Procurement Assistant - 12 month FTC

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is seeking a Procurement Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves supporting procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement laws. Ideal candidates will have a strong commercial understanding and experience with e-procurement systems.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Enhanced employer pension contributions

Gym and fitness discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Health CashBack scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of successful procurement exercises.
• Experience negotiating on price and terms.
• Experience with e-procurement and data management.

Responsibilities

• Support development of procurement strategies for cost efficiencies.
• Manage procurement processes including contractor analysis and contract management.
• Ensure compliance with procurement laws and internal policies.

Skills

Commercial understanding

Numeracy skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Data management skills

Tools

E-procurement systems

Purchase to pay systems

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What you’ll be responsible for

Supporting your team in ensuring the delivery of best practice procurement with regards to cost efficiencies, the agreement of acceptable commercial terms, supplier relationship management, process efficiency/compliance and benchmarking of best practice.

This will include:

• Supporting the development and implementation of procurement/category strategies designed to deliver significant cost and process efficiencies across specialist areas
• Satisfying day to day procurement requirements to ensure added value, savings, quality and surety of supply
• Contributing positively and with high levels of energy to the development of the team as the exemplar in the field of procurement
• Supporting the provision of procurement services to the wider Welsh Water organisation, including assisting with supporting category management development
• Working collaboratively with the procurement team and internal clients to ensure the delivery of a high quality, compliant, cost focused procurement process
• Undertaking and managing a robust, compliant procurement process including contractor analysis, issue of PQQ /ITT, assessment, contract placement and contract and relationship management
• Ensuring compliance with EU procurement law, legislative requirements and Welsh Water internal procurement policy and process
• Delivering cost savings and process efficiencies in own area of responsibility
• Providing on-going commercial support for orders and/or contracts until completion and post project/programme review
• Providing market intelligence and sector information to the Procurement Improvement Manager
• Supporting the development of an enhanced commercial capability across Welsh Water
• Helping administer day-day procurement queries, processes, contracts and orders, post placement and use of internal systems but not limited to SAP and other e-sourcing/procurement to support functional and company compliance
• Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Internal clients within Welsh Water

• Own team

• Commercial leadership team

External

• Contractors and suppliers

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Proven track record of delivering successful procurement exercises in the area of good or services or both
• Good commercial understanding and numeracy skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of working with E procurement, purchase to pay systems and good data management skills
• Experience of negotiating on price and or terms and conditions

Good to know

• This role includes hybrid working
• This is a 12 month FTC

For more information on the role please contact [e-mail]

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)

• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year

• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions

• Enhanced family friendly policies

• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes

• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping

• Cycle to work scheme

• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops

• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites

• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service

• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

• Many more can be found here!

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Seniority level

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