Our client is a leading utility provider, with a reputation for excellence and innovation. They currently seek to employ a Procurement Analyst to join their Auckland based procurement team.
Reporting to the Group Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for carrying out detailed analytical work to support the procurement function. This includes research, spend analysis by supplier and market, scenario planning, budget revision and cost saving analysis for all procurement categories.
This role will provide critical data and information to enable the procurement team to devise relevant sourcing and procurement strategies and to track supplier performance. Planning and implementing efficient FM systems and processes is a key focus, to ensure that all issues are dealt with quickly and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake research, cost modeling and analysis of suppliers and supply markets to identify opportunities and to inform procurement strategies.
- Build, populate and maintain databases and apply analytical tools, techniques and systems to analyse and interpret a wide range of supplier and organisational information and options to support procurement planning and decision making.
- Develop and provide reports to support effective management of supplier performance and to track and report on benefits delivered.
- Apply risk management and compliance checks when researching supply markets and contract performance to identify potential risks and trigger risk mitigation and management responses
- Coordinate Procurement monthly reports.
- Apply key financial indicators to assess the financial stability of a supplier in the short term.
- Develop Total Cost Operation (TCO) models for straightforward supply arrangements.
- Differentiate between price and overall costs as part of the overall value assessment of supply arrangements.
- Assess cost levers / drivers which exist within a category /product to optimise value/ service levels.
- Establish cost models to determine true contract costs for complex contracts / products.
- Prepare budget templates and support documentation
- Support the Group Procurement Manager in the development of budgets by working with Procurement Specialists to obtain requirements and inputs
- Suggest any improvements that will impact on the performance of the business, such as:
Work practices, procedures or standards;
Supplier engagement;
Safety systems.
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum 3 years proven experience as a Procurement Analyst
- A Business or Commerce Degree (Accounting/Finance major)
- Advanced Excel & Data Warehousing experience
If you have the skills & experience to be successful in this business critical role then apply here, or contact Ray Crocker at Beyond Recruitment on 021 181 6300 for a confidential discussion.
