Procurement Analyst

An industry leading multi-category consumer goods organisation, are looking for an experienced Procurement Analyst to support on a major transformation programme.

• Role: Procurement Analyst
• Duration: Initial 6 month contract
• Pay: £225 - 275 p/day (Inside IR35 via Umbrella)
• Location: London
• Working Pattern: 3 days onsite

As a Procurement Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in a high-profile programme that sits at the intersection of Procurement, Finance, Treasury, Shared Services and Supplier Management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse supplier, spend and payment data to identify working capital and payment term optimisation opportunities.
• Support the delivery of a global supplier payments optimisation programme across multiple markets and business units.
• Track and measure DPO, cash flow and programme performance against agreed targets.
• Build and maintain dashboards, trackers and reporting packs for senior stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Procurement, Finance, Treasury, Legal and Shared Services teams to support implementation activities.
• Support supplier onboarding, engagement and communication activities throughout programme deployment.
• Monitor compliance with negotiated payment terms and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Produce executive-level reporting, governance documentation and performance insights.
• Help drive sustainable improvements to payment execution, supplier compliance and cash generation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, influencing stakeholders, delivering meaningful business outcomes and driving process improvement on a global scale.

Key Requirements:

• Experience analysing procurement, supplier or finance data.
• Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay or Source-to-Pay processes.
• Experience with finance transformation programmes
• Exposure to payment terms, supplier payments, invoice management or working capital initiatives.
• Advanced Excel skills with experience producing meaningful business insights.
• Experience working with systems such as SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle or similar platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate with both operational and senior leadership teams.
• A continuous improvement mindset and passion for using data to drive business performance.

If you're looking to utilise your procurement, P2P, finance or analytics experience within a high-impact transformation programme and want to play a key role in delivering measurable business value,