About this role
- Analyse procurement spend across fuel, convenience-retail products, forecourt supplies, maintenance materials, utilities, and operational consumables to identify cost drivers and purchasing opportunities.
- Evaluate supplier quotations, pricing structures, commercial terms, minimum-order requirements, rebates, and volume discounts to support cost-effective purchasing decisions.
- Develop procurement spend reports and dashboards using Excel and business intelligence tools to monitor expenditure, supplier performance, purchase volumes, and cost trends.
- Monitor purchasing patterns across retail and forecourt locations, identifying demand fluctuations, recurring requirements, excess purchasing, and opportunities for procurement consolidation.
- Assess supplier performance against agreed pricing, delivery schedules, product availability, quality standards, and service-level expectations, escalating recurring issues where appropriate.
- Coordinate with retail, forecourt, finance, operations, and inventory teams to translate operational requirements into structured procurement plans and purchasing priorities.
- Analyse historical purchasing data, consumption patterns, seasonal demand, and inventory movements to improve procurement forecasting and minimise stock shortages.
- Support supplier negotiations by preparing comparative cost analyses, supplier benchmarks, historical spend information, and commercial evaluation reports.