translate market and supplier data into actionable recommendations for Category Managers and senior leadership
• Support forecasting and financial planning with views on key raw material and market movements
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, Finance, Commercial, Technical, Quality and operations across multiple international sites
• Drive governance and strategic decision-making in a historically decentralised global procurement environment
• Initial focus on strategic direct materials with potential to broaden to other global spend categories

Key requirements

• 4+ years in strategic procurement, sourcing, procurement analytics, market intelligence or related fields
• Strong analytical capability to understand complex supply markets and value chains
• Experience supporting or developing strategic sourcing initiatives in complex organisations
• Strong commercial acumen to identify drivers behind supplier pricing and market movements
• Ability to work with large, complex datasets and translate analysis into commercial recommendations
• Experience in a global, multi-site or matrix organisation would be advantageous
• Direct materials experience beneficial, manufacturing/industrial categories preferred; chemicals not essential
• Exposure to e-sourcing, sourcing optimisation, scenario modelling, forecasting or should-cost analysis advantageous
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to communicate analytical findings to Procurement and wider stakeholders

• strong analytical mindset
• stakeholder management
• clear communication of complex data
• market intelligence
• value chain analysis
• advanced analytics

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