Procurement Specialist

4 weeks ago

Bath, United Kingdom Wessex Water Full time

We have a great opportunity for an M&E Buyer to join the Purchasing Department.

This is a diverse and varied role which involves supporting Wessex Water's business needs by providing a professional commercial service, delivering great customer service and savings across a range of electrical and mechanical goods and services.

As an M&E Buyer you'll work as part of an integrated team to successfully deliver a wide range of procurement needs whilst working collaboratively with a team of 12 Purchasing professionals. This is a dynamic and varied role which will provide an opportunity for an individual to expand or acquire Purchasing skills and knowledge.

This position offers the opportunity to work within a business that recognises success and promotes development.

**What you'll do**:
Purchasing is a small cross-functional team who interacts with business stakeholders and brings the right people together to decide on sourcing and tender negotiations.

We believe in listening to the internal business customer, while also being helpful, proactive and providing consistent, needs-led, knowledgeable advice, guidance and support.
As an M&E Buyer, it will be your role to support and work closely with key business stakeholders to deliver an innovative, company-wide procurement service that meets user requirements, increases productivity and reduces operating and capital spend.

**Key Responsibilities**:
To ensure goods and services required by field-based operations staff are available at the agreed time and place, meet the required standards, and represent best value for money.
- Sourcing a mix of mechanical and electrical components and equipment and services, utilising frameworks, and approved suppliers' agreements as appropriate
- Determining the optimum supply route, utilising stores and merchants as appropriate
- Effectively plan customer requirements to achieve expected delivery dates
- To act as the link between supplier and internal customers for all issues/queries relating to supply of goods, faulty goods, returns and service failures
- Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved
- Develop and maintain supplier relationships (existing and new), in order to achieve best value is achieved from suppliers
- Keep up to date with products, specifications and suppliers
- Raise and manage supplier non-conformance, such as poor product quality or delivery days
- Attend meetings, visit sites as appropriate to fully understand the requirements and objectives of the business areas.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

**What you'll need**:
Preferably previous purchasing experience in a similar role, to include:

- Experience of electrical, mechanical/composites commodities
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Professional, outgoing, enthusiastic with passion and determination to succeed
- Strong interpersonal skills
- High levels of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to prioritise workloads
- Good analytical skills and the ability to make judgments
- Problem solving capability
- Confident, assertive and self -motivated;
- Flexibility - able to adapt approach when individuals or the situation requires
- Open minded and ability to take on new ideas
- A Team player
- Hold a full driving licence

**Desirable Skills/Experience/Qualifications required**:

- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply qualification is desirable or working towards membership of CIPS or equivalent qualification
- Working knowledge of regulated procurement

**What you'll receive**:

- Total pension contributions up to 20%.
- Career progression and professional development opportunities.
- 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
- The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
- A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
- Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
- A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary.
- Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
- One paid volunteering day each year.
- Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
- An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
- Support from mental health first aiders.
- A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

**Who we are**:
We are one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.

The work we do goes beyond providing an essential public service. We also aim to have a positive impact on the communities we serve and the natural environment.

Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us You will have the opportunity to develop and progress your career, while also receiving health and wellbeing support.

We also continue to promote diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Di

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