Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.
What you’ll be doing?
The stock optimisation programme went live in 2020, providing Thames Water with a real-time, end to end supply chain system to manage inventory levels and stock movements. We now aim to build on this to:
- Manage our chemical supply chain, providing end to end visibility of holdings, demand & consumption of chemicals through site processes, replacing the current manual & risk-based approach
- Enable 'Yard' management of TW's own materials in line with clean water network principles to provide visibility and negate duplication of materials, look to adopt these principles and processes into the Capital Delivery supply chain model that negates supplier exit at the end of the AMP
- Support the 'Front Line First' programme with 'tools for the job' by reducing lead times for fulfilment, single place of order with clear prices and stock managed through a blend of centrally and locally, ensuring availability of key resources
We’re looking for you to do
'To facilitate the delivery of a successful stock ops phase two, we have agreed to first confirm the requirements, formally, via an agile -led discovery phase. We are recruiting a number of resources for (est) 13 weeks to develop and complete the four key outputs for the discovery:
- Develop the user stories that will allow the business users to confirm the problem(s) that need to be addressed
- Build a series of wireframes / prototypes that can be checked and validated by users of what the future is
- Outline a "to-be" process / way of working that can be used to communicate the potential solutions with users
- Develop he business case for the second phase of stock ops, the delivery phase so that we can present back to the business a fuller understanding of the real need, the outline plans and the estimated cost / benefit
What Skills are we looking for?
- Senior Project Manager / Product Owner
- Experience of delivering complex business cases to set project direction
- Experience of working in an agile environment (qualifications such as product owner/agile team member would be useful)
- Azure dev ops user and able to keep backlog up to date and relevant
- Ability to lead a team including remote resources
- Wireframe / prototyping experience
- Lead the creation of user stories
- Would be operating across the business - able to talk and engage at all levels
- Utilities or logistics experience would be beneficial
What’s in it for you?
Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements and really great benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader employer.
Find out more about working at Thames Water
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an Ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can’t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.