Procurement Specialist (Services)

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Join us as an experienced Procurement Specialist in Renewables!

The opportunity

We are thrilled to announce an opening for a Procurement Specialist (Services) to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will provide comprehensive purchasing services that support the safe and reliable generation of our operating assets, including wind farms, solar farms, and private wire systems.

Pay, benefits and culture 

If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future – then you’re in the right place!’

Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully.

We’re committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment. 

Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.

We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.  

We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. 

What you’ll be doing  

This role is primarily required to deliver the procurement activities related to the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) activities of our operating assets where 3rd party contracted services are required. You will also support the procurement activities associated with the general management of the operational assets.

Procurement activities include identification and selection of suppliers, negotiation and award of contracts, preparing purchase orders and contracts for goods, works and services in consultation with the wider asset operations team in accordance with best-value and approved company procedures. You will be supporting the asset operations procurement team to initiate and implement procurement plans, including obtaining buy-in from key internal stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include;

• Delivering procurement activities (relating to 3rd party contract services) as required for existing operational assets to agreed commercial objectives and in line with approved procedures including:
• Benchmarking and market research
• Determining the appropriate method for acquisition
• Prepare procurement and contract documentation
• Consulting relevant technical, HSE, quality, legal and financial functions
• Preparation and issue of requests for quotation/invitations to tender
• Leading evaluation of bids and co-ordinating inputs from the wider evaluation team (technical, legal, HSE)
• Lead the negotiation of commercial terms with preferred suppliers
• Co-ordinate contract execution and ensuring timely contract awards
• Act as initial ‘gatekeeper’ to supply chain and procurement HSE / Quality risks. Liaise with specifier and HSE teams to ensure HSE / Quality risks are actively managed.
• Conduct market analysis and investigate internal cost data to provide detailed procurement spend (and savings) trend reports to internal stakeholders, highlighting areas of risk and opportunity.
• Support the Commercial and Supply Chain team with warranty claims, disputes, contract amendments and variations.
• Provide support to the department to conduct compliance and governance oversight on operational supply chain activities to ensure adherence to company process and procedures. 
• Conduct in-depth analysis reports such as value stream, total cost of ownership, and cost saving initiatives.

What do you need to be great at this role?

• You will be an experienced Procurement Specialist within an operational environment, ideally with an engineering or industrial sector background and ideally with a minimum CIPS level 4 qualification. You will have a strong track record of procuring external contracted engineering & specialist services and have a proven ability to conduct successful commercial negotiations with suppliers.
• Preferably a degree qualification in a numerate discipline and the ability to demonstrate strong supply chain and procurement experience.
• Strong negotiation & influencing skills 
• Procurement Management
• Working knowledge of contract law
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH, CDM Regulations)
• Excellent commercial mind with ability to understand key Business drivers
• Strong at building relationships with internal and external parties
• A tenacious and proactive ‘can do’ attitude
• Fair and consistent in approach both with internal and external parties

Closing date for applications: Sunday 17th November 2024

Why EDF Renewables?

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy.

To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.

If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us. 

Join us, and let’s do good together.