Procurement Specialist

3 weeks ago

Eastleigh, United Kingdom Utilita Full time

**Title**:Procurement Specialist

**Department**:Procurement

**Location**:Remote/Chandlers Ford

**Salary**:£38,934

**Hours**:Monday-Friday 08:00-16:30

Do you have previous experience with sourcing for facilities, sales or marketing goods for a business?

We’re looking for a procurement specialist to join the team here at Utilita.

You will be part of an internal Procurement team, who are here to support managers across the business with sourcing and instructing suppliers.

**What we can offer you?**

We offer you all the benefits you’d expect from one of the nation’s biggest and best energy challengers, including: competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, bonus up to 10% of salary and a health care scheme. You’ll also get the chance to work for one of the top CEOs in the UK, as voted for by Glassdoor’s 2022 Employee’s Choice Awards

We aim to provide you with a uniquely inclusive and diverse workplace, which showcases the extraordinary in all of us, by enabling you to be the best you can be.

**What does this role involve?**

As a Procurement Specialist, you will be helping the team build new supplier relationships and support contract negotiation, along with sourcing of goods and services for Utilita.

Day to day, you will;
- review requisitions and quotes to achieve the best value for the business along with considering the quality and reliability of the source;
- help with purchase order entry, maintenance and issue resolution;
- undertake market analysis to identify new potential suppliers to the business.

**Who are we looking for?**

You will have strong business acumen and negotiation skills, along with the ability to help prioritise and identify any potential business risks within the purchasing process.

Your collaborative style and supportive nature will allow you to fully understand stakeholder requirements and guide them throughout the process.

Experience working towards a CIPS or equivalent would be advantageous.

**Additional benefits available on your first day**
- Utilita Bonus Scheme, made up of personal and company elements.
- Career progression, 32% of our vacancies in 2022 were filled internally.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- The opportunity to win tickets to major outdoor events with Utilita Extra -including, gigs and shows at the Utilita Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham arenas.
- Discounted employee energy tariffs.
- Access for you and one other to our partnered Unmind App, where you can watch or listen to videos and podcasts or get hints and tips to understand and improve on your mental wellbeing.
- We are in the process of setting up our own charitable foundation and offer all our staff a paid volunteering day every year. Plus the chance to be involved in various fund-raising opportunities.
- A health care scheme that includes dental, eye care, treatments, and diagnostics health consultations.
- Death in service, twice your annual salary.
- Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling support, legal and financial advice 24/7 365 days a year, as well as a GP line and Your Care.

**About us**

Founded in 2003, Utilita is the first - and still only - energy company created to help households use less energy, by giving them better control via digital technology. Which is why we were voted Sustainable Tech Company of the Year 2022 in the Southern Tech 100 companies and our industry-leading smartphone app (USwitch Awards won best app 2018, 2020 and 2022).

Utilita is Britain’s leading Smart Pay as You Go energy provider, with over 800,000 customers, and thanks to having better control, its customers use around 11% less energy than the average bill paying household.

Utilita is committed to becoming a net zero business by 2030 and was named Green Energy Disruptor of the Year at the Better Society Energy Awards in October 2021.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £38,934.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Application question(s):

- Are you happy commuting to our Chandlers Ford office once a month

**Experience**:

- Procurement: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Eastleigh

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