Leading the Analytics and Administration team within the Procurement division

• The creation and maintenance of the UK Procurement function's dashboards.• Reporting on company spend with SMEs to the UK Government, local authorities and clients and using the info to assist work-winning• Presenting the spend and benefit figures to the Heads of Procurement on monthly management calls.• Automation of processes and reports using various tools and coding languages• Running training courses on basic, advanced and expert functions within Microsoft Excel• Super-user on the company's analytics and visualisation tools.• Analysis of category spend data, identifying trends and making improvement recommendations to Category Managers.• Developing and publishing scheduled reports and performing ad-hoc analysis on request from Category Managers and the Supply Chain Management Team.

Experience at Thorntons:- Acting Assistant Manager (December 2012 - January 2013)- Senior Sales Assistant (May 2012 - August 2014)- Sales Assistant (November 2011 - May 2012)Main responsibilities included:- Running the store when required- Cashing-up and completing banking procedures- Supervising team members- Interviewing/recruiting new staff members- Training and development of staff- Maximising sales and profitability- Ensuring a high standard of customer service- Merchandising products- General sales duties