Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) Project - Senior Buyer Ecosystem Manager

Overview

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project involves the planning, design, and construction of approximately 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region. The SPA Alliance is also responsible for future interconnector pipelines, an additional 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines, and associated infrastructure.

Role Description

As a Senior Buyer Ecosystem Manager, you will develop and maintain the Procurement Schedule to ensure products and services are delivered to site on time. You will work with and lead a team of 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 purchased comply with DWI requirements.

The role is flexible/hybrid, working from Peterborough office, site offices, and home.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of your portfolio of work to deliver sourcing events to time and 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.
• Provide advice and support to the business to understand and deliver their requirements.
• Notify the relevant manager of any spend trends which may need further investigation.
• Ensure sustainable procurement risks are understood and managed for all projects.
• Negotiate with suppliers on a “spot buy” basis where appropriate.
• Comply with SPA Procurement Policy and processes.
• Ensure your programme of work supports the Purchase to Pay process through effective procurement.
• Develop wider knowledge of products and the wider supply chain.
• Ensure 360 performance feedback is completed for your Ecosystem Partners and quarterly meetings held.
• Understand micro and macro-economic impacts on your supply chain and how to mitigate risk.
• Liaise with other Anglian Water Alliances to manage resource and capacity across the shared supply chain.
• Ensure any requisitions raised comply with the SPA procurement policy and can be accurately 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.