Market Manager

3 weeks ago

Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom Reed Talent Solutions Full time

United Utilities (UU) is proud to be ranked #11 in The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List. We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of and to belong to.

Joining us

We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll join a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution. These include:

  • A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service, in addition to 8 bank holidays
  • A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
  • A 10.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
  • A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme

Our projects are designed to be environmentally and socially responsible and will offer you opportunities to learn and grow throughout the project cycle. As part of our commercial team, you will benefit from a range of training and development programs, such as Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) professional membership/chartered status, leadership coaching, professional accreditation and mentoring. We are here to support you in reaching your full potential and thriving in your career and beyond.

The role

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can utilise your strategic procurement and change and innovation experience? Do you think outside the box, with experience in delivering strategic outcomes in a utilities or commercial environment? If yes, then we have a brilliant opportunity for you at United Utilities (UU) as a Market Manager within our Commercial Strategic Programmes team, working from our headquarters in Lingley Mere, Warrington, Cheshire (hybrid).

UU are experiencing a period of growth and transformation, creating several opportunities within our Commercial function to work alongside our largest and most ambitious new projects. As a Market Manager, you support and manage a range of commercial activities, including delivering strategic programme management for medium spend categories. You will collaborate and engage proactively with stakeholders, will support the wider team on delivering complex projects as well las leading on some projects of your own. You will proactively look at ways UU can innovate and implement new ways of working.

In joining us, you will have full exposure to the organisation, our major projects and our largest industry partners. Stakeholder collaboration is vital for this role. You will therefore need to build strong working relationships, manage key internal and external stakeholders effectively, whilst maximising value for UU and our customers by collaborating with other experts and leading initiatives to tackle, challenges unique to our industry, contributing to our success and helping us achieve our objectives.

We champion flexible ways of working. In-person attendance is required three days per week to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

United Utilities offer dynamic and long-lasting options that will help you grow professionally and personally and you will have the chance to enhance your skill, knowledge and experience in a supportive and collaborative environment. If you are passionate about making a positive difference for the North West of England and want to join us on our journey of transformation, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of the UU family

Key Accountabilities

  • Market Strategy: Develop Integrated Market Strategies for medium spend categories, with medium levels of business impact. Influencing total contracted spend up to £200m. Supporting the wider team in delivery of more complex strategic projects.
  • Stakeholder Engagement Create and sustain value-based relationships with relevant stakeholders (at 'Heads of’ level), utilising the lite business partnering framework, to support the integration of category strategies and deliver on all risk, legislative and regulatory requirements.
  • Cost and Benefit Pipeline: Input into identifying and delivering qualified savings and benefits pipeline, in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, approved by Finance and applicable to budgets.
  • Collaboration: Establish a collaborative way of working with all relevant stakeholders that supports the successful transition of Integrated Market Strategies to relevant Sourcing led execution, Supplier Collaboration Strategy or business change.
  • Market Knowledge: Engage suppliers and industry experts to introduce innovation, expertise and ideas to deliver market led competitive advantage.

Skills & Experience

  • Degree-educated with a relevant post-graduate qualification (e.g., CIPS, RICS, MBA, MSC) OR equivalent knowledge/experience.
  • Experience of delivering strategic outcomes in a utilities and/or commercial environment.
  • Experience of creating and implementing spend category strategies.
  • Proven senior stakeholder management and business partnering skillset.
  • Experience of driving innovation and continuous improvement or new ways of working
  • Knowledge of project delivery processes, tools and methodologies.
  • Demonstrable level of problem-solving experience, preferably in large, complex organisations.
  • Experience with cross-functional collaborative working methods.
  • Knowledge of the Utilities market sector.
  • Full UK driving license.

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