Buying Analyst (Value Chain Optimisation)

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Our National Buying Team are always looking to give our customers new and exciting ways to shop. It’s what makes us one of the UK’s largest supermarkets and why working with us is more appealing than ever. To help us be the best of the best, we’re on the lookout for a forward-thinking Buying Analyst with a focus on value chain analysis to join the team.

You’ll engage and influence individuals at all levels of the business, so it’s important you’re confident in data driven analysis and modelling, presenting it efficiently to maximise understanding. Crucially, you’ll liaise with key internal and external stakeholders to optimise relationships.

This is a hugely rewarding career that offers so much more than a great salary and amazing progression. Think you’ve got what it takes? Apply to join #TeamAldi today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Review data to identify opportunities and support with prioritisation.
• Develop dashboards and support documentation to highlight key opportunities and to provide context to the insight.
• Ongoing reporting of metrics to track benefits.
• Ad hoc reporting at the request of the Project Team, e.g. commodity tracking and supplier spend data.

Essential Skills Required:

• A self-starter with the ability to prioritise duties among multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to plan ahead to meet deadlines with a high level of personal organisation.
• Good sense of urgency and adaptability under pressure.
• Intellectually curious and takes initiative.
• Demonstrated expected levels of aptitude, motivation and performance within your existing role to date.
• Previous analytical experience.
• Display an analytical mind set and a high degree of numerical aptitude.
• Proficient with Microsoft and relational databases.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Self-motivated – must be productive with minimal direction.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and cross functional environment.
• Excellent visual design sense regarding clear and accurate presentation of data.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience with MS Office suite.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to both an autonomous and collaborative working environment.
• High attention to detail, accuracy and time management skills.
• Experience designing and implementing tools and programmes.
• Previous experience organising, manipulating and analysing complex data sets.
• High levels of commercial acumen and understanding of project management principles.
• Previous experience within a consulting or operational role linked to FMCG.
• Value chain optimisation and/or analysis in a consulting or operational role.

Desirable Skills Required:

• Tertiary qualifications within a relevant field.
• Consultancy and/or project manager experience.
• Previous experience within data analytics.

Benefits:

• Salary starting from £41,200, rising to £45,225.
• 5-day/40-hour week, working Monday- Friday.
• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Full training provided.
• Company pension from commencement.
• Private employee medical insurance after 4 years.
• Life assurance.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay after 2 years.
• Long service rewards
• A variety of Aldi Perks including bike to work scheme, discounted gym passes, accommodation, travel, cinema and family day out tickets.

Visit the aldirecruitment.co.uk website to apply online or upload your CV.