Hybrid - Camelford House, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Job title: Procurement Manager - SRO Ref 39115
Division: Asset Operations & Capital Delivery
Location: Hybrid - Camelford House, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Contract type: Permanent
Full/Part-time: Full-time
Salary: Offering a salary of £50,000 per annum increasing with relevant experience.
Job grade: B
Closing date: 26/02/2025
We have an exciting requirement for a Procurement Manager to join Thames Water to support the delivery of strategic regional water resources solutions, including Strategic Regional Options (SROs). This role provides an opportunity to participate in projects which are deemed to be the leading edge for the water industry and are critical to ensuring the long-term availability of water supplies for our customers.
Ofwat has allocated funds for water companies to investigate and develop 17 integrated SROs during 2020-25. The funding will enable companies to develop solutions on behalf of customers that are ‘construction ready’ for the 2025-2030 period and that protect and enhance the environment and benefit wider society. Thames Water is engaged in five schemes, four of which are to be managed jointly between multiple water companies.
The SROs are a key input into the regional Water Resources South East (WRSE) and Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP24) investment programmes.
What you’ll be doing as a Procurement Manager - SRO:
The Procurement Manager will support the SRO Procurement & Supplier Management Team on major capital infrastructure projects. Establishing effective working relationships with key internal stakeholders and the external supply market whilst demonstrating the Thames Water values and behaviours. Developing innovative and compelling sourcing solutions that deliver the best value for Thames Water. Ensuring full compliance with EU procurement regulations. Delivery at pace, available to progress and manage multiple high-value complex projects. Day-to-day duties include:
1. Sourcing Projects:
* Lead strategy development for specific sourcing projects as allocated by the Procurement Lead.
* Create compelling and innovative sourcing strategies which challenge current ways of working and deliver the best value to Thames Water.
* Engage the market to develop/form suitable partners to deliver the sourcing strategies.
* Lead a multi-disciplinary team through the procurement process with full customer engagement and following Thames Water sourcing methodology.
* Demonstrate that sustainability, innovation and risk management, collaboration, health and safety & well-being are effectively considered and managed through each initiative.
* Ensure that sourcing projects are delivered on time, achieving optimum risk allocation, best value and fulfilling customers expectations.
* Ensure that audit trails, document and information systems and all supplier information exchanges are effective, with robust confidentiality and traceability, in line with EU legislation.
* Demonstrate leadership within the Procurement Team by always striving for the highest standards of professionalism, high energy, commitment and best-practice.
* 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.
* Work with stakeholders on the responsibilities for contract launch and prepare for either handover or ongoing Contract Management of the Construction delivery contract management as appropriate, ensuring value is delivered through the full project lifecycle.
1. Stakeholder Management:
* Develop and manage stakeholder engagement plans for a complex environment across multiple individuals, teams and business units.
1. Communication:
* Create compelling, well-structured documents and presentations and effectively deliver them to all levels of the business.
* Build a trusted peer relationship with key stakeholders with an ability to engage and influence at senior levels.
* Accountable for developing effective relationships with the supply market, which generate positive and value-driven outcomes.
* Take sole responsibility for the development and refinement of core sourcing documentation and detailed contractual requirements.
* Interactively tailor the depth of communicated information for specific audiences and situations.
1. Data Analytics:
* Efficiently manage spending and information gathering process by working with the Business Analysts, suppliers and third parties.
* Work with the Business Analyst to identify key insightful findings to prepare a comprehensive category profile.
1. Negotiation:
* Apply a creative and agile approach to negotiation to deliver outcome focused solutions whilst always cognisant of being a representative of Thames Water.
* Independently lead complex and sometimes challenging negotiations to a successful conclusion.
* Have an in-depth understanding of risk transfer between client and contractor, and focus negotiation approach to achieve an optimal cost-risk balance.
1. Process:
Ability to challenge, review and improve existing (or new) procurement processes as Thames Water adapts to the changing regulatory environment.
What you should bring to the role:
* Experience working in a Construction commercial, procurement or contract management role.
* Experience working with SAP.
* Have obtained or are working towards MCIPS.
* Good understanding of standard industry contract forms, particularly NEC4, but also knowledgeable about IChemE and/or FIDIC and the risk profiles associated with each.
* Contract definition skills and experience adapting and negotiating commercial terms to the benefit of the client.
* Good ability to transfer engineering solutions or needs into cost drivers, commercial incentive regimes and resulting contractual arrangements.
* Self-starter, resilient and tenacious under pressure.
* Experience in stakeholder engagement within a complex multi-site and multi-disciplinary environment.
* Demonstrable interpersonal skills, with the presence to be a role model for other team members and the confidence to challenge.
* Demonstrates positive behaviours aligned to the Thames Water Values.
* Demonstrates a willingness to challenge.
* Shows a willingness to look for ideas or intelligence from outside the immediate team, their business, and their industry.
* Is visibly proactive in resolving potential difficulties and overcoming barriers.
* Stays abreast of market & industry developments and has a proactive approach to developing an external network.
* Comfortable in a position of responsibility with the confidence to make decisive, informed decisions based on judgement of risk to Client or Contractor.
* Confident in leading and defining direction or taking decisions for a small team of peers and/or subject matter experts.
* Keen analytical mind and excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
What’s in it for you?
* Offering a salary of £50,000 per annum, increasing with relevant experience.
* Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
* 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 well-being.
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job, and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.
So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
The real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family.
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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