Procurement Officer

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Northeast Lincolnshire

Contract duration: 12-18 months

Day Rate: Competitive – Inside IR35

My client is a UK-based power generation company, providing energy to the National Grid, part of the UK’s pathway to Net Zero they currently have 3GW of operational capacity in the UK.

An opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Officer to join the commercial team based in Northeast Lincolnshire.  The successful candidate will have proven procurement experience and will work with the business to ensure that value is maximised from third party contracts, whilst minimising risk and operating in a framework of policies and processes. The role works closely with other members of the Procurement team, internal stakeholders and is a key interface between the power business and external third parties.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the key responsibilities and duties include:

• Working with the business to source and procure a wide range of required goods and services, ensuring optimal value for money within defined service and quality criteria
• Ensuring that the companies 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
• Identifying opportunities to add improvements to the “bottom line” through cost savings or process change. Promoting continual improvement in all aspects of the Procurement function
• Managing 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. Understanding and adhering to the company and department standards, policies and procedures
• Developing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring that requirements are understood and addressed. Seeking to promote the Procurement function as a positive enabler and an integral partner to the business
• Operating and maintaining required systems to support and improve the Procurement function
• Working closely with the HSEQ teams to ensure that the supply chain is safe and delivers quality goods and services

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Minimum CIPS level 4, working towards level 6
• Procurement experience in a comparable role, ideally in the power generation industry, petro chem or heavy engineering
• Experience of SAP and e-tendering systems