The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure.
The role would be required to attend the Peterborough office 1 day per week, working the rest of the week on SPA sites or from home.
The Supply Chain Ecosystem Team was set up and based on Project 13 Principles of early supplier engagement, identifying package of work and creating multi supplier teams embedded within SPA to deliver value through reduced scope, innovative ideas as well as cost savings.

The Supply Chain Ecosystem Team is made up of 12 people and split into three different teams:

• Infra – all things related to the installation of the interconnected pipe line
• Non Infra – all things related to the pumping stations (new and upgraded) to move the water
• P2P – raising of purchase orders, invoice queries, facilitation of paying suppliers

Your role, as Senior Buyer (Ecosystem Manager) is to develop and maintain the Procurement Schedule to ensure products / services are delivered to site on time. You will need to be able to work with and lead a team of other professionals (Design, Commercial, Delivery) to achieve this.
You will be responsible for ensuring value for money and building relationships with our Ecosystem Partners. This will be through conducting mini competitions, applying Anglian Water allocation methodologies or conducting new procurement processes. Where appropriate you will need to ensure that the products purchase comply with DWI requirements.

LI-KP1

• Take ownership of your portfolio of work to deliver sourcing events to time and to deliver maximum value to the business.
• Appoint suppliers following an agreed sourcing methodology suitable for the value or complexity of the spend and/or requirement.
• Lead on commercial negotiations
• Ensure relevant systems are used and updated to ensure an auditable process and efficient reporting to the business.
• Ensure any requisitions raised comply with the SPA procurement policy and can accurately be converted into a SAP PO.
• Assist the P2P Team with delivery and payment queries as required.
• Support the Delivery Teams with one off purchases as required.
• Ensure you are compliant with the use of mandatory safety monitoring equipment, near miss reporting and compliance with the company procedures.
• Maintain H&S standards to enable a zero-accident culture.
• Actively work with your team, line manager and the H&S Team to improve upon H&S procedures where possible.
• Report all near misses through the appropriate channel to prevent future accidents.

SKILLS

• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Commercial acumen – designing new commercial models and pricing
• Defining the nature of relationship SPA establishes with suppliers
• Effectively integrating suppliers such that the ecosystem delivers out-performance, brings forward opportunities for innovation to enhance the delivery of SPA outcomes.
• Package procurement/ Category strategy
• Supplier capability development
• Due to the nature of the project ideally you will have experience of procurement within the water sector or a construction environment

Please refer the Job description for details