Our people are what makes Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We’re a team of over 9,000 people with a purpose to deliver one of life’s essentials, and we do it all while thriving in our unique culture.
We’re a growing, Midlands based FTSE100 plc and welcome people from all walks of life, celebrating their individuality, as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities we represent.
It’s an exciting time to join, as we have a huge ambition to deliver bigger and better than ever before over our next 5-year regulatory period. If you’re seeking an exciting and thoroughly rewarding career in Procurement, then Severn Trent is the place to be.

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We have an opportunity for you to join our award-winning Procurement and Contract Management team as our new Assistant Buyer, where you’ll support our Technology Category Managers.
Your focus will be to manage and negotiate low value, low risk one off requirements/ad-hoc spend, typically ranging from £5k-£250k in value, whilst supporting our Category Managers in the management of larger and more complex requirements and EU tenders.
You’ll provide great customer service and guidance to our stakeholders on our Procurement processes, research supply markets and suppliers, and lead quotation and supplier selection processes.
This is a development opportunity which will allow you to kick-start your career in Procurement. If you have confidence, drive and excellent communication skills then we’d love to hear from you.

To be successful in this role, it’s expected that you’ll have the following skills and experience:

• The ability to manage stakeholders and build effective relationships
• Experience and knowledge of purchasing processes (e.g., managing tenders and contracts)
• A commercial background with negotiating experience
• Willingness to learn, develop and the confidence to ask questions, and influence people
• Good IT skills, with the ability to develop and maintain spreadsheets and databases, (including SAP, Access, Word, PowerPoint)

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care.