Procurement & Supply Chain Manager
Redhill / Hybrid
£65,000 to £70,000 per annum

You will be responsible for adding commercial value via the effective management of the procurement function, where possible maximising centrally procured arrangements and developing collaborative procurement opportunities to achieve efficiency and best value. You will have the opportunity to lead in our approach to Commercial Management, providing support to the business on key contracts. You will be able to identify resources required and build your own team which currently consists of one direct report as well as consultant and supplier relationships. You are a commercially driven procurement professional who seeks opportunities to enhance resilience within the supply chain whilst ensuring robust compliance procedures.

You will;

- Manage the procurement function, supporting the development of supplier sourcing and contract strategies.
- Ensure compliance with relevant procurement regulations (e.g. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016).
- Manage the commercial assurance programme, ensuring robust management and compliance with contractual processes is demonstrated by projects, ensuring value for money is maintained.
- Support with market research and pre-procurement engagement
- Lead the procurement process; pre-qualification, invite to tender, evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
- Lead on ‘Collaborate to Innovate’ activities, sharing best practice with other water companies
- Develop and maintain a central oversight of the supply chain in order to identify opportunities for increasing commercial value, enhance resilience, ensure compliance and focus on suitability.
- Develop a robust approach to Commercial Management and embed this across the business to ensure effective partnerships with key suppliers that is to the benefit of our customer’s.
- Chair the procurement forum to co-ordinate procurement activities across the company.
- Maintain a central oversight of the supply chain, identifying opportunities for increasing commercial value, resilience, compliance and suitability.

About You:

You will hold a suitable commercial management or procurement qualification such as CIPS, ILM or ICM and knowledge of procurement and contract strategies, tendering and procurement processes as well as knowledge of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and other relevant legislation.

You have experience within a relevant position with skills that are transferrable to the water industry and demonstrable experience in improving commercial value for money.

You will also have the following skills;

- Management and leadership with the ability to influence internal and external contacts to ensure commercial success
- Demonstrable negotiation skills and capable of high standards of written and verbal communication as well as presentation skills
- Proactive and able develop relationships at all levels of the business.
- Able to make effective decisions and exercise independent judgement.

About SES Water:

We provide water to over 735,000 customers across Surrey, Sussex and South London. We offer a collaborative and innovative working environment, continually searching for opportunities to improve. We are the first UK water company to roll out smart technology across our network, enabling us to identify and repair leaks with speed. We have recently been awarded the RoSPA Gold Award for Health and Safety and are proud to hold two Biodiversity awards as well as recently having received recognition for our water saving technology at our Redhill head office.
We understand that we could not achieve this without our people, so offer an inclusive workplace where everyone’s input and ideas are listened to, people are recognised for their efforts and teams collaborate to achieve excellence.

What We Offer:

At SES Water we want to look after our employees and have developed a range of benefits to support your personal and financial wellbeing:

For your financial wellbeing:

- Salary of £65,000 to £70,000
- Employer contribution up to 10% on our Group Personal Pension Plan
- Life assurance
- Company bonus scheme
- Salary Finance: Financial education, loans and savings
- On site garage with service discount

For your personal wellbeing:

- 25 days’ annual leave which will increase to 27 days with length of service
- Health care Cash back scheme and Surgical Choices
- Aqualibrium - On site Mental Health First-Aiders and free annual health checks
- Confidential crisis support, counselling and legal advice
- One day paid volunteering a year

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit, who SES Water works in partnership with. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly from individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, including nationality and citizenship, people with disabilities, (visible and hidden) and women.