Data Analyst (Procurement Projects)
8 days ago
Bedford
Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join their team This is initially a 3 month contract which may be extended for the right candidate You will Deliver data-driven insight, procurement analysis, and benchmarking to support efficiency and improvement programmes within the business. The role identifies savings opportunities, improves value for money, and enables evidence-based decision-making across services. Accountabilities • Identify and quantify efficiency and savings opportunities alongside team members, • Support procurement activity to achieve best value outcomes e,g softmarket testing, • Deliver benchmarking to compare cost, performance, and productivity across similar Councils, • Analyse financial, operational, and demand data to identify cost drivers and inefficiencies, • Develop clear dashboards and reports (e.g. Excel, Power BI) to support decision-making, • Conduct spend analysis to identify procurement savings (aggregation, renegotiation, sourcing), • Support procurement processes including data analysis, option appraisal, and bid evaluation, • Lead benchmarking activity (internal/external) to highlight improvement opportunities, • Translate complex data into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders, • Strong data analysis and interpretation skills, • Advanced Excel; experience with Power BI or similar tools, • Understanding of procurement and commercial principles, • Experience in benchmarking and performance analysis, • Knowledge of financial data and cost drivers, • Delivery of appropriate insights that lead to measurable savings, • Improved value for money through procurement support, • Effective use of benchmarking to drive service improvement, • Accuracy and reliability of data, reporting, and dashboards, • Dashboards and performance reports, • Spend and procurement analysis, • Benchmarking insights and comparisons, • Savings tracking and variance reports HYBRID WORKING AVAILABLE