Procurement and Contract Manager

Reporting to the Principal Offshore Procurement and Contracts manger, the Offshore Procurement and Contracts Manager will be responsible for providing a comprehensive procurement and commercial/contract management service in support of project development and construction activities for both floating and fixed offshore wind projects.

• Ensuring all offshore procurement activities are in compliance with EDF procurement processes and procedures. Auditing/reviewing compliance.


• Initiating and implementing project procurement plans, including obtaining buy-in from key internal stakeholders.


• Assessing and evaluating procurement risks (political, environment, technical, economic and legal) and developing appropriate procurement strategies


• Leading procurement of goods and services for new projects and associated activities to agreed project and commercial objectives in line with approved procedures


• Purchasing market research/market intelligence


• Identification, qualification and selection of suppliers, negotiating commercial terms.


• Preparation and issue of pre-qualification information, requests for quotation, and invitations to tender


• Leading evaluation of bids and co-ordinating inputs from the wider evaluation team (technical, legal, HSE)


• Ensuring timely contract awards


• Compiling and evaluating periodic procurement KPI reports


• Identifying and promoting new procurement opportunities for the business (e.g. new entrants, innovations, cost savings etc.) in consultation with key stakeholders


• Managing relationships with key suppliers and building long-term trusting relationships


• Managing procurement activities on business systems (e.g. SAP) and acting as a point of reference for business users


• Commercially administrating high value contracts post-award including payment applications/certification, variations, claims, notices etc) and preparing regular cost reports.
  
  Proven ability to conduct successful commercial negotiations with suppliers


• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of procurement and contract management and a proven track record in a large project environment


• Experience in the offshore wind farms would be highly desirable but is not essential


• Experience in commercial administration of development and construction contracts and cost management


• Knowledge or SAP ERP or similar is desirable


• Knowledge and experience of EU procurement regulations would be an advantage


• Educated to degree level or equivalent


• Excellent communication and negotiation skills internally and externally


• A proven ability as a self-starter, with an ability to provide commercial and commercial support to the OTC and project teams.
  
  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.

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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.