Procurement & Contracts Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Supply Chain team here at EDF on a 9 month Maternity Secondment. During this time you’ll have the opportunity to manage some of our most complex IT contracts.

The Opportunity

The main purpose of the Supply Chain function here at EDF is to maximise value for EDF in the UK through the professional supply chain of third-party goods and services. The IT & Projects team is a team of 6 who are instrumental in the development and management of commercial contract post award as well as supporting procurement activity pre-contract award.

To maximise overall synergy benefits, you’ll work closely with other Supply Chain colleagues within the company to ensure consistency and continuous improvement through competency development, learning opportunities and consistency in approach. Opportunities to utilise EDF Group synergies will be taken where appropriate which will require a close working relationship with EDF Group Procurement.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a competitive salary starting from £43,000 (DOE) and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.

Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively.

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be responsible to review, manage and challenge work orders from the strategic vendors and also manage some key IT Services contracts. To record, track, maintain and develop a data base of the work orders and work closely with the business units to review their progress. Recommend areas of improvement, reduce the number of work orders and to improve the processes.

You’ll proactively engage with the business stakeholders to identify an appropriate contract model for the varying business needs and recommend for the right KPIs and deliverables to be added in contracts.

You’ll be accountable to conduct routine Supplier Relationships management (SRM) meetings as per the SRM frameworks and carry out meetings to manage the relationships and expectations of both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll manage the relationship with the strategic partners through SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) Framework.

You’ll ensure that the business support teams, such as Legal, are involved and contributing to the delivery of the portfolio and manage the workflow to ensure that the acquire Goods and Services process is carried out in a timely manner to meet the business expectations. You’ll manage escalations and complaints effectively and ensure mitigating actions are put in place and followed.

You’ll be liable to drive sustainability and other innovation initiatives with suppliers to support EDF achieve its business goal of Helping Britain Achieve Net Zero (HBANZ).

Who you are

To be successful in this role you’ll be a dynamic, passionate procurement professional who’ll enjoy being a Business Partner to the IT/Technology function with the confidence to support, challenge and advise on strategic and commercial decision-making related to business-critical strategic third-party providers to support EDF’s ambitions.

You’ll have proven experience in the award and development of contract and supply chain strategies for complex, high value projects coupled with a strong understanding of contract and commercial law and sound understanding of contractual terms and conditions. Confident in contract management and providing commercial solutions, as well as being experienced in Supplier Relationship Management.

You’ll have demonstrable experience in project work allowing you to get involved in, and to lead, strategic projects.

You’ll have experience in Procurement Process Management including supplier sourcing, documentation, evaluation, selection, managing the tendering, negotiation, and award of contracts for high value multidiscipline contracts.

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Closing date for applications: Sunday 6th October
Hiring Manager: Robin Joy

Duration: 9 month secondment
Location: We encourage our teams to work flexibly and where possible work from home. We also recognise the benefits of working in a diverse, collaborative office environment, where our teams can thrive, support each-other and build long-lasting relationships across the wider business.
 
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