Commercial Specialist

Company description:
Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Job description:

Commercial Specialist Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£48,598 - £60,747) Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year) Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) Development opportunities in line with the Commercial Specialist progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day! Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.

Retail savings scheme Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location:

West Yorkshire / Hybrid Working (2 days in the office a week Bradford Relocating to Leeds) Work type:
Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday. We have multiple roles for a Commercial Specialist across the Supply Chain supporting Operations including Capital Delivery and Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) Categories . Join the Commercial team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

The Commercial team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As a Commercial Specialist youll provide commercial expertise to make sure we achieve compliance, out performance and value from our suppliers and partners. Proactively working and collaborating with others to develop and deliver sustainable commercial outcomes to meet our Business Commitment.

If this sounds like you and you enjoy influencing decisions while building strong supplier relationships, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact for our customers, communities and the environment. Where you fit in:
Working in a regulated business environment , you will provide a key role within a Category team to ensure resilience within the Supply Chain. Focusing on Contract and Supplier Relationship Management across multiple engineering and construction categories to support delivery of operational assets. Provide key commercial advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders to influence and deliver high quality outcomes across the Supply Chain.

Take ownership of multiple contracts, building strong supplier relationships to ensure contracts deliver value, strong performance, and compliance with policies and standards. Ensure robust contract management processes and procedures are put in place, and provide data insights through accurate reporting of KPIs and commercial metrics Ensure compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations (UCR
2016) and Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and Internal Governance, including ensuring robust auditing and delivery of contract obligations. Deliver change control and contract administration including management of commercial metrics focussed on incentivisation and mini-competitions outcomes. Provide strategic input to procurement activities and implement Supply Chain management Provide key Commercial advice and assurance activities in the…