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Job Title: Procurement Process & Systems Manager (Part Time)

Location: Durrington (Worthing), West Sussex

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 19 hours per week

Salary: circa £40,000 (this will be pro-rata to 19 hours p/w)

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!

Job Overview

Southern Water’s Procurement Excellence & Sustainability discipline delivers effective governance, reporting, analytics, insights, capability development (people and systems) and compliance to support the efficient and ongoing enhancement of the Procurement Function operation. This role is a job share position and the working hours required are Monday-Thursday 2-5pm and Friday 9-4.30pm.

* You will manage the functional delivery of system-based activities, driving leading edge procurement capabilities and maximising total cost of ownership savings.

* Manage a team of Procurement Specialists to ensure effective use of the current technology and to ensure delivery against objectives, identifying and implementing continuous improvement activities and driving compliance with defined policies and processes.

* Manage any outsourced procurement services engaged to supplement this, both from a process & system delivery perspective and drive ongoing improvements in service levels.

* Lead and develop a team of Procurement Specialists to support the efficient operation of the Procurement function and deliver transactional services (e.g. generation of POs etc).

* Assess and approve database and system access and proactively manage any system issues.

* Review operational performance and drive compliance with governance processes and policies.

About You

* Experience in Procurement processes (including P2P) and transactional processes.

* Demonstrated experience of successful use of eProcurement suites, SAP experience preferable.

* Supplier management expertise/experience.

* Experience in implementation of process improvements; process improvement accreditation desirable.

* Experience working in utilities desirable but not essential.

* Proficient in the use of MS Office 365 suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams etc).

* Excellent coaching and mentoring skills, including application of performance management.

* Ability to effectively lead a matrixed team in a cross-supplier environment.

Package

This role will be part time Monday to Friday (19 hours) with a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington office and home. We are offering a salary of circa £40,000 per annum (FTE) depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

* Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

* 25 days annual leave (pro rata)

* Life assurance equal to 4x salary

* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)

* Health Cash Plan

* Full funded eye tests

* Two paid volunteering days a year (pro rata)

* Occupational health service

* Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

* Digital GP service

* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications

* Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

* Cycle to work scheme

Join our Procurement team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?