Senior Data Analyst - Commercial Procurement & Efficiency

Cedar have partnered with a leading NHS trust to find 2 x Commercial/Procurement Analysts to join the team. The Systems and Data function supports the key procurement operational deliverables across all teams within Commercial Procurement Services, as well as supporting initiatives across the region.

This role will assist with the implementation of the vision and strategy for Commercial Procurement, with a specific focus on supporting across the entire spectrum of procurement operations. This role will support the Trust towards delivering a Best in Class Commercial Procurement Service.

The role will also involve working as part of a team of Procurement Operations staff to support with all transactional P2P, data analytics, sourcing and operational performance activities.

As part of this role, key deliverables will include supporting key aspects of commercial, strategic and operational planning and delivery, as well as supporting the identification and delivery of cash releasing and non-cash releasing efficiencies, to support the Trust's wider Quality Cost Improvement Programme (QCIP) savings agenda.

Key Skills -

• SQL Database knowledge and able to understand and write code for the database.
• Large volume of analytics. This will need high performance of excel using Pivot tables, Formulas (if not resolved in SQL)
• Reporting - an eye for clean concise reports that meet the requirements for all divisions and are quick and easy to run and refresh monthly.
• Process streamlining - where required understand process and data tools and streamline processes with impact analysis. This will need to ensure any changes do not interrupt current running and cause delays to reporting.
• Reconciliation of Data - To be able to give accurate reports and information the data needs to be understood and reconciled back to the reports.
• Knowledge of the P2P process. Requisitions into POs into Invoices.
• Financial knowledge of how a general ledger works - understanding the accruals concept.
• Good understanding of developing and using procurement data dashboardsand data analytic tools
• Strong skills in data analysis, interrogation and reporting of key data sets for stakeholders; in particular the ability to manipulate complex data to help inform operational outputs and key decisions
• Able to develop and gain agreement on new methods of operation where peer group may have alternative views

• Good level of IT skills and excellent working knowledge of various MS packages
• Good presentation skills and a clear, engaging and confident communicator
• Good verbal and written skills; specifically the ability to write and articulate complex matters in simple language to appeal to multiple audiences
• Able to interpret sets of information including service activity and trend data, policy and best practice information
• Operates with a positive outlook, is solution-focused and is dedicated to improving relationships for improved patient outcomes

*PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE WILL REQUIRE 3 DAYS IN THE OFFICE (ROMFORD RM7) AND 2 DAYS WFH