Data-Driven Category Analyst, Public Sector Procurement

WMJobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is recruiting an Associate Category Analyst to join the Strategic Category Management team in Birmingham. The role focuses on supporting the development of category strategies, analysing spend data and maintaining procurement information to drive value for money.

You'll work with experienced procurement professionals, handle spend and supplier data, and assist with tender documentation and governance compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative, analytical or business support role, managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience of providing high-quality customer service and managing enquiries through to resolution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel.
• A willingness to learn category management techniques, procurement systems and public sector procurement principles.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and expanding your procurement knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Collecting and collating spend, supplier and market information to support category strategies and procurement decisions.
• Acting as the first point of contact for category enquiries, providing guidance and directing more complex queries where appropriate.
• Supporting the preparation and publication of tender documentation using the Council's e-procurement systems.
• Maintaining category management tools, procurement trackers, contract records and key documentation to ensure information remains accurate and up to date.
• Organising stakeholder meetings and engagement sessions, including coordinating agendas, papers and follow-up actions.
• Producing information for reports, dashboards and performance monitoring.
• Supporting procurement and category management activities in line with governance, compliance and assurance requirements.

Skills

Administrative experience

Analytical mindset

Organisational skills

Customer service

Communication skills

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Birmingham City Council is recruiting an Associate Category Analyst to join the Strategic Category Management team in Birmingham. The role focuses on supporting the development of category strategies, analysing spend data and maintaining procurement information to drive value for money.

You'll work with experienced procurement professionals, handle spend and supplier data, and assist with tender documentation and governance compliance.