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About the role:

Do you want to help us create innovative solutions that deliver real value for our stakeholders and customers? Are you interested in being at the forefront of change across our business and can you help us deliver projects which will leave a lasting legacy for future generations? If the answer is yes, read on.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager of Strategic Projects this role is responsible for developing and managing compelling sourcing initiatives for complex projects that deliver the best value to Thames Water. Our projects are typically transformational in nature and value of spending in excess of £50m.

You will be accountable for establishing effective working relationships with both key stakeholders and the supply market whilst demonstrating Thames Water values and behaviours. We are very proud, “to deliver life’s essential service, so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive”. We are key workers, committed to our Values, reaching higher and being better every day to achieve our Purpose under these challenging circumstances, doing the best for our customers and the environment.

Key Accountabilities:

  • You will be leading strategy development for specific complex projects and creating compelling and innovative sourcing strategies for complex areas that challenge current ways of working and deliver the best value to Thames Water.
  • You will be leading a multi-disciplinary team through the procurement process with full customer engagement and following Thames Water sourcing methodology and demonstrating that sustainability, innovation and risk management, collaboration, health, and safety & well-being are effectively considered and managed through each initiative.
  • Ensuring that sourcing projects are delivered on time, achieving optimum risk allocation, the best value, and fulfilling customers' expectations and ensuring that audit trails, document and information systems, and all supplier information exchanges are effective, with robust confidentiality and traceability, in line with the Procurement Regulations.
  • You will demonstrate leadership within the Commercial Team by always striving for the highest standards of professionalism, high energy, commitment, and best-practice and contribute to the delivery of your team’s targets by maintaining a fast pace in all sourcing projects and challenging others to do the same.
  • Applying a creative and agile approach to negotiation to deliver outcome (not cost) focused solutions whilst at all times cognisant of being a representative of Thames Water as well as independently leading challenging negotiations to a successful conclusion to Stakeholder Management.
  • You will have the ability to build deep and trusting relationships with key stakeholders with an ability to engage and influence at senior levels alongside working with stakeholders on the responsibilities for contract launch and prepare for handover to the Contract Management team for in-contract management. 
  • Ensuring that EU procurement regulations and rules are observed during strategic sourcing initiatives at all times and making sure PETE processes are adhered to.
  • Working with Business Analysts to identify key insightful findings in order to prepare a comprehensive category profile and ensuring timely and accurate reporting on the sourcing projects using available reporting tools.
  • Creating compelling, well-structured, accurate reports. documents and presentations and effectively deliver to all levels of the business (both internally and externally).

To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:

  • You will have a Chartered Institute Purchasing and Supply MCIPS 2 qualification.
  • Ideally, you will have IChemE or NEC experience.
  • You will have a firm understanding and experience of operating the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016.
  • Multiple years’ experience of strategic sourcing in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Strong experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams through a procurement process.
  • Some Utility industry and business knowledge.
  • Experience in managing multi £m business transformational projects with stretching benefits targets.
  • Excellent proven commercial and contractual acumen and solid negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills and customer service ethic.

What’s in it for you:

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme. This includes an annual pay review, season ticket loans, voucher scheme giving you money off in major retail outlets, loyalty awards for continuous service plus much more, including our referral scheme, where you can receive £750 for helping someone get a permanent position within the company. 

 

We’re also proud to be here for our local community, offering everyone two days paid volunteer leave a year, as well as proudly supporting a lot of local events and charities. 

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About us:

Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to millions of customers by supplying 2.7 billion litres of world-class water to around 10 million homes.  

 

As our world changes, the need to take care of our most precious resource is greater than ever, both locally and globally. That’s why, at Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open. We’re passionate about providing world-class tap water, now and for the future.

 

We’re also turning waste into power, self-generating 20% of the energy we use and, in turn, doing our bit for the planet. We’re reducing plastic waste by celebrating our tap water and rolling out an ambitious water fountain project. We’re using our voice to lobby for change and partnering with WaterAid to provide clean water to the world’s poorest communities.

 

Together, we’re building a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

 

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader, welcoming individuals from all walks of life and leading the way with award-winning mental health and well-being strategy.