Commercial Partnerships Analyst

We have an incredible opportunity to join Commercial Partnerships team as a Commercial Partnerships Analyst.

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract (3 months)

Location: Hybrid, this role will be based from our Edinburgh office with time spent working from home and in the office.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Salary & Benefits: £35,100 depending on experience plus bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

 The role  

The Commercial Partnerships team is responsible for the management of c. £60m of spend across a varied supplier base.  This supports RS&AM and wider Group functions, in delivering strategy and customer outcomes.  The role will be fast paced and varied, with a great opportunity to learn on the job and deepen knowledge across RS&AM processes and supplier landscape.

Role Context

• Support Asset Management Commercial Partnerships operating model, by:
• Acting as escalation point for internal customers and Supplier counterparts on day to day, business critical queries
• Assist in invoice validation, providing input to budget and financial tracking to Relationship Management colleagues. 
• Support and coordinate Management Information production for COO, and various internal forums
• Coordinate KPI validation ahead of Governance meetings
• Build relationship & supplier management skills with attendance at various Governance forums and internal stakeholder meetings.
• Support management of Supplier errors through to closure, including update to internal risk system and ensuring appropriate remediation and corrective action where relevant
• Acting as escalation point for internal customers and Supplier counterparts on day to day, business critical queries
• Assist in invoice validation, providing input to budget and financial tracking to Relationship Management colleagues. 
• Support and coordinate Management Information production for COO, and various internal forums
• Coordinate KPI validation ahead of Governance meetings
• Build relationship & supplier management skills with attendance at various Governance forums and internal stakeholder meetings.
• Support management of Supplier errors through to closure, including update to internal risk system and ensuring appropriate remediation and corrective action where relevant

Key Responsibilities

Service Relationship Management

• Support the management of the strategic and operational service relationships between Phoenix Group and its OSPs
• Advocate for the team to ensure key internal stakeholders follow the agreed engagement model with Suppliers, escalation process, etc. 

Governance

• Gain a strong understanding of Phoenix Third Party Management framework, relevant to the supplier categorisation and type – support any changes and rollout across the team
• Support annual due diligence and supplier risk assurance activities across Supplier base
• Support quarterly control assessments, ensuring effective and timely updates, working closely with Business Controls teams as required

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across Phoenix Group
• Implement and maintain stakeholder heatmap for team use
• Effective use of team SharePoint, to ensure wider team informed and aware of traction on key actions, status updates, etc. 

What are we looking for?

• Proven analytical skills with experience of interpretating data and identifying trends with a view to coordinate action for improvement
• Risk management experience to support our framework and standards
• Demonstrated experience of proficiently using Microsoft Office applications to produce internal reporting and support analysis
• Strong experience in Service and Relationship management for the benefit of stakeholders and customers, in a fast paced and dynamic environment to deliver the best in class supplier management 

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you. 

 If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best. 

We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out.

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