Associate Procurement Specialist

To support (in general) the procurement operations of the Procurement and Commercial department and provide direct support to Procurement Specialists, the Procurement Operations Manager, and the Head of Procurement and Commercial. The Associate Procurement Specialist shall have three key focuses: 1) Direct support of our procurement of goods and services associated with all corporate categories and sub-categories within the business (including but not limited to): IT hardware/software and services; financial services; investment advisory and services; HSEQ compliance and support; professional marketing and communication consultancies; ad hoc professional services; office/external corporate facilities, labour, trades, plant, equipment, vehicles, accommodation, and any other required premises/venues. 2) Provide a significant contribution to the administrative tasks of the department as directed by the Procurement Operations Manager and Head of Procurement and Commercial. 3) Regular interface with our Procure to Pay (P2P) software system to review assigned Purchase Requisitions (PReqs) and raise/convert to Purchase Orders (POs) in a timely manner in accordance with the corporate Procurement Policy. Liaise accordingly with all relevant stakeholders and advisors to ensure Baseline Diligence is upheld before governance approval and final contractual commitment to the supplier. This extends to POs associated with all goods and services relating to our engineering and construction categories of procurement including any associated support to Contract Managers.,

• General support and administrative duties as required by Procurement Specialists and Procurement Operations Manager.
• Take direct responsibility when assigned as Procurement Representative (Procurement Rep) to lead the procurement process for certain goods and/or services.
• Help ensure compliance with the corporate Procurement Policy.
• Learn and administrate (with the intention of becoming a master user) the P2P system to raise POs and satisfy Baseline Diligence.
• Run reports and carry out reconciliation efforts to ensure the smooth operation and accuracy of the full end-to-end commercial purchasing stream i.e. ordering through to goods receipting and final payments.
• Maintain registers/trackers/schedules etc. and be a key support in the procurement operations of the department including direct administrative responsibility or support of our Tender Management System.
• Contribute to the administration of the Contract Management System (CMS) with a primary responsibility to ensure reconciliation with the P2P system to produce accurate contract ledgers for Red Rock's entire business interests.
• Take on direct responsibility as assigned regarding the sourcing and upkeep of our vendors and suppliers.
  
  Strong work ethic i.e. self-motivated, disciplined, and trustworthy
• Good organisational skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Personable, resilient to pressure, and comfortable with change
• Quick adopter of new IT systems and processes
• Passion and eagerness to learn and develop in a procurement profession
• MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
• Able to travel and stay away from home (occasionally) for work, networking, or job training purposes
• Appreciation and interest in sustainability and renewable generation
Desirable
• P2P, CMS, and document management systems
• MS SharePoint
• Adminstration
• Procurement process & tendering
• Financial management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Supplier relationship management, Desirable
• Undergraduate or post graduate qualification in a business/commercial/management field i.e. procurement, supply chain management, business, project management, or relevant business-related degree.
• Procurement and supply institution membership i.e. affiliate, student, professional, chartered.
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) qualification.
Core Competencies
• Effective Communication
• Trust & Integrity
• Team Orientated
• Decisive
• Strategic Vision
• Adaptable
• Commercial/Business Awareness
  
  Red Rock Renewables is an investor, owner, operator and developer of renewable energy projects. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, our growing team are passionate about generating clean energy and supporting the UK and Europe's net zero ambitions.
Our current portfolio includes five part or fully owned wind farm projects, each at different lifecycle stages. Our operational wind farms - Afton (100% equity), Beatrice (25%) and Överturingen (50%) - have an installed capacity of 320 MW (RRPL proportion), while our development projects - Benbrack onshore wind farm in the South West of Scotland (100%) and Inch Cape offshore wind farm off the East Coast (50%) - will deliver an additional 570 MW. We are committed to long term investment in the Scottish and UK market, onshore and offshore wind sectors in particular, and have strong growth ambitions to expand into the wider European market and other sustainable energy technologies. We are actively pursuing acquisition and development opportunities, including the offshore wind leasing rounds. Our Edinburgh headquarters puts us at the heart of the UK industry, while our team's expertise and experience working on some of the world's largest energy infrastructure projects allows us a unique opportunity to consider a variety of different opportunities and we welcome candidates to join us on this journey. Red Rock Renewables was established in 2016 when SDIC Power, a global power generation company headquartered in Beijing, China acquired Repsol's UK wind portfolio. For more information on Red Rock Renewables and what it's like to work with us, visit https://www.redrockrenewables.com/ .

A competitive salary and annual bonus along with a range of benefits including, family medical care, holiday purchase scheme, 10% non-contributory pension, life assurance, income protection and electric car scheme. The chance to work amongst a friendly, dedicated, sociable team and benefit from social, health and wellbeing initiatives. We are committed to providing ongoing training opportunities for all staff and invest in allowing you to reach your career goals. Through implementation of our hybrid working policy, we are committed to supporting a positive work-life balance for our employees whilst also maintaining valuable face time in the office. We're committed to achieving an equal gender balance and greater representation of all ethnic groups, both in our company and within the renewables industry. Diversity and inclusivity are central to our strength as a team as well as our culture as a business.