Procurement Analyst

Procurement Analyst

Location: Bolton

Department: Finance

Reporting to: Procurement Manager

Salary: £40,000

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a detail-oriented Procurement Analyst to support a busy procurement function within a regulated environment. This role provides critical analytical, reporting, and administrative support to ensure procurement activities deliver cost efficiency, compliance, and service improvement.

You will play a key role in transforming procurement data into actionable insight, supporting tender processes, maintaining contract records, and monitoring supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce procurement dashboards, spend analysis, savings reports, and supplier performance metrics
• Maintain accurate procurement data, contract registers, and analytics tools
• Support tender processes by preparing documentation, analysing bids, and scoring supplier responses
• Conduct market research to inform procurement decisions and risk assessments
• Monitor supplier KPIs and escalate concerns to the Procurement Manager
• Support procurement planning, including demand forecasting and budget tracking
• Ensure supplier records, compliance documentation, and safeguarding checks are up to date
• Identify data anomalies, trends, and risks within procurement datasets
• Provide insight to support cost reduction and service improvement initiatives
• Authority to request supplier information and supporting data
• No financial approval authority
• Responsibility to escalate supplier risks, issues, or anomalies

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Strong data analysis capability with advanced Excel skills
• Experience in procurement, supply chain, finance, or analytical roles
• Ability to interpret complex data and present clear, actionable insights
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills

Desirable

• Experience within healthcare or clinical procurement
• Exposure to tendering processes or contract management
• Familiarity with procurement or reporting systems