Tender Delivery Procurement Buyer

We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water services for the people of Ireland. As Ireland’s national regulated water utility, our vision is a sustainable Ireland where water is respected and protected, for the planet and all the lives it supports.

Our purpose at Uisce Éireann is to rise to the challenge of delivering transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. That means we are proud to take on the responsibility of protecting our water supply and passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland’s social and economic growth.

We are passionate about empowering our people, enabling them to make a positive impact on communities across Ireland. We are guided by a shared vision and purpose, grounded in values that define who we are and shape how we work, where we deliver for customers and communities, we work better together, we do the right thing, we aim high, and we keep each other safe. Our behaviours define how we interact, communicate, and succeed together. These values and behaviours apply to each one of us, across every role, location, and level.

Our goal is to attract and develop skilled and talented people from diverse backgrounds, who bring a dynamic range of expertise and insights to our work. With a strong, values-driven workforce, we ensure Uisce Éireann can continue advancing Ireland’s water services and meeting the needs of the communities we serve for generations to come.

The Role:

The Supply Chain function in UÉ manages the end-to-end strategic procurement process through Supply Chain Category Management, Supply Chain Capital Delivery, and Supply Chain Operations.

The Supply Chain Tender Delivery team structure in Uisce Éireann is a specialized model with distinct focus on standardized, efficient execution of Direct, Indirect and Capital tenders, contracts and Oracle P2P activities in line with internal PD02  PD03 compliance obligations and external EU Procurement Regulations.The team provides Public Procurement leadership for specific category areas across Uisce Éireann and is responsible for mentoring, developing and cross training team members throughout Tender Delivery, to maximize capacity for effective delivery of the Supply Chain Demand Plan. Additionally, they are accountable for procurement compliance. 

Reporting to the Tender Delivery Procurement Technical Lead, the Tender Delivery Procurement Buyer will be responsible for public procurement, ensuring a high-quality, compliant and efficient sourcing process is delivered in line with Supply Chain policy and best practice tools and methodologies.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to compliance in line with business unit and TDT objectives. 

• Focusing on efficient Tender delivery and quality customer service. 

• Escalate on matters including tenders and P2P processing and relevant systems where required for the business. 

• Responsible for the adherence and compliance to policies and procedures and internal controls as per the Tender Delivery Team processes. 

• Deliver tenders on schedule as per the approved firm Demand Plan agreed with Strategy, TDT, P&V and business stakeholders.  

• Contribute to a high quality, responsive and effective Tender Delivery support service to all colleagues across the Uisce Éireann organisation.  

• Ensure all processes and policies are compliant with relevant Supply Chain Governance Framework, best practise, policies, and procedures as set down by Leadership Team.  

• Ensure all Uisce Éireann Purchase Orders are processed in line with agreed service levels and KPIs as well as compliance to published procurement policies and procedures. 

• Ensure tenders are carried out in a timely manner and are in compliance with internal Procurement policy PD02 and EU public procurement rules as appropriate.  

• Collaborate with the Tender Delivery Team and UÉ customers to identify opportunities which will drive efficiencies and lead to standardisation and continuous improvement across TDT processes.  

• Contribute to engaging business stakeholders, support relevant meetings and engage in a culture that encourages strong working relationships with the Tender Delivery Team and customers (Category Managers, Capital Delivery, Legal, Business Services, Business Delivery Partners and other organisations and suppliers).  

• Work closely with Uisce Éireann business units, TDT colleagues and external suppliers ensuring frequent and close interaction is maintained always.  

• Other duties as required from time to time. 

General Duties and Responsibilities 

• Collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business.

• Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards.  

• Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme, driving results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation-wide objectives. 

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with Uisce Éireann’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of UÉ business information and delivery of critical services, in accordance with the NIS Directive and any other relevant cybersecurity regulation.

• Other duties as required. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant experience 

• Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally  

•  Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate information to others 

• Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results within a team.  

• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions 

• Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements 

• Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job  

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 26/10/2026**.**

Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

*Successful external candidates will be offered a salary within the advertised range based on an assessment of their relevant skills, qualifications, experience and readiness to undertake the responsibilities of the role.

Internal candidates will be considered in line with the application of Uisce Éireann's Pay Model and associated pay policies.

The salary range is designed to recognise that successful candidates may join the organisation at different stages in their career, while also providing scope for future salary progression as capability and experience develop.

Uisce Éireann is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.