Procurement Partner

Join Ofwat’s Procurement Team as a Procurement Partner *Office Location: Birmingham (B5 4UA) or London (E14 4HD) with hybrid working* About Us We are Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, a non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating the water sector in England and Wales. Our work has genuine significance – no other organisation does the work we do. It’s unique and meaningful: keeping our water flowing; ensuring water bills don’t cost a penny more than needed; holding water companies to account. Come and work at the source of everyday life. The Role We have an opportunity for a Procurement Partner - Senior Associate, to join the Procurement team which is part of the Corporate Enablers Directorate. The Procurement team currently consists of 4 posts: A Head of Procurement (Principal), a Strategic Procurement Partner and 2 Procurement Business Partners. The team provides commercial advice, guidance and procurement support to the organisation, with all members acting as a partner to two or more of the 7 directorates. Acting as a partner to assigned directorates you'll provide professional customer-focused procurement direction, advice and guidance and practical support to a range of stakeholders within Ofwat. At the same time, you'll work with colleagues to develop a procurement pipeline of activity, monitoring and reviewing to ensure it is in line with financial budgets and aligned with directorate and corporate objectives. About You Some of the key objectives will be expected to deliver on are: * Ensuring Ofwat adheres to its requirements on procurement and compliance, using transparency, fairness and proportionality as tools to build trust and confidence in Ofwat internally and across the regulatory sector; * Acting as a strong ambassador and role model of Ofwat’s SAILOR values. playing a leadership role in commercial management and upskilling stakeholders across the organisation; * Liaising with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders by building strong relationships whilst being comfortable to challenge in order to deliver effective commercial management; * Managing the delivery of procurements and contract management activity in a proportionate manner that is timely, effective and efficient * Encouraging and assisting stakeholders with the delivery and completion of low risk contracts and tenders by explaining procedures, coaching, training, high level process reviews. * Proactively managing internal and external relationships * Providing effective challenge to deliver improvements whilst maintaining adequate control * To find out more please read the full job description on link provided Why You Should Join Us:- * Meaningful Impact: You will be joining a team with a sense of mission at its core aiming to build a lasting legacy for future generations by securing our long-term water resilience. * Innovative Work Environment: We embrace agile and new ways of working and have a culture build on trust, flexibility, and collaboration. * Development Opportunities: Gain valuable experience and develop your skills in a supportive and dynamic setting. * Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home combined with the benefits of in person collaboration in our London or Birmingham offices. * Fantastic employer pension contribution of nearly 30%. * 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 with each year of service, plus bank holidays and an extra 2.5 days of privilege leave. * Access to exclusive discounts on a variety of goods and services, including retail outlets, theatre tickets, holidays, insurance, and a gym membership. * Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies. * Up to 3 volunteering days per year. * Recognition vouchers scheme rewarding your hard work. * Generous shared parental leave and pay supporting your family life. Follow the link to Apply for full details about the role, please ensure you have submitted your Applications in full before the below deadline. Closing date: 23.55 on 20 October 2024