Commercial Analyst

Job title: Commercial AnalystLocation: Wokingham OR WarwickDuration: 6 months initiallyAdecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.The role:You will be responsible for managing the commercial relationship with our managed service Providers (MSPs), and the full process of actioning changes to the contract through effective creation and management of the Purchase Orders and invoice approvals. You will support the definition and changes of the process to a more streamlined and visible process where all parties can be held accountable, and which delivers clear data to the business. This includes building and managing the relationship with our delivery partners to ensure clear communication and data is provided from all stakeholders to allow key decisions to be made.Responsibilities:· Take ownership of the 3rd Party Suppliers process and ensure that it is clearly documented and understood by all stakeholders, consistent with delivery partner processes and in alignment with requirements.· Deliver improvements to the process, making it streamlined and transparent, with clear accountabilities and reduced timelines.· Work with the business to capture and report contract changes and deliver purchase order and provide invoice escalation management to enable prompt payment and accurate reporting.· Build and improve relationships with our Partners.· Work with Partners to deliver accurate and standardised regular MI to the business.· Work with Workforce Planning Lead to ensure Partner MI is in sync with people data on MSP resources and supports resource planning activities.· Work with internal stakeholders to provide single point of contact for project + product teams.· Working with finance team to ensure Invoice Management Process is optimised and well-functioning for the organisation to ensure partners are paid on time, at the right cost and accountabilities for all parties are fully understood and adhered to.· Ensuring demands are translated and represented into the contract negotiations process to represent value for money and focusing on the right outcomes for the organisation.Requirements:· Experience of Purchase to Pay process - Purchase Orders, goods receipting and journal preparation· Experience of vendor/contract management ideally in the IT industry, understanding and meeting compliance regulations.· Production of key information, metrics relating to vendor and contracts.· Excellent stakeholder management skills· Experience of delivering process improvement in a complex environment· Relationship management from an IT project management and business perspective to ensure relationships are productive, Issues recognised and proactively addressed by delivery partners.· The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines· Excellent communications and influencing skills, and the ability to clearly present and discuss solutions.· Solutions-oriented and focused on continuous improvementCandidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.