Procurement Manager (Chemicals, Materials & Process Plant)

From £67,000 (depending on skills and experience) 

Permanent / Full time / 37 Hours per week

(Flexible working opportunities are available & specific requests can be discussed at interview)  

Peterborough (Hybrid) 

Join our team and make a difference! 

As our Procurement Manager (Chemicals, Materials and Process Plant) you’ll be working closely with the Commercial Procurement Leadership Team and across the wider business in the development and delivery of Supply Chain and Procurement Strategy. We have ambitious plans for significant investments in our region. Your role will be to ensure our sourcing and category management delivers effective supplier performance across over £200m of critical operational goods and services per annum.  

This is a great opportunity to shape a high-profile category area, influence decisions across the business and lead others to deliver meaningful commercial outcomes. You’ll use insight, judgement and collaboration to identify opportunities to reduce risk, improve value and strengthen supplier performance across Anglian Water. You’ll also lead and support a team in developing category plans, sourcing strategies, contractual negotiations and cost controls, ensuring our internal customers receive the goods, services and support they need. 

You’ll need to work within Anglian Water’s own processes and controls as well as The Procurement Act 2023, ensuring compliance and driving good practice in sourcing and contract management. A key part of this role is to ensure Framework Management processes are implemented and effective so that value from sourcing is delivered into the P&L. 

We’re looking for someone who enjoys getting the best from people. You may already have experience of managing and developing a team, or you may be ready to take the next step from leading projects, coaching colleagues or influencing others into your first formal people-management role. Either way, you’ll bring the confidence, curiosity and communication skills to set direction, support development and create an environment where people can do their best work. 

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: 

• Full private healthcare with no excess 

• 26  days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion 

• A flexible working culture 

• Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 7% 

• Life Assurance at eight times your salary 

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary 

• Bonus Scheme 

• Lots of great discounts 

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle 

What does it take to be a Procurement Manager (Chemicals, Materials and Process Plant)? 

Our successful Procurement Manager will ideally be educated to degree level and either hold, or be working towards, their CIPS professional standard and membership. We’re open to candidates who can demonstrate either established people-management experience or strong readiness to step into a management role, supported by evidence of leading work, coaching others or influencing across teams. You’ll also: 

• Have strong commercial acumen 

• Have solid influencing and negotiating skills 

• Show strong leadership potential, whether through proven people management, coaching colleagues, leading projects or supporting others to perform at their best 

• Be able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders 

• Have previous bid assessment experience 

• Be well aware of Procurement and other relevant legislation 

• Have a strong level of mathematical reasoning 

• Have good organisation skills 

• Have strong IT skills 

• Have excellent communication skills 

Why Anglian Water? 

As the largest water and wastewater company in England and Wales by geographical area, we face many challenges to keep the water flowing! As the water sector continues to face major financial, regulatory and environmental challenges over the coming years, Anglian Water and its Partners have continued to set the pace with innovative ideas and solutions to ensure that we deliver an outstanding service to our customers.   

As a result, we’re looking for a commercially minded, self-motivated Procurement Professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is excited by the opportunity to lead, develop and inspire others while delivering outcomes that make a real difference to our customers and communities. 

Closing date: 23rd August 2026 

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