Procurement & Commercial Data Analyst (4-Month Contract)

Gema Group; City of Canada Bay; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct exposure to Senior Management

Immediate start

Potential for extension

Job summary

Gema Group is seeking a highly analytical Procurement & Commercial Data Analyst to support the National Procurement & Supply Chain team. You will analyse large volumes of supplier invoices, purchasing transactions and procurement expenditure to identify trends, opportunities and risks.

Reporting to the General Manager of Procurement & Supply Chain, you will develop practical recommendations, build dashboards in Excel/Power BI, and present insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Advanced Microsoft Excel capability is essential.
• Proven experience analysing large financial, purchasing or transactional datasets.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to interpret the business implications of financial data.
• Demonstrated ability to develop practical, evidence‑based solutions and recommendations from analytical findings.
• Confidence and experience presenting data, conclusions and recommendations to senior management or executive stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge existing processes and propose alternative approaches supported by financial analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, numerical reasoning and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities and meet reporting deadlines.
• Experience in catering, hospitality, foodservice, stadiums or major events.
• Background in procurement, supply chain, finance or commercial analysis.
• Experience working with supplier contracts, rebates and pricing structures.
• Experience using procurement, inventory or ERP systems.
• Power BI, SQL or other business intelligence capabilities.
• Qualifications in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or Supply Chain.
• Industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential. Strong analytical capability, commercial judgement and the ability to communicate solutions are more advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analysing and reconciling supplier invoices, transactions and spend across multiple venues, suppliers and systems.
• Spotting pricing inconsistencies, inefficiencies, anomalies and cost-saving opportunities.
• Reviewing supplier pricing, volumes, rebates and contractual commitments.
• Building business cases and cost-benefit assessments, and quantifying savings and risk.
• Supporting tenders and supplier negotiations with financial modelling and comparative cost analysis.
• Designing advanced Excel workbooks, dashboards and automated reporting tools.
• Presenting findings and recommendations to the GM, Senior Management and ELT, and handling questions and challenges.

Skills

Excel expertise

Power BI

SQL

Analytical thinking

Education

Business/Finance/Economics/Supply Chain degree

Tools

Power BI

SQL

ERP systems

Job description

Gema Group is seeking a highly analytical Procurement & Commercial Data Analyst to support the National Procurement & Supply Chain team. You will analyse large volumes of supplier invoices, purchasing transactions and procurement expenditure to identify trends, opportunities and risks.

Reporting to the General Manager of Procurement & Supply Chain, you will develop practical recommendations, build dashboards in Excel/Power BI, and present insights to senior leadership.