Business Analyst - Strategic Supply Chain & Executive Operations
Commutable from: North & West London / Surrey / Berkshire / Hertfordshire / Buckinghamshire
This is a rare opportunity to join a globally respected engineering and manufacturing organisation whose products are trusted worldwide in some of the most demanding operational environments imaginable.
With decades of innovation, international reach, and a reputation built on precision, reliability and engineering excellence, this business continues to invest heavily in its people, technology and supply chain capability. Backed by long-term stability, secure markets and a strong future pipeline, they offer the chance to work on genuinely meaningful programmes within a high-performance environment. They are now seeking an exceptional Executive Business Analyst to work directly alongside senior leadership within the Sourcing function.
This is not a traditional analyst role.
You’ll operate at the intersection of supply chain, engineering, strategy and executive decision-making — translating complex operational challenges into clear, actionable outcomes that influence business performance at the highest level.
The Opportunity
Working closely with the VP of Sourcing, you’ll play a critical role in driving strategic execution across a sophisticated global supply chain environment.
You’ll help leadership teams make faster, smarter and more informed decisions by transforming technical and operational information into:
- Executive-level insights
- Strategy papers and business cases
- Improvement roadmaps
- Supplier and sourcing strategies
- Performance and risk analysis
- Decision-ready briefing materials
You’ll also take ownership of driving follow-through — ensuring strategic priorities become measurable actions across sourcing, supplier performance, quality and operational delivery.
For someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-accountability environments, this role offers genuine visibility, influence and long-term progression potential.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting executive leadership with high-quality strategic analysis and decision support
- Translating complex discussions into concise, commercially focused outputs
- Driving supply chain improvement initiatives across cost, quality and delivery
- Supporting supplier issue resolution and root cause analysis
- Working cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality and Operations teams
- Conducting market, supplier and risk analysis to support strategic decisions
- Creating structured executive briefing packs and performance insights
- Leveraging AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot to improve workflow efficiency and output quality
- Ensuring strategic initiatives maintain momentum through effective coordination and follow-up
What They’re Looking For
This role would suit someone with a blend of analytical capability, operational understanding and executive-level communication skills.
You may currently be working as a:
- Business Analyst
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
- Operations Analyst
- Executive PMO / Strategic Projects professional
- Manufacturing or Engineering Analyst
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Experience within a fast-paced engineering, manufacturing or supply chain environment
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
- The ability to synthesise complex information into clear recommendations
- Experience producing professional reports, presentations and strategic documentation
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing capability
- Exposure to technical manufacturing or engineering environments
- Confidence operating with senior leadership teams
- Experience using AI-enabled tools to improve quality and speed of output
- Exposure to ERP systems, supply chain transformation or business case development would be advantageous.
Why This Role Stands Out
- High visibility role supporting senior executive leadership
- Opportunity to influence strategic decisions in a globally recognised organisation
- Long-term stability within a highly secure and resilient industry
- Complex, meaningful work with genuine business impact
- Strong investment in operational excellence and continuous improvement
- Collaborative, high-performing culture with significant career growth potential
If you’re looking for a role where your thinking, communication and problem-solving ability will genuinely shape business outcomes — this is an opportunity worth exploring.