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    Database Analyst - London, United Kingdom - Fastmarkets Group

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    Interim IT and Assurance Analyst - FTC, up to 18 months
    Full-time

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    Fixed Term Contract (FTC) Fastmarkets is an independent commodity pricing and information organisation with over 600 staff.

    We are supported by a working model that is based ona hybrid approach that allows each of us to balance home and office working while encouragingeffective collaboration and accountability.

    Our price data, forecasts, and market analyses give our customers strategic advantage in complex, volatile, often opaque markets. Fastmarkets works to create transparent commodity markets through our reliable and trusted price data and market intelligence. By doing this, Fastmarkets helps our customers build a more sustainable world.

    We are built on a 130-year foundation while bringing a digital platform to market, combining the currency of trust with the power of digital.

    With a deep sense of purpose and belonging, we are building an extraordinary future – together. If you would like to help build the future, we hope you will join us on our journey.

    Fastmarkets is owned by global private equity firm Astorg, a specialist investor in healthcare, software, technology, business services and technology-based industrial companies.

    Procurement is a newly created function for Fastmarkets, following separation from a FTSE 250 PLC.

    This role will be crucial in developing the procurement and vendor assurance capability fit for Fastmarkets alongside providing analytical support for the team and undertaking tactical procurement activities (in the IT procurement space).

    Develop and maintain a method and tool for compliance to the Procurement Policy, and monitor and report regularly to the Head of Procurement.

    Support the business with any queries pertaining to the creation of purchase order requisitions, ensuring they correctly align to the spend categories and nominal ledger codes.

    Support the wider Procurement function in preparing documentation such as contract approvals and tender documents and other activities as required.

    Maintain the Procurement Database on behalf of the Procurement function, create and produce reports as required.
    IT Category Specialist
    Support the business with tactical opportunities within the IT Procurement categories ensuring any activity delivers value, specifically by:
    Undertaking tactical sourcing negotiations and renewals to maximise value and innovation whilst minimising risk.
    Maintain good working relationships with suppliers and stakeholders across the business within the IT categories.
    Drive innovation and continuous improvement activities to deliver savings for the IT categories.

    Onboard new vendors and undertake all due diligence as required by the Procurement function in accordance with the Procurement Policy and provide support to the business for any self-serve due diligence they are required to do, always ensuring there is appropriate auditory evidence created and stored.

    This role will work closely with the rest of the Procurement function but will also work across all other business functions as required, particularly Finance, Legal, Risk & Compliance and Information Security.

    This role is also expected to have direct relationships with suppliers (both potential and existing) pertaining to its Vendor Assurance and IT category activities.

    We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world's leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve.

    A good knowledge of commercial models and approach/techniques necessary to achieve great commercial outcomes.
    A track record with category management experience within the assigned IT portfolio.

    A good understanding of relationship management and networking skills and experience, required for both key stakeholder and supplier engagement.

    An ability to learn and develop a strong knowledge of the Procurement Policy and Playbooks to ensure the consistency in process and the best outcomes are delivered for Fastmarkets.

    Strong analytical skills being comfortable in analysing and interrogating data (however incomplete) and building up trend analysis and being able to create user-friendly reports for the Procurement team and the wider business.

    Basic understanding of procurement and vendor assurance (third party risk management) processes.
    Advanced level of PC literacy particularly in the Microsoft Office suite.

    A good knowledge of contract drafting with the ability to work with Legal colleagues to achieve a robust agreement.

    Results, deadline and quality driven.
    We use insights to improve our customers' experience and our business performance
    We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

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