Procurement Assistant

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City: Cardiff

Address: Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF3 0LT

Job Requisition Number 7630

Work Type Temporary-12 month FTC

Job Function Procurement & Estates

Salary Range £33,365 - £39,403

Base Newport / Hybrid

Closing Date 23:59 on 23/05/2025

Supporting your team in ensuring the delivery of best practice procurement with regards to cost efficiencies, the agreement of acceptable commercial terms, supplier relationship management, process efficiency/compliance, and benchmarking of best practice.

This will include:

• Supporting the development and implementation of procurement/category strategies designed to deliver significant cost and process efficiencies across specialist areas.
• Satisfying day-to-day procurement requirements to ensure added value, savings, quality, and surety of supply.
• Contributing positively and with high energy to the development of the team as the exemplar in procurement.
• Supporting the provision of procurement services to the wider Welsh Water organization, including assisting with category management development.
• Working collaboratively with the procurement team and internal clients to ensure high-quality, compliant, and cost-focused procurement processes.
• Undertaking and managing robust, compliant procurement processes including contractor analysis, issuing PQQ/ITT, assessment, contract placement, and relationship management.
• Ensuring compliance with EU procurement law, legislative requirements, and Welsh Water internal policies and procedures.
• Delivering cost savings and process efficiencies within your area of responsibility.
• Providing ongoing commercial support for orders and contracts until completion and conducting post-project reviews.
• Providing market intelligence and sector information to the Procurement Improvement Manager.
• Supporting the development of enhanced commercial capabilities across Welsh Water.
• Administering day-to-day procurement queries, processes, contracts, and orders using internal systems such as SAP and other e-sourcing tools, ensuring compliance.
• Undertaking any other duties necessary to meet business needs.

Internal

• Internal clients within Welsh Water
• Your team
• Commercial leadership team

External

• Contractors and suppliers
• Cost Managers

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Proven success in delivering procurement exercises for goods, services, or both.
• Strong commercial understanding and numeracy skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with e-procurement, purchase-to-pay systems, and data management.
• Experience negotiating prices and terms and conditions.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer 33 days of annual leave (pro-rata, including public holidays), along with a range of employee benefits such as performance-based incentives, additional leave options, pension contributions up to 11%, free mortgage brokering, family policies, progression opportunities, discounts, cycle schemes, visitor attraction discounts, car leasing, health schemes, employee assistance programs, and more.

We are committed to being a responsible employer that cares for our customers, staff, and environment. Our recruitment process includes references, medical clearance, and disclosure checks, with additional security clearances as required.

Welsh Water supplies safe, reliable water to 3 million people daily and responsibly manages wastewater. We focus on high-quality service, core values, and security, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and able to contribute. We encourage applications from minority groups to reflect our community better.

We are a company built on trust, respect, and honesty, proud to serve our customers and community.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, registered in Wales No Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

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