Procurement Programme Manager

Taylor Hopkinson are hiring a Senior Procurement Programme Manager to provide procurement leadership within the DCO area of the SSPW Procurement Team. The successful candidate will lead a team of procurement professionals providing comprehensive procurement and commercial / contract management service in support of DCO project development. A key role will be the development and implementation of procurement strategies and project level supply chain plans across the development of three offshore wind farms.

Your tasks:

• Deputise for the Procurement Director in the Joint Venture
• Support the development of Procurement and Contracts strategies for Work Packages with specialist Procurement Managers, Work Package Manager and Work Package team.
• Lead a team of Senior Procurement Managers through the Development phase until FID for respective offshore wind projects.
• Compliance with laws and regulations as appropriate for procurement, specifically, ABC & Anti-Competition and Human Slavery legislation as it applies to procurement.
• Identify potential opportunities for Local Content (UK) spend, and other supply chain initiatives in areas such as circularity, sustainability, innovation and low carbon.
• Prepare/review/approve invitations to tenders (ITTs) using project templates and standards, to place demand into the market.
• Review/approve evaluation processes of tender submissions based on agreed evaluation criteria.
• Lead/support the negotiation of contracts based on the standard project contract templates supported by legal.
• Prepare/review/approve recommendations to award to document and obtain the necessary approvals prior to making contract commitments.
• Support Work Package Managers and Work Package teams to raise requisitions in RITA Purchase to Pay system.
• Update the Procurement Status Report, to track progress of ITTs and maintain project schedules and reporting.
• Ensure HSE requirements are included in contracts and promote contractor safety management in third party execution activities.
• Post Award Contract Management and Contract Administration to ensure compliance with contract terms, managing claims and variations.
• Review and approve invoices to ensure compliance to commercial terms of contracts.
• Overall optimization between the projects of the programme including identification and delivery of contract synergies.
• Knowledge transfer and best practice sharing across the programme and between the joint venture and the shareholder organizations.
• Escalating any problems which cannot be solved in the work package to the Procurement Director as appropriate.
• Participate in verification and assurance process for their work package, supporting projects reviews and shareholder assurance.
• Contract placement and invoice approval as defined by DoFA & POA’s.
• Approval of strategies, RFPs, contracts, change requests, contract amendments, claims and variations within agreed DOFA and POA.

Your profile:

• A bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in procurement, supply chain, engineering, industrial engineering, or similar.
• A candidate who can excel in an intercultural and cross-functional environment.
• Initiative and the ability to work effectively in a team are your strengths.
• Ability to lead by example and to create a team spirit within the project.
• Engaging and effective presentation abilities.
• Fluency in Business English.
• You are very effective in stakeholder management and relationship building, due to your excellent communication and negotiation skills, persuasiveness, assertiveness.
• You demonstrate the flexibility and willingness to travel.
• You are passionate about offshore projects.
• You demonstrate a structured and independent way of working.
• Keen interest in large-scale wind offshore projects and willingness to learn (existing knowledge and/or experience is an advantage).
• You are a very confident user of MS Office products (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, O365, Visio) and SharePoint.
• You truly enjoy taking on a wide range of project tasks and creativity that comes with it.
• Willingness to familiarise oneself with new tasks at short notice.

Job specific requirements:

• Experience or a good understanding of large-scale energy projects in the offshore wind industry. A background in oil & gas is welcomed.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement or supply chain management or project development, preferably for large infrastructure, manufacturing, or energy projects, including renewable energy projects.
• Understanding of the complexities of offshore wind project development, its components, and the associated supply chain.
• Understanding of the Scottish, UK and international offshore wind market and supply chains.
• Knowledge of supply chain contract management fundamentals, best practices, and industry trends.
• Experience with stakeholder management, tendering, negotiation, etc.
• Understanding of cost drivers on contracts and ability to demonstrate transparency and overall value.
• Previous experience in procurement and market competitive analysis.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and team leadership skills.
• Genuine passion for developing Low Carbon renewable solutions.
• Strong procurement experience in supplier identification, qualification, and sourcing/contracting.
• Commercial mindset, analytical skills, and confident negotiator with all levels of stakeholders.