Procurement Data Analyst

Cancer Research UK
Stratford-upon-Avon
4 days ago
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.Curious about data. Eager to analyse it. Determined to transform it.**Procurement Data Analyst£30,000 - £32,000 (+ )Grade: P1Reports to: Senior Procurement ManagerContract:** PermanentHours: Full time 35 hours per weekLocation: Stratford, London . Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.External closing date: 23 January 2026 23:55Internal closing date: 30 January 2026 23:55This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.Recruitment process: One to two competency-based interviewsInterview date: From the week commencing 02/09 February 2026We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.Cancer Research UK’s Procurement team plays a critical role in ensuring the charity has the resources it needs to operate and deliver on our mission. Managing around £200m of annual spend, we are driving an ambitious transformation to create a strategic, data-driven procurement function that delivers value, mitigates risk, and fosters innovation. By embedding procurement best practice across the organisation, we aim to maximise value for money, enhance quality, improve efficiency, and uphold our promise to direct 80p of every £1 donated towards beating cancer.As a Procurement Data Analyst, you’ll take ownership of the data that underpins our procurement activity, ensuring accurate, reliable information that drives effective contract management and smarter decision‑making across Cancer Research UK. This hybrid role combines data analytics and contract administration to support the Procurement team in delivering value for money, compliance, and strategic insight. This will involve maintaining and enhancing our systems, producing meaningful reports, and translating complex datasets into clear insights for stakeholders across the charity. This is an opportunity for you to strengthen governance, improve processes, and support technology and change initiatives that elevate the impact of data within Procurement, while contributing directly to our mission to beat cancer.If you’re an experienced Data Analyst who has used complex datasets to generate meaningful insights that informed stakeholder decision-making in a large organisation, we would love for you to join our mission. Managing procurement data to support effective contract lifecycle management and enable evidence-based decision-making across Cancer Research UK. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date procurement and contract records across Procurement’s systems. Entering and managing all contracts in the system, ensuring alignment with procurement policies and procedures. Generating and distributing contract renewal reports and other procurement-related reports as required.* Administering user accounts and permissions, ensuring compliance with internal Joiners, Leavers & Movers processes.* Ensuring system and user compliance through regular audits and adherence to governance protocols.* Writing, updating, and maintaining procedural documentation to support procurement operations and system use.* Supporting the management of the Procurement Service Desk, triaging and directing queries to the appropriate team members.* Supporting the Procurement Operations team in system-related collaboration.* Assisting in delivering technology and change management initiatives within the procurement function.* Contributing to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance data quality.* Experienced Data Analyst who has managed, manipulated, and cleaned complex datasets in large organisations. + We welcome applicants from a range of industries. Experience working with Procurement and/or Financial data would be beneficial, but is not essential.* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven experience using Excel and Power BI tools to interpret data, identify trends, and support decision-making.* Solid understanding of data compliance and privacy requirements.* Has built credible and collaborative stakeholder relationships with strong customer service, interpersonal, and influencing skills.* Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a successful track record of clearly translating complex data into meaningful insights and reporting for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.* Curious and proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset for driving innovation and enhancing data reporting, while championing best practices and strong data governance.* Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines within a fast-paced and changing environment, while maintaining strong attention to detail.* Accountable with a proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team to contribute towards the team’s collective success and shared goals.* Experience working with ERP or procurement systems would be advantageous, but is not essential (ideally Jaggaer, SAP, Oracle, or Coupa, etc.).Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human: Act to have a positive impact on peopleTogether: Act inclusively and collaborativelyWe’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.You can explore our benefits by visiting our .Additional InformationFor more information about working with us please or contact us at . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: , , , and .Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young
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