Procurement O&M Major Components 12 month Internship

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, fixed term

Functional area: Procurement

As an intern, you will support RWE Offshore Wind Procurement O&M Categories with key activities related to the procurement, transport and planning for major component spares. Including gearboxes, generators, blades, electrical modules, and other key categories. You will gain experience working as a global offshore wind leader in a vital department for our offshore wind operational assets and face, supporting both internal and external stakeholders needs to ensure the needs of our site are met.

During the placement, you will receive exposure to many aspects of procurement, and as such a degree of travel and time away from their base location may be required.

About the role:

• Supporting the implementation of procurement strategies for a wide range of commodities and services in support of our offshore wind operational sites
• Supporting major component category managers for procurement of major components for offshore wind assets
• Building good working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Assist the Project Procurement team with SAP data entry and SAP data extract analysis (e.g. Supplier spend data, pre-qualification of potential suppliers)
• Support high-value, strategic ‘one-off’ purchases via formal tender enquiries
• Provide support in actualising procurement strategy for our offshore wind major components purchasing
• Providing support in relation to day-to-day tracking and reporting activities using, for example, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and MS Word.

Job Requirements and Experience

• Great interest in offshore wind operations and technologies
• Ability to work well with others and can communicate clearly with key stakeholders and prioritise various tasks
• Have effective problem-solving skills for complicated and tough situations; being eager to learn and take onboard feedback from the category teams and offshore wind sites
• Highly proficient in English (spoken and written), with advanced MS Office skills

Advantageous, but not essential

• Previous experience gained in procurement or engineering
• Experience within offshore wind operation

There will be a requirement to have a weekly onsite presence in our London office, with the flexibility to work from home as well. 

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Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 89643, application period: 04/04/2025.
Any questions? Contact HR: Sabrina Gale, sabrina.hickl@rwe.com #LI-MB1

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RWE Offshore Wind will play a central role in realising our purpose and vision so far being the No.2 generator globally. The company’s 3,500+ experts operate more than 1.000 fixed bottom and floating wind turbines in 19 wind farms. And we plan to increase our capacity from the current 3.3 GW to 10 GW by 2030 (RWE’s share). In connection with current projects in development as well as upcoming auctions in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region, RWE Offshore Wind is preparing to implement further complex projects.

RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms, enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and economically. In addition, we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.

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