The role
As a Procurement Strategy and Development Advisor, you will provide specialist procurement advice to managers and operational colleagues, supporting efficient and compliant procurement activity across NRW.
You will analyse expenditure, contract activity and other information to identify cost‑improvement opportunities within Category spend and Delivery Plans, and produce clear management information to support decision‑making.
You will help develop Supplier Development and Relationship Management by building strong stakeholder relationships and promoting collaborative working. You will also support the delivery of e‑Procurement and contract‑management solutions, including contributing to strategy development, process improvements and staff training.
You will undertake business and market analysis to inform Category teams and influence the adoption of procurement policies and processes aligned with organisational and environmental priorities. You will promote revised business processes and help embed the benefits of Supplier Development, Relationship Management and e‑Procurement across NRW.
As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.
To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Karl Pugh at karl.pugh@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Interviews will take place on w/c 1 June 2026 through Microsoft Teams
Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.
What you will do
- Support the delivery of an integrated and professional procurement service in support of category management (and NRW corporate objectives), providing advice to clients on strategic procurement issues and contributing to the delivery of NRWs procurement strategy
- Analyse and develop a range of information within Procurement, to include a review of contractual agreements.
- Provide Management Information and data via an analysis of a range of sources including NRW expenditure and contract activity.
- Provide support to Procurement and Contracts staff by way of continuous improvement reviews, process enhancements, tools, template and guidance updates.
- Build and maintain influential and collaborative relationships with internal customers to insure awareness of the opportunities, risks and best practice relevant to procurement, influencing the work of our internal customers to provide positive outcomes.
- Provide specialist advice and guidance in order to manage commercial and sustainability risk, to improve ways of working and drive efficiency, as evidenced by savings and overall value.
- Hold accountability under Committing our Money, ensuring robust, compliant and value for money outcomes.
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with the Welsh Government, the National Procurement Service for Wales, Sponsored Bodies, Agencies, service providers and other stakeholders.
- Support the delivery of an integrated and professional procurement service, providing expert advice to clients on market analysis, supplier development & relationship management.
- Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
- Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
- Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
- Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills
In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.
- Substantial experience with suitable qualifications in data, business analytics or statistics to demonstrate expertise in Management Information reporting.
- The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (Level 4 or working towards within 2 years).
- Transferable experience as a Procurement practitioner, in the application of knowledge and the specific requirements of the post.
- Experience of influencing key decisions at a project level.
- Transferable experience of undertaking and leading commercial exercises, demonstrating success with their delivery.
- Transferable experience of undertaking engagement and collaboration with key stakeholders.
Welsh Language level requirements
- Essential: Level A1 - Entry level
Welsh language levels
Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Benefits
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
- Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
- 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
- generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
- commitment to professional development
- health and wellbeing benefits and support
- weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose
See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.
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We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.
We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.
We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills.
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