Procurement Audit & Process Lead

Leaseplan; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Annual salary review and bonus scheme

Give As You Earn (GAYE)

Employee referral scheme (£1,000)

Retail discounts programme

GymFlex membership options

Cycle to Work scheme

Life Assurance

Job summary

Leaseplan in Bristol, UK, is seeking an experienced Procurement Audit & Process Lead on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will audit contract records, fix data gaps and design compliant, efficient processes across procurement. The role is delivery-focused with high visibility and cross-functional collaboration.

You will develop reporting, identify root causes of data quality issues and create a trusted source of truth to support policy adherence and improved procurement controls.

Qualifications

• Experience auditing contract records and improving data quality.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across the business.
• Strong focus on governance, policy compliance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Audit existing contract records to identify gaps and inconsistencies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to locate, validate and correct missing contract data.
• Create and deliver a clear action plan to address data quality issues.
• Combine contract and monitoring logs into a single source of truth.
• Analyze root causes of data quality issues to improve processes.
• Design and deliver reporting showing contract status and policy adherence.
• Review and improve contract and data management processes, including onboarding and renewals.
• Document clear, standardised procedures that are easy to follow and compliant.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Procurement knowledge

Tools

Excel

Data validation

Job description

We have a new opportunity for an experienced Procurement Audit & Process Lead to join us on an initial 12-month Fixed Term Contract until 30th December 2027. The role will focus on improving the quality of procurement contract records, strengthening reporting, and designing clear, compliant and efficient processes. This is a delivery-focused role with high visibility, working across Procurement and the wider business. You'll take ownership of improving contract and data quality across Procurement. Your initial focus will be to audit existing contract records, fix gaps and inaccuracies, and create a single, trusted source of truth. You'll then use this data to build meaningful reporting and help redesign contract and data management processes to make them simpler, clearer and compliant. The key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Audit existing contract records to identify gaps, errors and inconsistencies
• Work with stakeholders across the business to locate, validate and correct missing contract data.
• Create and deliver a clear action plan to address data quality issues.
• Combine contract and monitoring logs into a single, accurate source of truth.
• Analyse root causes of missing or poor-quality data and use insights to improve processes.
• Design and deliver reporting that shows contract status and adherence to policy.
• Review and improve contract and data management processes, including onboarding and renewals.
• Document clear, standardised procedures that are easy to follow and compliant with policy.
• Design reporting and monitoring to track ongoing adherence to processes and standards.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, with high attention to detail.
• Confident using Excel and similar tools to validate, analyse and present data.
• Highly organised and able to work to tight deadlines.
• Comfortable working independently and with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Good understanding of contract management and procurement controls.
• Awareness of risk and compliance requirements within procurement or financial services.
• Curious and improvement-focused, with the ability to challenge existing ways of working.
• Proven experience working in a complex procurement environment.
• Practical experience of contract management and negotiation.
• Experience designing or improving procurement processes and reporting.

• Salary £40,000 to £50,000
• Competitive pension scheme
• Annual salary review and bonus scheme
• Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme
• Employee referral scheme (£1,000)
• Retail discounts programme
• GymFlex membership options
• Cycle to Work scheme Health & Wellbeing Life Assurance
• Health assessment options
• Travel insurance
• Critical illness cover
• Personal accident insurance.
• Time Off & Work-Life Balance 25 days' annual leave + an additional Celebration Day
• 37.5 hour week
• Monday to Friday
• no weekends
• Holiday buy & sell scheme
• Volunteer days
• Time allocated for personal development
• Study support (where applicable).
• Workplace & On-Site Facilities EV charging points
• Bike storage & shower facilities
• Complimentary breakfast
• Staff and social events