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:
1. 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
2. Develop, implement and manage purchasing strategies for these contracts
3. Support and implement the supplier country strategy for the UK market
4. 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
5. Develop and implement framework agreements
6. Develop and implement an active supplier relationship management with the suppliers for PV & Wind Balance of Plant contracts
7. Develop and implement an active stakeholder management with colleagues from the development, construction and service department
8. 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
9. Conduct assessment of suppliers, subcontractors and consultants including audits and complaints management.
10. Observe regularly the possibility to find new, alternative and more advanced vendors.
11. Provide cost estimation for new photovoltaic plants and grid interconnection works.
12. Prepare and review decision templates for the management including risk mitigation and cost-benefit analysis.
Your profile:
13. Several years of relevant experience in the PV & Wind industry preferred within Europe, UK preferred
14. 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)
15. Ability to build rapport quickly and effectively and maintain key stakeholder relationships within suppliers
16. Extensive experience in identifying and assessing commercial contractual risks, developing strategies for risk prevention/control
17. Successfully completed studies in engineering or business economics, additional legal qualification advantageous
18. Ability to negotiate multiple contract packages, to manage stakeholders and to lead multidisciplinary teams
19. Intercultural understanding and experience in working with different cultures
20. Very good communication skills (spoken and written) in English
21. Willingness to travel as well as the willingness to temporary stays abroad to support our international PV & Wind projects.
22. Strategic mindset
23. Can do attitude
24. Great team player