Intelligence & Optimisation Lead - Payments, Marketing & Loyalty
Core
Lead data-driven decision-making and optimization for global procurement categories (Road, rail, warehousing, logistics) by analyzing spend, demand, and market patterns to drive cost savings and supplier performance.
Role type
Senior IC Procurement Analytics & Category Strategy Lead
Builds
Actionable insights, spend analysis models, cost models, and data dashboards for category teams
Domain
Procurement & Supply Chain Management (Indirect Procurement)
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Procurement analytics, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling, Should-Cost modeling, Category strategy, Spend analysis, Market intelligence, Supplier relationship management, Data visualization, Cross-cultural collaboration
Preferred skills
CIPS membership, Ariba Source to Pay, Salesforce, Compass, Digital fluency, Logistics category knowledge
Technologies
Power BI, Macros, Pivot tables, Advanced data manipulation tools
Responsibilities
Conduct detailed analysis of demand, spend, and market patterns; Identify cost-saving opportunities and areas for continuous improvement; Collaborate with category managers to translate insights into critical initiatives; Provide regular reports on market conditions; Establish self as the Category subject matter expert on procurement analytics; Mentor and coach category managers in analytical tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
