• Job Description

  Req#: 77225
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  Location: Ansty Business Park, Coventry, CV7 9JU

  Contract Type: Permanent

  Salary £34,938 - £41,103 per annum, dependant on experience

  Be part of something big! Help shape the future of gas for generations to come. At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

  We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

  Job Purpose

  We have an exciting, new opportunity for a Buyer to join our Procurement and Supply Chain team.

  As a Buyer you will be accountable for supporting procurement activities, including call off and mini tender activities and contract management activities as identified within the network or team category plan. You will be working with stakeholders and the commercial teams to understand and challenge demand, executing sourcing strategies and driving value through contract management. This will include undertaking benchmarking to ensure Cadent’s arrangements and Contractor costs remain competitive.

  You will also identify future opportunities with a aim to drive commercial value through sourcing and ongoing contract management activities which will involve engaging and building strong working relationships with stakeholders to identify business needs and a core understanding of the supply chains and market offerings, ensuring best for task solutions for Cadent.

  What you’ll get to work on

  • Executing sourcing strategies for contracts up to an agreed value and profiling supply chain through supplier research and market trends to assess future contract risks and opportunities
  • Driving value by effectively delivering tender events for services, works and/or products, in order to meet Cadent’s needs
  • Proactively manages contracts within their portfolio, ensuring contract issues are resolved effectively
  • Scoping and developing contractual agreements to meet Cadent’s needs
  • Leading supplier relationship management and contract relationship management activities
  • Analysing and forecasting inventory levels and manages stock obsolescence, where appropriate and providing cost and commercial control across Cadent activities for contracts up to an agreed value
  • Ensuring contract payments and claims are within contract terms and ensuring compliance with sourcing and contract management frameworks
  • Resolving contract performance issues and putting in place plans to resolve and monitoring supplier service level and cost performance through KPIs

  Who we are looking for

  Qualifications

  • Relevant commercial / procurement experience
  • Valid UK Driving Licence holder.

  Practical Experience

  • Experience of sourcing and other procurement activities (contract management experience, understanding of cost management and commercial principles, leading supplier meetings including negotiations etc.)
  • Confident in analysing and presenting data to inform sourcing / contract decisions
  • Experience in supporting process improvements to improve the customer experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • An understanding of EU and Utility Procurement Directives ideally supported by evidence of running a competitive compliant tender process
  • Able to build effective relationships both internally and/or with external organisations

  Why join us

  We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:

  • Annual bonus
  • Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 12% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
  • 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
  • Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
  • Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:

  o hybrid working

  o flexible working

  o strong commitments to ED&I

  o generous family provision policies

  • Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
  • My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
  • 2 paid volunteering days per year
  • Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships

  We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.

  Our Aim

  Diversity and Inclusion
  
  

  Don’t meet every single requirement listed?

  Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.

  As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.

  We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
  
  
  

  Circle Back Initiative

  As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.

  We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.

  What’s next?
  To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.

  To learn more about Cadent Gas and what we do, visit our website at Home | Cadent (cadentgas.com)

• About the company

  We are the UK’s biggest gas distribution network. We manage a network of more than 80,000 miles of pipes which transport gas to 11 million UK customers.

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