Commercial Analyst

Commercial Analyst Location: Three days per week onsite in London. The role may require the successful candidate to travel across the estate as required. Contract Length: 12 months Security Clearance: Must be willing/eligible for CTC/NPPV2. Our client is looking for a Commercial Analyst. This role is an integral part of Commercial Services and supports all aspects of Category, Sourcing and Contract Management. You will provide essential commercial support to senior commercial staff and the wider business, working on specific tasks across the commercial life cycle. You will contribute to delivering Commercial Excellence by providing a customer focused service, understanding business needs and stakeholder drivers, with the aim of becoming a trusted commercial advisor. You will also support the development of relationships with key and strategic suppliers, driving value for money and risk management excellence across the category. The role will enable you to develop your skills, experience and knowledge of business, commercial and procurement principles, processes and practices, while offering training opportunities for continued professional development. Key Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support to commercial colleagues on an ad-hoc basis as part of the team supporting business as usual and project activities.
• Assisting with development of category strategies for all relevant expenditure.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant contracts.
• Supporting the sourcing process for a wide range of procurements, such as market engagement, supporting negotiations and assessing procurement routes.
• Maintaining routine catalogues within commercial systems to ensure they are up to date, liaising with colleagues as necessary.
• Undertaking contract management actions such as contract administration, monitoring supplier performance and managing supplier relationships.
• Providing commercial support and guidance to a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Analysing data from corporate commercial systems (on/off contract spend) to help identify and drive value for money, efficiency and best practice opportunities. Interview Competencies We are emotionally aware We are collaborative We analyse critically We take ownership If interested, please apply with your updated CV outlining your relevant commercial, procurement, sourcing, contract management and stakeholder engagement experience.