About the Role

Providing full support and management of the following key areas working closely with the Group Head of Procurement (GHoP): Supporting all core businesses, focusing on MT and Synapse and the wider MT Group

Procurement Commercial Analyst to support key day to day BAU activities for Procurement activity MT core, whilst supporting the GHoP on key initiatives as and when required. Providing key support to enable vertical growth within Synapse, as required by the GHoP. Primary focus is on BAU duties for MT core. Reduce day to day pressure and bandwidth constraints on the GHoP alongside a keen focus on SAM (Software Asset Management).

Job Purpose:

• Manage and deliver key Procurement activities as required by the GHoP
  • Contract Management, RfP
• Support continuous cost savings improving our P&L year on year
  • Ongoing focus, support for driving RPI/CPI upside and cost savings to aid our P&L
  • Cash flow management, supplier focus
• Centralised Renewals Management
  • Renewals database for all 3rd party committed costs. Keep a controlled list and perform proactive Renewals management
• Support ISO & BABT assertations. Key activity in relation to Supplier Management
  • Supplier management processes and policies. Aligned to ISO and any key ISO requirements. Whilst supporting key BABT compliance activities. Ensure we pass each test, working closely with the Vendor Manager
• Supporting Key/Strategic Initiatives
  • Support GHoP for key initiatives such as managing Data Centre 3rd party costs
  • Support GHoP for key initiatives such as managing Circuit 3rd party costs
  • Aid lowering cost base
• Enhance our RfP/RfI process
  • Simplify. Online where possible. e-Procurement tender portal etc. Review options
  • Ability to run and lead RfP processes in line with department standards
• Privacy
  • Support GDPR, privacy matters and liaising with the ICO as and when required supporting the DPO, across all business units. Reduce workload on the DPO.
• Supporting Centralised Purchasing
  • Enabling a simplified process, better value and key financial gain for Opex and Capex purchases, aid sales value add working closely with the GHoP and Vendor Manager
• Supplier/Vendor List
  • Balance supplier activities including contract reviews, renewals etc
• SAM (Software Asset Management)
  • Support effective SAM processes and controls
  • Aid supplier pricing improvements for software
  • Cost control – cost vs revenue
  • Details analysis on software spend, revenue recovery
  • Audit compliance and stress testing
  • Licence knowledge
  • Compliance
  • Audit Control
• Review Group sourcing and or e-Procurement sourcing options
  • Driving and delivering key improvements at a Group level supporting the HoP
• KPI Reporting
  • Opex and Capex and other commercial analysis. Commercial modelling as required. Run regular reports as and when required

Support day to day activities as reasonably required by the GHoP

Ideal Candidate Characteristics

• A confident and capable individual that has ideally 5/10 years experience within a commercial/procurement role.
• Must be willing and able to support key areas such as SAM and commercial analysis
• Good SharePoint knowledge key.
• Ability to support key commercial procurement activities for Contracts and Tender processes. General and excellent business acumen desired.
• Someone who is ethically focused and can provide an impartial and balanced view.
• You must be comfortable working in an agile and rapidly changing environment across multiple business and supplier verticals.
• Contract experience essential and key Procurement experience.
• Ability to run RfP processes

• Ideally a minimum of 5/10 years in a commercial/procurement role.
• Business experience is key as is being a go getter, someone who is keen to learn and to broaden their experience etc.
• A person with can do attitude, not someone who relies on fully delegating