Procurement Analyst

Requisition ID: 55213

Employment Type: Full time

**Good things start here**

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us - a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.

**About the role**

Procurement at Coles Group is all about _Winning together_**_ _**with our suppliers to deliver sustainable value and innovation to our business and customers and achieve our company purpose to sustainably help all Australians lead healthier, happier lives**. **We do this by nurturing talent, and enabling our team members and stakeholders with tools, technology, and support to transform how we work and improve user experiences.

We are looking for our next procurement analyst who you will focus on the design and generation of reporting and data visualisation to support the procurement team. You will love numbers and drawing insights from your analysis and have a laser sharp attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.

Join this award-winning team having recently won the 2021 CIPS Award for Best Collaborative Teamwork Project, Best example of Supply Chain Resilience in a crisis and Procurement Team of the Year. The team have also won the SAP Best Run Awards - Network and Spend Management for 2021.

**What you'll be doing**

This role will see you utilise your proven data analytics background where you will engage, partner and present to varied internal stakeholders and peers. You will track and report on the annual performance plan and KPIs. This is truly a role where the analytics is tied to the portfolio strategy.

You will also:

- Design, extract and analyse reports measuring procurement performance and non-trade supplier spend metrics. Including performing root cause analysis and recommending corrective actions where required.
- Interact with and provide support to procurement and key business stakeholders on procurement activities and special projects
- Develop, document, test and implement processes and systems, including identifying and implementing improvements to streamline and automate process flows.
- Develop a third-party risk management key metrics dashboard
- Manage spend analytical technology
- Support the strategy and planning annual development process.

**Good things you'll need**
- Advanced excel skills are pivotal for the success of this role with exposure to SAP Ariba, or similar S2P SaaS solutions, and Power BI being highly desirable
- Strong analytical skills of large data sets will be critical for the success of this role
- Ability to provide comprehensive and clear insights
- High attention to detail with strong written and verbal communication
- Experience as a procurement specialist/analyst desired
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills
- Ability to plan and multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Creative style with the ability to operate in a dynamic, customer-driven retail environment #LI-SK1

**Why Coles?**
You’re joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We’ll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You’ll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.

As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.

You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website.

**For everyone who shares our passion**

**We’d love to meet you