Graduate Assistant Procurement and Supply Chain Analyst

Gardiner and Theobald LLP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure advisory firm is seeking a Graduate Assistant Procurement and Supply Chain Analyst in London. This role involves providing commercial support for infrastructure projects and entails responsibilities from procurement management to data analysis. The candidate will pursue Chartered membership while gaining valuable experience. Candidates must have a degree with a minimum of 2.1 and strong communication skills. This position is full-time and does not offer work permit sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of current IT systems.
• Understand the importance of client care & building relationships.
• Ability to prioritise work efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Assist the management of procurements through the procurement life cycle.
• Develop skills to build custom reporting and risk management systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide insights and recommendations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Trustworthy and reliable

Proactive and flexible approach

Ability to work as part of a team

Desire to learn

Education

2.1 or above in your degree

Tools

Power BI

Current IT systems

Job description

Graduate Assistant Procurement and Supply Chain Analyst

Application Deadline: 31 January 2026

Department: Infrastructure

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: G&T London

Description

Summary: The role of a Procurement and Supply Chain Analyst is to provide commercial support to an infrastructure project. Your responsibility as a Procurement and Supply Chain Analyst is to support the Procurement Lead or Manager in sourcing the client the best value solution to a requirement through the sustainable allocation of risk between a client organisation and its supply chain. You will also support the client in exploring market opportunities and implementing strategies and processes that deliver the best possible procurement outcome to the client’s organisation, its stakeholders and its customers.

Supplier Market Management (SMM) will also be integral to this role. SMM is a function that supports the entire project lifecycle, from initial project strategy development to engaging with the market’s appetite for future opportunities and throughout procurement by understanding how Tier 1 contractors will support and engage the extended supply chain. This is critical in project delivery, ensuring market risks and potential constraints are analysed, captured and communicated to all stakeholders with the aim of supporting and preventing risks from materialising which can impact the overarching projects delivery against time, quality and cost.

Role Overview: As a Procurement and Supply Chain Analyst, you will spend 2-2.5 years working towards Chartered membership of a professional body while also gaining valuable work experience. You will be working towards becoming a professional with expert knowledge of procurement and supplier market management (SMM). The role will be varied as the Procurement and Supply Chain team is engaged across numerous programmes and sectors; the actual experience gained will be dependent on the team and sector you are working in. You will join the G&T Chartership Programme: Graduate pathway to ensure you can relate the theoretical aspects of your studies to actual work experience.

Working within a team, you will be assisting your Line Manager with various aspects of daily project work. This role will be expected to work with a certain level of autonomy while also knowing when to discuss and ask questions to ensure the best outcome. You will be building a solid knowledge base of your role, the firm and the industry, and how they all fit together.

General Responsibilities

Working with your Line Manager, the role will typically include the following:

• Assist the management of procurements through the procurement life‑cycle stages from identifying the business need to contract award, drawing on internal and external resources as required.
• Assist the management of large data sets to deliver outputs identifying critical data trends.
• Support Supply Chain engagement by actively participating in stakeholder engagement across market and sector stakeholders within the supply chain to achieve client objectives.
• Develop skills to build custom reporting and risk management systems through Power BI to facilitate supply chain risk management for clients. This includes supporting the development of tools and processes that provide clients with actionable insights into their supply chain risks and opportunities.
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to understand statistical trends and supply market risks for the purposes of detailed report writing, as well as assisting managers in producing findings reports, managing the data analysis to support informed decision making at senior management level.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their business objectives, providing insights and recommendations from a data perspective.
• Manage the e‑procurement solution for specific categories/projects, ensuring all projects are advertised sufficiently, information is correct and meets any transparency requirements and procurement legislation.
• Participate in team meetings for procurement, provide specialist guidance and enable the implementation of policy, projects and change initiatives, as well as providing monthly reports to the Procurement Manager which evidence successful delivery of projects.
• Assist in the development of Commercial Strategies, Procurement Strategies and Package Procurement Plans.
• Assist the compilation of Prequalification and Tendering documentation, such as Instructions to Tender and developing with functional specialists PQQ and ITT documents including scoring protocols.
• Assist the management of Prequalification and Tender evaluation processes.
• Assist in the management of governance process to facilitate clients making timely decisions regarding procurement strategy, shortlisting suppliers, and contract awards.
• Assist in providing advice on any applicable procurement legislation and developments, applicable policies and procurement routes; to ensure that all client activities comply with existing and future legal frameworks.
• Promote the importance of procurement across business units and best practice through continuous improvement so that procurement processes are effective in delivering the client’s objectives.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• 2.1 or above in your degree
• Excellent working knowledge of current IT systems
• Understand the importance of client care & building relationships
• Excellent communication skills
• Trustworthy and reliable
• Ability to prioritise work efficiently
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Proactive and flexible approach to different situations
• Dedication and commitment
• Desire to learn
• Genuine interest in social and economic infrastructure

Please note the following when applying for this role:

We are unable to support/sponsor individuals who require a work permit to work in the UK for our early talent roles.

We recruit on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close applications for this role if all positions have been filled ahead of the date advertised.

Due to the large number of duplicate applications received for early talent roles at G&T, we are only able to screen one application per candidate each academic year. If more than one application is submitted by the same person we will only be able to respond to the first one received.