Company Description

• IAG GBS (Global Business Services) is part of International Airlines Group, one of the world’s leading airline groups, with 546 aircraft flying to over 270 destinations, carrying more than 100 million passengers each year.

IAG GBS provides a plug and play platform of scalable, best in class procurement, finance and IT business services to IAG’s operating companies which include Aer Lingus, IAG Loyalty, British Airways, IAG, IAG Cargo, Iberia, Iberia Express, LEVEL and Vueling.

The company is headquartered in Krakow, and has operations in London, Madrid, Barcelona and Dublin.

Job Description

Purpose of the role

• Provides support  for the contracts and Procurement initiatives within Group Procurement
• Ensure that the data for the IT Procurement team is maintained within the CPS system in the appropriate manner
• Provide the analysis and produce the reports required upon request
• Plan and coordinate procurement activities
• Provide analysis upon request
• Responsible for monthly/quarterly management reporting 
• Identify and resolve the causes of invoice discrepancy, driving continuous improvement with PTP colleagues and offshore.
• Support the implementation of transformation projects
• Support Subject Matter Experts on financial evaluation
• Support contract and Procurement initiatives
• Provide support in Business Case, financial models, balance and forecast projection
• Researching suppliers who can provide the required products or services 
• Maintain records to track invoices and costs 

Key Relationships/Interfaces

• Procurement Team members
• Finance
• Procurement Operations
• CPS Team
• Contract Management team
• Suppliers
• Subject-Matter Experts
• Operating Companies within a Group

Required Skills & Qualifications 

Qualification 

Educated to degree level and/or equivalent.

Skills 

• Interest in the airline and wider aviation industry desirable 
• Strong analytical skills
• Decision making skills 
• Fluent skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Useful knowledge in powerBI desirable 
• Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to distil complex technical information in a clear and simple message
• Experience of working in an environment of change involving people, process, policy and technology
• Strong analytical acumen with ability to evaluate, analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to operate effectively in an environment with tight deadlines and finite resource
• Commitment to service excellence and process improvement. 
• Ability to influence, gaining consensus on what is to be achieved, breaking down barriers that get in the way of effective team working
• Language skills: Fluent English mandatory
•  Experience with business case modeling, data analyst or similar
• Experience in procurement is desirable 
• Other · Willingness to travel and work in a multi-site/location environment
• This role will be based primarily in Waterside London with upto 20% travel across others opcos

Additional Information

What we offer

• Competitive Annual Incentive Scheme
• LinkedIn Learning Platform
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Life Cover
• Generous (8%) pension plan
• Cycle2Work program
• Electric car scheme
• Exclusive shopping discounts
• Eye test voucher
• Attractive travel discounts
• Press Reader
• Plus, many more perks!