Job Description

You will work with the business to ensure that value is maximized from third party contracts, whilst minimizing risk and operating in a framework of business policies and processes. The role works closely with other members of the Procurement team, internal stakeholders and is a key interface between the business and external third parties.
The key duties include:-

• Procuring a wide range of required goods and services ensuring optimal value for money within defined service and quality criteria
• Ensuring that businesses procurement processes are followed to seek and evaluate competitive tenders and proposals for the supply of goods and service.
• This process will involve negotiating with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters to achieve optimal levels of value versus risk
• Seeking opportunities to add improvements to the 'bottom line' through cost savings initiatives or process changes.
• Promoting continual improvement in all aspects of the Procurement function
• Developing supplier relationships, coordinating multiple stakeholder interfaces across the business to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach.
• Identifying and implementing supplier improvement actions and operate 360 feedback processes and seeking to resolve contractual and supplier disputes as and when they occur.
• Developing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with internal stakeholders
• Operating and maintaining required systems to support and improve the Procurement function
• Other procurement and supply chain tasks that are required from time to time

Benefits:

• Bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension options
• Private Medical Insurance
• Sick pay
• Holidays - 25 days plus Bank holidays
• 37 hour working week

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience of supply chain in a comparable role, ideally in the power generation industry
• Experience of SAP and e-tendering systems
• Evidence of managing a procurement whole life cycle, ensuring that any value created in the negotiation stages is delivered through contract delivery
• Understanding of general and contract law
• Minimum CIPS level 4 achieved, working towards level 6
• Proven analytical skills including ability to gather, interpret complex data and summaries effectively