Procurement Analyst - Dublin

RSA is one of the world's leading general insurers and a FTSE 100 Company with a heritage dating back over 300 years, and we are proud of it!
Our products are high quality and innovative – just ask our 20 million customers in over 100 countries.
We provide a great service to our customers when they need us most. That’s why we’re always looking at new and innovative ways in which to improve our service for our customers. We set new standards in the industry every day.

Exciting new career opportunity to join our highly skilled Procurement Function.  This Procurement Analyst will be key member of team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a wide variety of activities to support the Procurement team in developing and implementing sourcing and supplier management plans that reflect business priorities.
This role requires the use of strong analytical, organisational and communication skills to contribute to the realisation of all areas of the Procurement plans.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Analysing supplier performance data (spend, SLAs, risk, solvency)
• Producing reports to support category planning and spend management
• Managing the supplier approval and on-boarding process
• Maintaining and managing the contracts’ database
• Supporting the Procurement team in the contract approval process
• Purchasing of indirect services
• Conducting external supply market research, internal business requirements’ research and analysis and presenting findings to support business decisions
• Contributing to the development of risk and mitigation plans
• Conducting detailed bid analyses and contributing to the development of supplier negotiation strategies
• Assisting the Procurement team by developing standard contracts
• Conducting validation testing
• Liaising with the business to get stakeholder agreement
• Organising the efficient day-to-day running of the Procurement office, in line with team needs and priorities.

Requirements:

• 1 Years’ experience in a purchasing/procurement environment desirable, but not essential
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Good understanding of sourcing/purchasing
• Proficiency in cost analysis and modelling
• Effective written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Self-motivation and an ability to work independently without direct supervision
• Basic knowledge of contract design and development
• Basic negotiation skills

RSA Insurance Ireland DAC and its affiliate companies consider applicants on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status.