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Campus - Internship Programme - Undergraduate Strategic Sourcing & Business Enablement Analyst - 2027 (UK - Brighton)
American Express
Brighton, GBR
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As an Analyst within Strategic Sourcing & Business Enablement (SS&BE) at American Express, you’ll support the delivery of the most effective strategy for achieving maximum value for American Express with our supply base, through the sourcing and contracting process.
You will also support procurement managers to develop global category management plans to meet business objectives, understand spend profiles, leverage and complete industry benchmarking and prepare presentations and dashboards for internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
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Responsibilities
- · Reporting to one of the UK Managers, you’ll be accountable for the cost-effective procurement of, and contract execution for, a wide range of products and services - whilst achieving or exceeding business requirements. · Implement contracting strategies including the development and execution of sourcing activities (Request for Information, Request for Proposal). · Collaborate with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers to identify opportunities where we can drive cost saves across the category. · Drive value and competitive advantage to our business partners through effective supplier negotiations. · Review and identify supplier risk, working with Third Party Risk Management teams and business stakeholders to support strong supplier governance. · Manage the execution of contracts in line with required policies, standards, and processes. · Drive results cross-functionally, and across business units, that have a major impact on American Express’ revenue and profitability. · Work closely with Governance Teams and support projects that enables the team to remain aligned with changing legal and regulatory requirements, as well as ensuring policy and contract compliance in all contracting projects.
Qualifications
- · Commercial acumen, with strong problem-solving skills and an analytical approach. · Positive attitude, flexibility, and a team player. · Strong written and verbal communication skills. · Proven ability to drive results and prioritize work activities. · Ability to thrive in a fast paced and fluid business environment. · Interpersonal skills to work across a wide range of teams and build effective working relationships. · Ability to influence others with a collaborative, inclusive and engaging style; with a practical approach to delivering successful, collaborative outcomes to support evolving business needs.
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