As a Supplier Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how we manage our supply chain and deliver value across major contracts.
You’ll take ownership of a significant contract portfolio, ensuring suppliers deliver against performance, cost, and quality expectations – while also driving innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
This is a highly visible role where you’ll work with senior stakeholders and strategic partners, influencing outcomes that directly impact our customers and communities.
Driving Contract Performance & Value
- Manage a high-value portfolio of contracts, ensuring strong commercial performance and value delivery
- Lead contract mobilisation, governance, and performance management across the full lifecycle
- Use data, KPIs, and insights to track performance, identify opportunities, and drive improvements
- Deliver efficiencies and support cost-saving initiatives through effective contract management
Building Strategic Supplier Partnerships
- Develop strong, collaborative relationships with key suppliers
- Lead supplier governance forums and performance reviews
- Identify opportunities for innovation, sustainability, and long-term value creation
- Manage disputes and escalations in a constructive, solution-focused way
Leading Commercial & Risk Management
- Oversee contract variations, extensions, and change control
- Review and influence commercial terms to optimise outcomes and manage risk
- Ensure compliance with Utilities Contracts Regulations and internal governance
- Promote ethical, transparent, and sustainable procurement practices
Collaborating Across the Business
- Partner with Category Management, Commercial Intelligence, and operational teams
- Provide expert commercial advice to stakeholders at all levels
- Support seamless transition from sourcing into operational delivery
Championing Continuous Improvement
- Embed best practice contract and supplier management approaches
- Drive innovation and improvement across the supply chain
- Support capability development and share knowledge across the team
Make a difference where it matters most
At Welsh Water, we don’t just deliver water – we deliver something essential to life. As a not-for-profit organisation, every pound we make is reinvested back into our services, our communities, and the environment.
We’re on an exciting journey as we enter a new investment cycle focused on innovation, digital transformation, and long-term sustainability. Procurement plays a critical role in enabling this – and that’s where you come in.
If you’re passionate about driving value, building meaningful supplier partnerships, and making a real impact through procurement, we’d love to hear from you.
