Strategy Analyst

Talantir; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long service awards

VIP colleagues awards

27 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (+5"

Wellbeing leave

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain is hiring a Strategy Analyst to join our Strategy & Change function in Nottingham. You will provide analyses to inform strategic decisions, support senior leaders with briefings, talking points and presentations, and help develop metrics and data measurement strategies.

You will work in a hybrid environment, contributing to strategic outlooks and investment decisions while collaborating with cross-functional teams across the NHS network.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates analytical and problem-solving capabilities to generate actionable insights.
• Excellent communicator with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience in corporate strategy development and business analysis.
• End-to-end project management for initiatives.
• Proficient in qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Responsibilities

• Explore and analyse external developments, market changes and their potential impact for NHS.
• Identify solution recommendations to business problems at business-unit level.
• Manage feasibility and assessment work for proposed/current projects and business cases.
• Carry out economic and strategic research delivering high-quality insights.
• Lead and deliver quantitative and qualitative analysis to support decisions across the organisation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Strategy development

Business analysis

Project management

Research methods

Job description

Job Title Strategy Analyst

Function: Strategy & Change

Location: Nottingham/Hybrid

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £46,524 with potential to rise to £54,735 over 3 years

Closing Date: Tuesday 31st March 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Strategy Analyst to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first and to deliver against our strategic objectives.

We are seeking an experienced Strategy Analyst who will be responsible for providing analyses to support the strategic outlook of the organisation and serve as an analytical support to key decision makers. You will assist with the development of key briefings, point papers, talking points, and presentations for senior leaders to support critical decisions on strategy, policy, and investments. You will develop metrics and adapt data measurement strategies.

Every day you will …

• Explore and analyse external developments, emerging issues, and market changes, assessing their potential impact or value to the organisation.
• Interpret the strategic need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.
• Manage the delivery of feasibility and assessment work for proposed and current projects to contribute to the development and continuous review of business cases.
• Carry out economic and strategic research using established systems, tools, and protocols, delivering high-quality insights to support programmes and projects.
• Lead and deliver qualitative and quantitative analysis, independently interpreting data and evidence to enable effective, organisation-wide decision making.

What can we offer you?

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well‑being offering 1 day of paid well‑being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%).
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Demonstrates analytical and problem‑solving capabilities, leveraging complex data sets to generate actionable insights and informed decisions.
• Excellent communicator with proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders, encouraging collaboration and strategic buy‑in.
• Experience in corporate strategy development, business analysis, and end‑to‑end project management, ensuring successful delivery of initiatives.
• Skilled in business planning and strategic facilitation, incorporating future‑focused analysis to support alignment to long‑term organisational goals.
• Proficient in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, using evidence to support strategic recommendations.

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.