Procurement Manager UK - PV & Onshore

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd., Swindon, Coventry, London, Perth, Port Talbot

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Procurement 

As Project Procurement Manager UK for RWE OPEA’s growing Wind & PV and BESS pipeline within our OPEA Procurement team, you will be responsible to support & implement the supplier country strategy for the UK market embedded into the global strategy.

In your function as Project Procurement Manager you act as Procurement Single Point of Contact for the Onshore Wind & Solar & BESS projects, being a partner to the overall Project Manager. You take responsibility for all procured packages – TSA, SMA, EPC and/or BoP contracts – during the development and construction phase. Further you lead the optimization of our supply chain measures throughout the entire project life cycle.

Your future:

• Manage the negotiation of large and complex project contracts (including TSA, SMA, EPC and/or BoP contracts) for PV, BESS & Wind project in multidisciplinary and international teams
• Develop, implement and manage purchasing strategies for these contracts
• Support and implement the supplier country strategy for the UK market
• Actively enable lessons learnt striving for optimization of the tendering process for the project development and construction contracts in line with local needs and in close collaboration with project stakeholders
• Develop and implement framework agreements
• Develop and implement an active supplier relationship management with the  suppliers for PV & Wind Balance of Plant contracts
• Develop and implement an active stakeholder management with colleagues from the development, construction and service department
• Interface management with Global Category Procurement for PV modules and Wind Turbine Generators and other support functions like i.e. Finance, Risk Controlling and Legal
• Conduct assessment of suppliers, subcontractors and consultants including audits and complaints management.
• Observe regularly the possibility to find new, alternative and more advanced vendors.
• Provide cost estimation for new photovoltaic plants and grid interconnection works.
• Prepare and review decision templates for the management including risk mitigation and cost-benefit analysis.

Your profile:

• Several years of relevant experience in the PV & Wind industry preferred within Europe, UK preferred
• Several years of relevant experience in management and processing of large and complex tenders for PV & Wind EPC contracts and/or for power plant / industry or infrastructure projects (Capex / Opex)
• Ability to build rapport quickly and effectively and maintain key stakeholder relationships within suppliers
• Extensive experience in identifying and assessing commercial contractual risks, developing strategies for risk prevention/control
• Successfully completed studies in engineering or business economics, additional legal qualification advantageous
• Ability to negotiate multiple contract packages, to manage stakeholders and to lead multidisciplinary teams
• Intercultural understanding and experience in working with different cultures
• Very good communication skills (spoken and written) in English
• Willingness to travel as well as the willingness to temporary stays abroad to support our international PV & Wind projects.
• Strategic mindset
• Can do attitude
• Great team player

Apply now with just a few clicks: ad code 86748, application deadline 31/05/2024.  

Any questions? Contact in Recruiting: Lee Harbin, lee.harbin@rwe.com

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