Procurement Analyst| S2 | CFO |Multiple Locations

Procurement Analyst| S2 | CFO |Multiple Locations

Country: United Kingdom

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As the Procurement Analyst you will support the Category & Sourcing Lead and Managers, assisting Santander UK and other group entities that Santander UK provide service to in achieving its cost to income targets.

This role will contribute to enabling the Procurement team in being the first point of call for professional advisory support to achieve the optimum outcomes for the bank. The role helps maintain and analyse MI and data that is required for day-to-day management of category, sourcing and supplier management as well as looking for opportunities to enhance the value for the business.

The difference you'll make:

As a Procurement Analyst you'll play a key part in the continual evolvement of Cost Management and Procurement, driving us towards Even Better Cost Management and Procurement. Providing cross business and category analysis you will help identify opportunities to improve sourcing outcomes and see these from ideation to execution. You will act as an expert reference point for the banks cost management process and the external market. You will also ensure that quality, compliance and cost-effectiveness of the work delivered by our suppliers meets Santander expectations

The specific responsibility of the role is to lead and manage the team to deliver the following:

• Day to day tracking of output and sourcing pipeline delivery of tactical procurement.
• Understand and analyse data to support the production and maintenance of relevant MI & Reporting; including contributing to category strategies, sourcing activities, savings reporting and supplier management packs and meetings.
• Contribute ideas to drive cost and business benefits (tangible & intangible) to deliver against Procurement and business targets
• Support in the generation of RFXs and negotiation strategies
• Delivery of negotiations through procurement systems.

• Experience of successful category management in a global procurement organization.
• Strong sourcing administration skills, gained from execution of sourcing activity at volume.
• Analytical skills and knowledge
• Experience in operating in procurement systems (SAP, Globality etc)

• Basic knowledge of the Financial Services regulatory framework
• Experience in analytical tools, (BI, Tableau etc)
• Experience of supplier management

• £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits. *Include salary where authorised

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.