Procurement Projects & Communications Manager

Closing Date2025-01-10Job Title: Procurement Projects & Communications ManagerLocation: Durrington (Worthing), West SussexContract Type: PermanentHours: 37 hours p/wSalary: circa £45,000There 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 OverviewSupporting the Senior Procurement Manager – Programmes, you will be focused on driving procurement excellence across the Procurement function and wider Southern Water business. Together, you will be responsible for all Company-wide communication and business engagement activity as well as managing key deliverables on company and Procurement Transformation programmes, requiring Procurement involvement.Managing specific Company programmes, as directed, that require Procurement’s involvement, and Procurement’s own internal programmes & projects.Drafting meaningful communications to be published to the business.Managing the Business Engagement model for the function.Through hands-on actions, support delivery of enduring strategic and tactical change across the Procurement function, support a demand management approach to provide efficient planning and forecasting across the Procurement function.Draft and manage all Procurement Communications being published within Southern Water, on the Homepage or the Hub.Own the Procurement Homepage and its updates.Coordinate, edit and publish any supply chain wide communications.Manage Procurement’s Business Engagement Model, ensuring regular meetings are held with key senior stakeholders, preparing for any Procurement related meetings and, working with the Analytics team, providing associated monthly dashboards.About YouExcellent Programme and Project management skillsExcellent communication skills – including verbal, written and presentation – using these to good effect to be able to influence and explain complex concepts in an understandable manner.Ability to demonstrate a proactive/can do style of work, with strong resilience.Ability to identify, evidence and improve straw man process, in the absence of formal documentation.Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, including influencing and negotiating.Output, performance, and delivery orientated.Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (and/or qualified by demonstrable experience).Recognised qualification in procurement preferred e.g., CIPS or equivalent experience.PackageThis role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington office and home. We are offering a salary of circa £45,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:Generous pension up to 11% company contribution25 days annual leaveLife assurance equal to 4x salarySalary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)Health Cash PlanFull funded eye testsTwo paid volunteering days a yearOccupational health serviceDiscounts with over 800 popular retailersDigital GP serviceStudy support may be available for job-related qualificationsCompetitive maternity leave and flexible return to work optionsCycle to work schemeJoin 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?If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.Privacy Statement:Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.#LI-Hybrid#LI-AC1