Supplier Management Lead

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City:
Newport

Address:
Newport, Wales, GB, NP10 8FZ

Job Requisition Number 8760

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Procurement & Estates

Salary Range £74,700 per annum (Senior Manager)

Base

Closing Date

South East Hub / Hybrid (3 Office Days / Week in Newport)

23:59 on 14/10/2026

Job Profile

As a Supplier Management Lead, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our supplier contracts deliver value, compliance and strong performance. Working closely with Supplier Managers and stakeholders across the business, you’ll manage supplier relationships, oversee contract changes and governance activities, monitor supplier performance and risk, and drive continuous improvement across our supplier management processes. You'll help ensure we work with suppliers in a way that supports our business objectives, sustainability ambitions and high standards of service.

Key Responsibilities

1. Coordinate and oversee the contract and supplier management of allocated silver level and enterprise-wide agreements, with responsibility for managing performance, risk, value and contractual compliance.

2. Analyse supplier performance against KPIs, SLAs and contractual requirements, identifying emerging trends and risks, and manage compliance with accreditation and certification requirements throughout the contract lifecycle.

3. Support and drive improvements to the procurement systems and processes used to capture supplier performance and certification data, ensuring information is accurate, complete and available to support effective decision making.

4. Support the planning and delivery of supplier engagement activities, working effectively with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers.

5. Manage contract extensions and variations, including negotiation, documentation, preparation for governance approval, issue, communication and system updates, ensuring all changes are accurately recorded.

6. Prepare, check and issue framework call off contracts across allocated categories, ensuring compliance with the relevant framework and governance requirements.

7. Manage supplier performance issues, risks and disputes, escalating matters appropriately and maintaining constructive supplier relationships.

8. Undertake activities in accordance with internal governance, applicable procurement legislation and contractual requirements.

9. Apply ethical procurement principles, including transparency, sustainability and integrity, across supplier management and contracting activities.

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.

Unless otherwise stated, the following are
essential requirements for the recruitment of the role:

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent professional qualification and experience in a commercial, analytical, economics, data or procurement-related discipline.

Experience

• Experience of commercial negotiation and a proven track record in delivering sustainable value savings.
• Experience in contract and supply chain management, with a proven ability to work effectively across multiple systems to deliver workloads aligned to business needs…