Procurement & Contract Specialist

A leading Energy Company are recruiting for a Procurement & Contract Specialist for their Renewables division to work on an Offshore Wind project. This is a contract position and will be working remotely from the UK with some travel to Scotland.
You would be joining the Procurement and Commercial team who are responsible for providing a range of commercial services across the business. They work right across the Group, ensuring their businesses gets the best possible service and value from their supplier network, as well as ensuring all service providers are compliant and continue to meet contractual obligations and business need.
The company is now looking for an enthusiastic Procurement & Contracts Specialist who will focus on providing the necessary pre contract Procurement and Commercial support to a specific offshore project within the companies Renewables Business.
You will be able to combine strong commercial acumen with well-developed interpersonal, problem-solving, communication and negotiation skills with demonstrable experience delivering large projects/programmes of work. Reporting to the Procurement & Commercial Manager, the Procurement & Contract Specialist will support the Procurement & Commercial Manager to deliver strategies and contracts, providing robust pre and post contract commercial management which will support the Operational business's goals and objectives. You will also support the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and safety performance.
The successful candidate will be highly numerate who can analyse and interpret numerical data with highly developed contract drafting and writing skills, ideally with experience gained through drafting and interpreting construction contracts. Excellent IT skills are essential including knowledge of all MS Office applications, Emptoris and Oracle purchase systems. You will possess the ability to work to tight deadlines, under pressure whilst still delivering quality output and prioritise requirements where necessary. A keen eye to detail is a must as well as the ability to work methodically through a demanding workload. You will need to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and hold the ability to influence and negotiate with users outside your own sphere of responsibility. Working knowledge of the relevant conditions of contract, along with experience in estimating, cost and budget management, contract administration and payment and expenditure management. It would be ideal if this experience had been gained in Offshore Wind or a comparable, regulated industry.
To apply for this opportunity please contact Anna Holtmon-Jones
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