An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Analyst to join our Commercial Hub.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced analyst with a commercial background who is seeking to add value to a dynamic corporate procurement team.

You will be part of a vibrant team working to drive improvements in our commercial activities through the introduction of digital and efficient procurement practices.

The role requires the ability to understand the detail while also appreciating the bigger picture, offering commercial intelligence and comprehendible analysis to stakeholders and to senior team members. This role deals directly with the Senior Management Team and so requires an adaptable communicator & influencer with strong analytical skills.

The role will require you to support all procurement related systems, being the lead user on the council’s e-procurement software along with supporting other operational team activities.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Strong Excel, Power Bi and PowerPoint skills
Producing performance dashboards and reports
Experience of identifying, collecting and migrating data to/from a range of internal and external systems to transform, manipulate and link different data sets as required
Sourcing new datasets for Local Authorities from a variety of sources (e.g. open source; Local Authority data returns Dun and Bradstreet and information extracted from ICT systems
Strong analytical ability, including analysis of data sets.
Ability to produce and illustrate data in a format suitable for Senior Management Reports
Excellent numeracy skills
Experience of e-procurement and finance systems

As Commercial Analyst, you will be joining a dynamic environment responsible for managing the council’s major categories of expenditure, creating opportunities to improve, leverage and drive the implementation of best practice procurement across our annual revenue spend of more than £340M.

Essentially a remote working post, occasional attendance at the Council Offices in Ealing, W5, will be expected.

This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.

We’ve tried to make this website as accessible as possible. You can use the accessibility widget on the right-hand side to make it more accessible to you and your needs.Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

This role is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.

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