Secondment - Senior Supplier Manager OT/IT (m/f/d) - fixed term

RWE Offshore Wind GmbH
To start as soon as possible, full time, fixed term

The role

As a Senior Supplier Management you will report directly into the Team Lead for IT Supplier Management. This exciting opportunity within the refreshed IT/OT Procurement and Supplier Management team will give you the first hand opportunity to be a part of a global team and contribute to innovative projects across all of RWE’s businesses including Renewables, Energy Trading and much more.

• Build, maintain and enhance relationships with our most strategic and complex (high-value and high-dependency) IT Vendors and internal stakeholders (such as IT leadership and Service Owner)

• Leadership of related change projects

• Define, implement and improve operational governance structure and committees required whilst applying defined policies, taking ownership of process improvements.

• Provide and improve review and direction for vendor activities ensuring that the vendor's performance meets expectations, monitoring day-to-day vendor operations and performance against service-level agreements (SLA) and contracts

• Define vendor innovation goals with strategic vendors, commonly define innovation plans and monitor execution of plan, communication to internal customers where appropriate

• Identify and align with key stakeholders and establish a clear stakeholder communication plan, identifying and implementing improvements based on customer feedback

• Implement communication plan whilst ensuring compliance with defined rules and procedures, manage compliance breaches and managing escalations as needed

• Anticipate, identify, monitor and mitigate risks associated with third party providers of IT related goods and services

• Promote actions keeping the strategic view in mind and also with the aim to improve costs, performance and mitigation of risks for the company

• Collaborate with Procurement Business Partners to capture and understand current and future demand in line with strategic planning with the relevant strategic partner to efficiently structure contract management throughout the life cycle

• Collaborate with Procurement Category Teams to Develop and define sourcing strategy and ensure performance is constantly evaluated and re-assessed, feed regular updates into the Sourcing Strategy to adapt where necessary

• Collaborate with other Team Members, delegation tasks when needed and supporting team members development.

Your Profile

• Deep experience in supplier management related procurement practices

• Relevant IT/OT supply market knowledge, with an interest to keep abreast on current trends and threats

• Good knowledge of relevant financial principles

• Positive influencing and interpersonal skills

• High flexibility and willingness, attentive to detail and welcoming to new approaches or ideas

• High organisational, change and project management skills allow you to deliver to schedule/targets,  but also work closely with others to find win-win solutions

• Willingness to travel to our operational/office sites and key suppliers

• Excellent proficiency in English; German language skills beneficial but not essential

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Offshore wind is a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. Already No.2 in the global market, we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). With our financial stability, this is where you’ll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we continuously improve, together.

Renewables is the future of our business, and Offshore wind a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. With 800+ fixed bottom and floating turbines – plus others totalling 800MW we operate for partners – we’re already the No.2 generator globally. And we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by landmark projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). Offshore wind is a constantly evolving technical, practical and social challenge. Our financial stability means you’ll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to harness new technologies – and continuously improve, together.

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