We contribute to 8 million customers receiving clean water every day, ensuring that their wastewater is taken away and treated safely as well as supporting projects that will protect our water infrastructure for future generations. Sustainability is at the forefront of our approach and we are working with supply chain to help us minimise our environmental impact, meet ambitious carbon reduction targets and secure better social outcomes for the communities we serve and the people who work in our supply chain.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW  

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our Procurement team as a Systems & Process Specialist based in Coventry.

In this role, you will be responsible for System and Process administration, providing front line support to colleagues in Procurement and Contract Management who use our systems and processes. You will collaborate both internally and externally to resolve issues and queries ensuring we deliver a fantastic service for our colleagues and stakeholders.

The Systems and Process Specialist role sits within our Process, Systems and Sustainability team, providing system administration and configuration services to our Procurement and Contract Management Team as well as our Capital & Commercial Services department, this includes providing direct support for our category/contract managers and our external suppliers.

We are currently in the midst of deploying our Process and Systems Strategy, where we are embedding, enabling and enhancing our technology solutions. This presents a wealth of opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved in a variety of projects, from process changes to systems upgrades and coaching and training your stakeholders. 

Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

• Catalogue management and support, to drive catalogue adoption and utilisation.
• Strategy development to initiate improvements in ways to buy implementation, adoption and roll out.
• Master Data management, providing analysis, recommendations, and ways to buy support.
• Supplier enablement support, to ensure suppliers are onboarded successfully onto SAP Ariba/ECC for procurement activity.
• Maintain and keep up to date ‘how to’ user guides and SOPs (standard operating procedures) to ensure users can complete business objectives and tasks.
• Provide training to Severn Trent colleagues to drive system adoption.
• System administration and configuration of SAP Ariba fields/forms/master data/user interface/templates and process, to ensure users have the right functionality to perform their role/s.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE 

To be considered for this role, we are looking for experience in using Excel, including developing and maintaining spreadsheets and high data volumes Having a continuous improvement mindset; constantly seeking ways to improve processes – making more efficient and reducing risk will be beneficial.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU  

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live. 

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT? 

We can’t wait to hear from you.  

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date too - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

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