Procurement Business Partner
Procurement Business Partner
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17-05-2025
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AtSouth West Waterwe believe that the strongest businesses are built on solid stable foundations with a vision and a culture that gives them the freedom to change improve and innovate.
Were proud to be responsible for providing reliable efficient and highquality drinking water and wastewater services for the beautiful South West area.
And we have huge ambitions.
Not only are we committed to reaching netzero by 2030 but weve also partnered with Wildlife Trusts National Parks and local partners to help ensure a better future for generations to come.
So if you want to be part of a diverse team where opportunities flow and fresh ideas are welcomed #JustAddWater.
We currently have opportunity for 2 fixed term Procurement Business Partnersto join our team for 12 months. 1 requires a base in either Exeter or Bristol. 1 can be based Exeter or Bristol or Redhill. All roles require attendance at your base for a minimum of 2 days per week with the remainder of time working from home. In addition some level of travel between our main offices will also be required. You will receive a competitive salary ofup to52000 per annumplus excellent benefits.
About the role:
One fixed term on corporate services these being IT; FM; customer services and more and one fixed term will focus on plant and equipment for waste water service.
You will have opportunity to develop and monitor strategies for allocated categories of spend to support purchasing requirements across the business area for the full procurement lifecycle including sourcing contract management and supplier management.
This is a great opportunity for you demonstrate a strong commercial focus and drive efficiency to support the management of commercial risks and opportunities for South West Water.
What youll be doing:
- Procurement Business Partnering: Advise and challenge senior stakeholders on procurement planning ensuring compliance accountability and riskaware decisionmaking across operational and capital spend.
- Category & Commercial Strategy: Own and deliver longterm procurement strategies for highvalue/risk categories providing expert market insights and aligning plans with strategic business goals.
- Sourcing & Contracting: Lead the endtoend sourcing process using best practice tools from contract design and tendering to negotiation and award recommendations ensuring legal regulatory and commercial compliance.
- Contract & Supplier Management: Monitor and manage supplier performance conduct due diligence lead contract reviews and drive continuous improvement through datadriven KPIs and stakeholder feedback.
- Commercial Support for Projects: Provide analytical and commercial input into key business decisions and investment cases including risk modelling and evaluation of strategic procurement projects.
- Process Improvement & Governance: Ensure procurement processes align with corporate objectives health & safety and environmental standards while championing continuous improvement and efficiency.
- Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Support team resilience through crosscoverage align internal processes and share expertise to build capability across the Procurement team and stakeholders.
What were looking for:
- Strong commercial and strategic mindset; understanding the role of Procurement in delivering corporate goals and managing risk
- Experience delivering efficiency/cost savings/value for money within a supply chain management function
- Excellent verbal communication skills at all levels and the ability to recognise plan and deliver business change.
- Proven strong negotiation and client/supply chain management experience; managing cost and value drivers effectively
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to communicate support and challenge people across different business functions backgrounds and all levels of seniority.
- Working knowledge of UK/EU Procurement Regulations and different forms of contracts and commercial models.
- A CIPS qualification (or working towards) would also be highly desirable
- Knowledge of ERP systems SRM sourcing and eprocurement tools
Whats in it for you:
- We know that the support and commitment of our staff is key to our success so you will receive the opportunity for ongoing development and training for a longterm career with us. Were one of the largest companies in the South West and are proud to have been awarded Investors in People recognition.
- In return we offer an excellent range of benefits including:
- Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- A discretionary Bonus
- Competitive Contributory Pension
- Sharesave Scheme
- Various health benefits
- Wellbeing support programmes
- A range of Group Discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Financial support services
- And plenty more!
Closing date: 29th May 2025
Be yourself we like it that way. Together we will build a culture of belonging where inclusion is instinctive. Diversity is our strength and a reflection of our communities. We care we value everyone we celebrate uniqueness.
Our core values which are essential to our success are:
Be Rock Solid Build trust and be trusted. Be the one we all look to and can depend on.
Be You We want you to bring your best everyday. Be yourself and make your mark in your individual way.
Be the Future Embrace change. Drive Progress. Own the challenge.
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