Procurement Data Analyst

Procurement Data Analyst

Department: Procurement

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London UK

The Procurement Data Analyst is an integral part of the Procurement team, responsible for providing accurate, timely, and high-quality data, reporting, and analytical support for category management and sourcing activities.

Operating within a matrix structure and a centralised Procurement Analytics Centre of Excellence, this role is aligned with Procurement Category Managers on day-to-day analytical delivery. Additionally, it supports standardised reporting, shared tools, and harmonised practices across the Procurement function. The role is hands‑on and delivery‑focused, with no direct people management responsibilities.

• Prepare, cleanse, and organise procurement data from sources including Coupa, finance systems, contracts, and spreadsheets
• Deliver accurate, repeatable spend analytics for procurement categories and business units
• Apply agreed data definitions, classifications, and methodologies consistently
• Conduct data validation, reconciliation, and quality checks to ensure reliable outputs

• Analyse spend and supplier data to identify cost reduction and value creation opportunities
• Provide analytical inputs to Category Managers for sourcing strategies, negotiations, and business cases
• Support tracking, validation, and reporting of procurement savings and value delivery

• Develop, maintain, and update procurement dashboards and reports using Power BI
• Deliver standard recurring procurement reports and respond to ad hoc analytical requests
• Enhance reporting efficiency through automation and standardisation

• Provide comprehensive analytical support across procurement categories
• Deliver embedded analytical support specific to assigned categories
• Build effective working relationships with Finance to ensure up-to-date financial data and reporting
• Translate analysis into understandable insights for procurement and business stakeholders
• Support category planning, pipeline reviews, and performance discussions
• Coordinate with Finance for consistent procurement and financial reporting

• Follow established analytics processes, templates, and documentation standards
• Contribute to improving data quality, reporting accuracy, and turnaround times
• Support knowledge sharing, handovers, and workload continuity within the Centre of Excellence

• 3–7 years’ experience as a data analyst, procurement analyst, or in commercial analytics
• Experience supporting procurement, sourcing, or category management teams
• Strong hands‑on expertise with unstructured, incomplete, or inconsistent data
• Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, Pivot Tables, and complex formulas
• Practical experience with Power BI for dashboards and reporting
• Excellent analytical, numerical, and problem‑solving abilities
• Ability to communicate data and insights to non‑technical stakeholders

• Experience working with Coupa data
• Exposure to SQL, Python or similar data manipulation tools
• Understanding of procurement metrics

• Detail‑oriented, structured, and delivery‑focused
• Comfortable in a shared services / Centre of Excellence setting
• Able to manage multiple requests; t