Procurement Systems Support Specialist

Closing Date

2026-11-09

Job Title: Procurement Systems Support Specialist
Location: Durrington/Hybrid
Contract Type: FTC - 12 months
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: Circa £31,500 based on skills and experience

Southern Water is on an exciting journey towards a greener future, focusing on tackling climate change and reducing our environmental impact. We are looking for a Procurement Systems Support Specialist to join our Procurement Excellence & Sustainability team, ensuring seamless procurement operations across the organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

✔ Procurement Operations – Create, update, and manage purchase orders across all spending categories.
✔ System Management – Maintain the procurement contract database and ensure seamless system enablement of contracts.
✔ First-Line Support – Provide process and system guidance to outsourced procurement teams and internal stakeholders.
✔ Stakeholder Engagement – Support colleagues across the business with procurement requests, offering guidance and constructive challenge where necessary.
✔ Process & Compliance – Ensure procurement operations align with governance policies, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements.
✔ Supplier Transactions – Support suppliers in receiving and processing purchase orders smoothly.
✔ Continuous Improvement – Proactively review and enhance procurement processes and systems to optimise efficiency.

What We’re Looking For

• Procurement Knowledge – Experience with procurement processes (including P2P) and transactional procurement activities.

• Communication & Stakeholder Management – Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Problem-Solving & Adaptability – A proactive mindset with excellent analytical and organisational skills.

• Commercial Awareness – Understanding of procurement in a regulated environment and ability to assess compliance.

Why Join Southern Water?

• Hybrid Working – Enjoy a mix of office-based and remote working.

• Career Development – Opportunities for further training, including CIPS qualifications, and career progression within Procurement.

• Impactful Work – Play a key role in ensuring efficient procurement operations in a company committed to sustainability.

If you’re a detail-oriented, proactive professional with a passion for procurement and systems support, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply Now and Be Part of a Sustainable Future!

Welcome

Our purpose is big. Our impact is huge. And we know that every single one of us has the power, through our actions, to positively change society and the environment for good. It’s why careers with us have real meaning. Because, if you’re driven and ambitious, we can offer you huge opportunities for personal growth, professional development and constant innovation. Forever evolving. Forever focused on doing the right thing, we empower and encourage everyone to play to their strengths and to help us shape a fair and positive future for all. We believe in Water for Life. If you do too, Dive Right In.

We succeed together

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Need flexibility in your work?

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?