2 Roles available in either Cork or Dublin.
We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water services for the people of Ireland. As Ireland's national regulated water utility, our vision is a sustainable Ireland where water is respected and protected, for the planet and all the lives it supports.
Our purpose at Uisce Éireann is to rise to the challenge of delivering transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. That means we are proud to take on the responsibility of protecting our water supply and passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland's social and economic growth.
We are passionate about empowering our people, enabling them to make a positive impact on communities across Ireland. We are guided by a shared vision and purpose, grounded in values that define who we are and shape how we work, where we deliver for customers and communities, we work better together, we do the right thing, we aim high, and we keep each other safe. Our behaviours define how we interact, communicate, and succeed together. These values and behaviours apply to each one of us, across every role, location, and level.
Our goal is to attract and develop skilled and talented people from diverse backgrounds, who bring a dynamic range of expertise and insights to our work. With a strong, values-driven workforce, we ensure Uisce Éireann can continue advancing Ireland's water services and meeting the needs of the communities we serve for generations to come.
The Role:
The Supply Chain function in UÉ manages the delivery of procurement and contracting strategies to support the various functions within Uisce Éireann and will contribute to the overall performance of the Supply Chain process.
Reporting to the Supply Chain Strategy Manager, the role will lead and support the development of Procurement and Contract strategies through market engagement, stakeholder management, category planning and benchmarking with peer organisations, ensuring robust governance and compliance.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Engage with external suppliers to gather market intelligence and build collaboration with external suppliers.
* Support Tender Delivery Team and Business Units with development of strategies for the efficient and effective sourcing of materials, services and works, including category plans and savings/value delivery initiatives where applicable.
* Liaise with business stakeholders, participate in relevant meetings, and develop strong working relationships with Supply Chain customers (within the department, Business Units, HSQE, Legal, Transaction Services,
* Business Delivery Partners and with other organisations and suppliers).
* Engage and liaise with other similar utilities and government bodies both in Ireland and Europe to drive best practise in developing contracts and procurement.
* Develop and prepare Strategy Packs for handover of to the Tender Delivery Team in Supply Chain.
* Prepare presentations and papers for Uisce Éireann governance committee approval of contract and procurement strategies.
* Provide analysis of market conditions to support development of strategies for the Strategy team. Utilise data analysis (e.g., spend, PO/AP/GL) and market analysis techniques to inform sourcing strategies and commercial decisions.
* Support Tender Delivery Team in tender delivery process ensuring the tender requirements are aligned with the procurement and contracting strategy and compliant with public procurement regulations (e.g., OJEU/Irish procurement requirements) and conduct negotiations with the Supplier.
* Manage UÉ Frameworks as required.
* Manage direct reports across various locations in the delivery of performance outputs of the Strategy Team.
* Track and maintain supplier performance targets and KPIs; maintain metrics in collaboration with the Supply Chain Value & Performance Team.
* Raise and escalate issues relating to the Strategy Lead as appropriate.
* Update monthly reports for the Supply Chain Strategy, that support the wider Supply Chain Team.
* Adopt a 'one team' culture.
* Perform other duties as required from time to time.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
* Collaborate effectively with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business to ensure alignment of procurement strategies with organisational objectives.
* Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments and wellbeing across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards.
* Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance processes, systems, and performance.
* Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with Uisce Éireann's Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of UÉ business information and delivery of critical services, in accordance with the NIS Directive and any other relevant cybersecurity regulation
* Perform other duties as required to support the achievement of Supply Chain and organisational goals as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
* Demonstrable experience of end-to-end public procurement/strategic sourcing and category management, including P2P, contract management, contract administration, supplier relationship management or portfolio delivery is the ability to translate demand and market insights into executable procurement/contracting strategies.
* Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable
* A minimum of 5 years' Experience in the water, utilities or similar regulated industries is desirable and or relevant experience
* Ability to develop and maintain effective strategic partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally
* Proven track record in dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion and in communicating complex information clearly
* Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results.
* Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements and propose and implement solutions.
* Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements.
* Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job.
* Demonstrated people management ability, with experience leading teams, and strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills.