Strategic Sourcing Lead, Capital Projects

Pertemps Thames Water; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private medical health care

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave 26 days + increases with

Cycle to work

Job summary

Thames Water is recruiting a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to support the Capital Procurement function in delivering the capital programme. You will develop category strategies, lead sourcing initiatives and manage cross-functional teams to optimise value while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes compliant sourcing, business partner alignment and delivering informed decision-making on sourcing requirements across in-scope spend areas.

Qualifications

• Extensive strategic sourcing experience with category strategies.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams and agile delivery.
• Engaging with internal stakeholders and the supply chain to drive value.
• Track record delivering procurement value for money, cost efficiency and innovation.
• Familiarity with Procurement Act 2023 (Utilities).
• MCIPS qualification is preferred and valued.

Responsibilities

• Develop category wide sourcing approaches and lead strategy development.
• Manage projects and prioritise multiple sourcing initiatives with agile delivery.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams through the procurement process with stakeholder engagement.
• Create compelling reports, documents and presentations for leadership.
• Maintain timely, accurate reporting on sourcing projects using available tools.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Project management

Supplier negotiation

Data reporting

Education

MCIPS

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Thames Water is recruiting a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to support the Capital Procurement function in delivering the capital programme. You will develop category strategies, lead sourcing initiatives and manage cross-functional teams to optimise value while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes compliant sourcing, business partner alignment and delivering informed decision-making on sourcing requirements across in-scope spend areas.