Continuous Improvement Analyst

UK Power Networks; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 39,000

Job description

This Continuous Improvement Analyst will report to the Continuous Improvement Manager and will work within Capital Programme and Procurement based in our any our regional offices in the Eastern, London or Southern regions such as Bury St Edmunds, London, Maidstone, Crawley, Borehamwood. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary dependant on location with London being £38,892, Southern £34,891, Eastern £31,426 and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

Close Date: 10/04/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits:

• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose

As the Continuous Improvement (CI) Analyst you will work with the Continuous Improvement Manager to support the initiatives coordinated by a newly formed team with a broad remit to improve the way that UK Power Networks delivers business change, both internal and in the way it interacts with the supply chain.

The CI Analyst will support a programme of projects by delivering reports to a variety of stakeholders and tracking project progress and assisting with the delivery of project outputs where required.

You will collaborate with the Procurement Reporting Analyst to gather data on supply chain performance and improvement initiatives and present this in clear, meaningful reports.

Key responsibilities

• Work on projects and other business change initiatives within Capital Programme and Procurement; communicate with all stakeholders, compile progress data and support those delivering the projects as required. Produce clear and meaningful reports on project progress to management.
• Take a lead role on selected business improvement initiatives, applying project delivery practices to produce positive outcomes for the Capital Programme and Procurement teams. Coordinate with other teams, such as Information Systems and Innovation, where their support is needed.
• Deputise for and support the Continuous Improvement Manager on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Obtain data from key stakeholders, track their progress and produce reports to ensure that UK Power Networks' achievements are meeting corporate commitments.
• Work with a variety of Supply Chain Management stakeholders to develop and deliver metrics for key vendors in the supply chain, such as contract performance packs and compliance reporting.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to monitor and drive supply chain improvements.
• Provide administrative support to the Supply Chain Team on request.
• Work with Capital Programme and Procurement stakeholders to identify areas requiring additional analysis; develop and maintain reports to meet this need.
• Examine the existing suite of Capital Programme and Procurement reports to identify opportunities for improvement or greater automation.
• Ensure contingency arrangements are in place for the role, e.g. holiday cover, and provide support and cover for other activities undertaken by the team.

Nature and Scope

Reporting to the Continuous Improvement Manager, the Continuous Improvement Analyst will help guide multiple strategic improvement programs across Capital Programme and Procurement, including our corporate ESG commitments.

We are looking for a person who can derive insights from company data. You must also be flexible enough to work on improvement strategies or change projects as they arise across a variety of subject areas. As such, you will be comfortable learning about diverse areas of the business and dealing with multiple people.

A background in change management, transformation or continuous improvement projects will be an advantage as the CI Analyst will identify new opportunities for process improvement and work on initiatives proposed by other stakeholders. You will be comfortable compiling business cases to support change initiatives and be confident in presenting proposals to senior management and will also be called on to explain change to a wide group of users and provide training to end users where new processes are introduced.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

You will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Education to A-level or equivalent
• A key skill will be attention to detail and quality review of system data.
• A variety of IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite (Excel, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint), PowerBI and/or other data visualisation software and SAP ECC.
• Analyse data and synthesize complex data sets into useful reports.
• Knowledge of supply chain management and project processes.
• Ability to work with confidential data with integrity.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and have a good appreciation of the risk relative to supplier record.
• Ability to demonstrate team working skills and good internal customer service.
• Flexible attitude to work and working hours.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.