Performance and Data Lead - Procurement & Reporting

Birmingham City Council; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Reporting and Performance Lead to join our Transformation, Reporting and Intelligence team. You will drive data-led decision making across Commercial and Procurement Services and help shape how performance is measured across one of the UK's largest local authority procurement functions.

You will develop reporting frameworks, provide strategic insight and ensure leaders have the information they need to make informed commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering performance reporting frameworks, management information and business intelligence solutions.
• Advanced data analysis skills, including extracting, manipulating and interpreting large datasets using Excel and reporting or visualisation tools.
• Experience working within regulated or governance-led environments, ensuring reporting is accurate, compliant and evidence based.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to translate procurement objectives into meaningful performance measures.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, presenting complex information clearly to senior leaders and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience improving data quality, developing reporting processes and embedding robust governance across performance information.
• Proven experience leading or developing colleagues, with a commitment to continuous professional development and high performance.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining performance reporting frameworks that measure procurement performance against strategic priorities and organisational objectives.
• Producing high-quality management information, dashboards and performance packs that provide meaningful insight for senior leaders and governance boards.
• Analysing complex procurement, supplier, contract, spend and financial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Working with colleagues across Commercial and Procurement Services to improve data quality, strengthen reporting processes and establish a trusted single source of information.
• Supporting audit, assurance and governance activity by providing accurate evidence, reporting and performance analysis.
• Using commercial intelligence to monitor strategic priorities, including social value, ESG, supplier performance and value for money.
• Leading and developing team members while promoting a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and data-driven decision making.

Skills

Performance reporting

Management information

Business intelligence

Advanced data analysis

Excel

Governance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team leadership

Tools

Excel

Job description

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Reporting and Performance Lead to join our Transformation, Reporting and Intelligence team. You will drive data-led decision making across Commercial and Procurement Services and help shape how performance is measured across one of the UK's largest local authority procurement functions.

You will develop reporting frameworks, provide strategic insight and ensure leaders have the information they need to make informed commercial decisions.