Technician – Support Services(Procurement)
Circa £28,080dependent on skills and experience
Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week
Huntingdon

Tap into your potential and test a new career with Anglian Water!

This exciting role provides a procurement service to the laboratories andfield-basedfunctions.As part of thisroleyou’llliaise with suppliers of services to the laboratory and samplingfunctions andprovide a facilities service for the laboratories.

Key responsibilities

• Procurement activities including SAP ordering,monitoringof temporary staff contracts/orders, and day to day operation of contracts for the supply of lab chemicals and equipment

• Ensure efficiencies inordering andlookingat internal processeswhereneededfor improvement

• Be the first point of contact to deal with any enquiries relating to ordering or delivery of goods and / or services

• Maintain SAP in line with training and guidance

• Vendor management andcontact whererequired

• Reportsfor keyvendors andspend management

• Look atKPIs andhelp troubleshootbottleneck areas

• Provide support to theOperational Support Managerby

• Deal with general lab service queries

• Ensure all visitors to site are signed in and supervised during their visit

• Prepare meeting rooms and ensure all consumables are available

• Make staff aware of deliveries

We invest in our people - as a valued employee,you’llbe entitled to:  

• Personal private health care   

• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household 

• 25days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more  

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)  

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay 

• Bonus scheme    

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be successful?

• Able to communicate with people at all levels

• Reliable and committed

• Able to deal with answering account queries, processing payments and being an excellent first point of contact

• Ideally you will be SAP trained

• Ability to help customers over the phone and in person

• Able to prioritise effectively

• Accuratedata input into various databases and spreadsheets

• Confident telephone manner

• Ideally anunderstanding ofa Laboratory environment

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which meanswe’llconsider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disabilitystatusor any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, andwe’recommitted to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date:20thAugust 2026

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