Procurement Specialist - Performance & Analytics

We operate Balanced Hybrid working at Scottish Water and we encourage people to work half their time in a Scottish Water location. This particular role will require weekly attendance at our procurement centre of excellence in Stepps.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don't worry - we'll only start these checks once you've accepted an offer.

A few final things worth knowing...

Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you're interested in this job, but don't tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don't rule yourself out!

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We're very used to making adjustments, so please don't be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it's important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don't already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.

Finally (finally!), candidates who haven't submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won't need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.

You'll bring a positive energy and strategic vision to new ideas, getting people on board as you go. You must also share our passion for great data and analysis and delivering great customer service.

With a strong track record in analysing key performance data and metrics you will provide management information to the Procurement Leadership Team and wider Procurement function to ensure effective decision making.

Supporting the team in driving continuous improvement in the way we capture, analyse and report information you will help ensure the Procurement & Supply Chain team continues to add significant value to Scottish Water.

You will be familiar with a range of data analysis and reporting tools including PowerBI and be able to quickly pick up and utilise other software tools as required.

While the work we do is important, we know it's not the only thing that matters. That's why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) and you'll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community.

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.

For your future, there's our pension (the 'know-what-you'll-get-when-you-retire' kind), and life assurance.

As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash - handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.

The not-so-small print

This role will be a Grade 7. If you're new to Scottish Water, you'll join us on a starting salary of £44,030. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £55,000.

How's this for job satisfaction: at Scottish Water, we look after Scotland's most precious natural resource. From source to tap, we guard Scotland's reputation for refreshingly pure water while caring for our environment. Sound good? We're looking for a Senior Procurement Specialist - Performance & Analytics to join our Procurement & Supply Chain team in Stepps. What you'll do With over 400 supplier frameworks and approximately £1.3b of annual supply chain spend, you'll help keep our Procurement and Supply Chain team on-track by providing high quality data analysis and interpretation, and convert that into insights people can act on, even if they don't find quite the same joy in them as you. You'll always be on the lookout for ways to improve delivery: are we being as efficient as we could be? Are we meeting audit requirements? Am I becoming known for my restless enthusiasm for doing things better? You will also be all over the team's push to embrace digital efficiency - supporting colleagues and finding better ways of working.