Business Analyst - Procurement (m/f/d)
Description
About your Tasks:
Procurement Performance Analysis: Analyze key Procurement KPIs, including supplier profitability, purchasing conditions, supplier bonuses, payment terms, purchasing volumes and direct supply share.
Business Intelligence & Reporting: Develop, maintain and continuously improve Power BI dashboards and analytical reports that enable Procurement teams to monitor performance and make informed decisions.
Business Partnering: Act as a trusted analytical partner to Strategic Buyers and Procurement Management, proactively challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities and supporting commercial decision-making.
Commercial Insights: Translate complex datasets into clear recommendations to improve supplier profitability, purchasing conditions and overall Procurement performance.
Supplier & Negotiation Analytics: Prepare fact-based analyses for supplier negotiations, business reviews and strategic discussions, including supplier profitability, bonus achievement and commercial improvement opportunities.
Cross-country Analysis: Identify performance differences, best practices and commercial opportunities across our European markets, supporting the harmonization of Procurement reporting and KPI structures.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborate closely with Strategic Procurement, Category Management, Finance/Controlling, Demand & Supply and Data/BI to align business requirements and analytical priorities.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, analytical capabilities and performance management, translating business needs into clear requirements for technical development.
About You:
A degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Business Analytics, Business Informatics or a comparable field.
Initial professional experience in Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Performance Management, Consulting or a similar analytical business-facing role.
Hands-on experience with Power BI and SQL, with the ability to independently analyze data, develop dashboards and generate meaningful business insights.
Strong Excel skills and a solid understanding of data analysis, reporting and KPI management.
Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking, combined with a strong commercial mindset and the ability to see the bigger picture.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to present findings, challenge assumptions and translate complex analyses into clear recommendations.
Experience in Procurement, retail, e-commerce, commercial performance management or consulting is a strong advantage.
A structured, proactive and solution-oriented working style, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to drive topics independently.
Very good English communication skills; German is an advantage.
About your Benefits:
In order to provide our employees with the best possible support for their individual needs, we offer a wide range of benefits:
- Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
- Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.
- Kindergarten Grant: We offer our employees who pay for childcare in kindergarten 100,00 € (total) per month.
- Mental health: Get quick professional help from psychologists from nilo if you feel overwhelmed in your personal or professional life. Anonymously and free of charge.
- Personal Development: We are all constantly learning. That's why we support and foster your career development through internal & external training and help you grow.
- Mobility: Your commute matters to us. We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time.
- Sports & Health: Your well-being is our top priority. Therefore, we offer you a range of opportunities to improve your health. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, providing a variety of sports offers tailored to your interests.