Job title: Supply Chain and Compliance Manager
Ref: 38945
Division: Finance, Commercial & Digital
Location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB
Contract type: Fixed term/Secondment
Full/Part-time: Full-time
Salary: Offering between £47,000 to £60,000 per annum depending on experience
Job grade: C
Closing date: 12/11/2024
As a Supply Chain and Compliance Manager, you will be part of a well-established Purchase to Pay team as well as alongside the wider Finance & Commercial team. You will sit on the P2P management team, helping to shape and steer the direction of the team.
What you’ll be doing as a Supply Chain and Compliance Manager
* Manage the controls and risk mitigations that are in place to ensure compliance e.g. to legislation such as Modern Slavery Act, Data Protection and IR35.
* Establish and maintain the controls, risk and assurance approach for Commercial.
* Ensure that robust processes are in place and followed to deliver compliance within existing regulatory and legislative requirements.
* Assess, determine and deliver business priorities at risk from external restrictions and pressures.
* Manage the Supply Chain Compliance team, ensuring adequate cover for this business-critical function.
* Undertake the role of Risk Champion, the primary contact for all Risk, Audit and Assurance (RAA) activity in Finance and Commercial.
* Manage multiple stakeholders, developing sustainable, long-lasting relationships across all areas of the internal business and our supply chain.
What you should bring to the role
* Strong understanding of purchase to pay processes.
* Good Commercial awareness and its associated processes.
* Experience defining risks, mitigating controls and assurance for monitoring compliance.
* Strong understanding of the different regulations and legislation that apply to a P2P and Commercial function.
* Strong engagement skills to support, influence and constructively challenge stakeholders to deliver the best outcomes.
* Tenacious and resilient personality with the ability to work confidently in a challenging, reactive environment.
* Strong written, verbal and presenting communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex regulatory issues to non-specialists.
* Ability to learn new tools and techniques quickly with an appetite to stay up to date and adapt to new technologies.
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary from £47,000 to £60,000 per annum depending on experience.
* Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays).
* Annual Bonus – 15% on Target – Stretch 30%.
* Private Medical Health Care.
* Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
* Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
* Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Disclaimer
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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