Procurement Analyst (12 Months FTC)

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of the UK’s leading Out of Home media owners and infrastructure companies, with more than 33,000 advertising sites in our portfolio. Our talented team of over 600+ people work in 14 locations across the country, creating and delivering some of the most memorable advertising campaigns in the UK. 

We are committed to providing a Platform for Brands and a Platform for Good. We’re transforming our estate and practices. We’re building a sustainable business that benefits our many public, partners, and advertiser stakeholders through the provision of ad-funded social infrastructure, digital innovation, and proactive efforts that benefit society.

The Bauer Media Outdoor Way helps us deliver more impact for advertisers, with more value for communities, and less impact on our planet.

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytically driven Procurement Analyst to support procurement activities across multiple product categories and European markets for a 12 Months FTC.

This role will focus on data analysis, supplier insights, and procurement reporting, working closely with Supply Chain and Procurement teams to drive informed decision-making. You will play a key role in analysing purchasing data to help shape recommendations that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and optimise the supplier landscape.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career with strong analytical capability, who is confident working with data and presenting insights in a clear and compelling way.

What you’ll be doing..

• Analyse purchasing data to identify trends, saving opportunities and risks across multiple European markets
• Build and maintain Excel models and Power BI dashboards to track procurement performance and trends
• Support procurement activities across multiple categories, with a focus on data, reporting and insight
• Identify insights from large data sets and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations
• Support the evaluation of supplier landscape across Europe, including benchmarking suppliers and identifying opportunities for optimisation
• Work closely with internal stakeholders across Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance to support data-led decision making
• Assist in tracking cost savings initiatives, procurement performance metrics and process and automation opportunities
• Contribute to reporting and presentations, confidently communicating insights and telling a story through data

Who are you?

• Some prior experience in data analysis, procurement, or supply chain (internship, placement, or early career role)
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret and manipulate data
• Advanced Excel skills (essential)- comfortable working with large datasets
• Experience with Power BI or similar data visualisation tools (essential)
• Ability to translate data into insights and recommendations
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Confident communicator, with the ability to present findings clearly to stakeholders

What’s in it for you?

We're part of the Bauer Media Group, a multi-business, family-owned company that entertains, serves, and inspires over 200 million people. At Bauer Media Outdoor, we're a mix of different people from different backgrounds, who come together every day to drive our business forward and create a culture that we're so proud of. We're a great place to do great work, for all.

• Salary of £40,000 DOE
• Flexible working (this generally looks like 3 days in our offices and 2 days at home)
• 25 days’ annual leave and those well needed bank holidays
• 2 paid volunteering days each year to support a charity or because that matters to you
• Company Pension Scheme matched at 5% or 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you're interested in joining us to shape the future of out-of-home media, we'd love to hear from you.

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