**Senior Procurement Consultant** (12 month FTC) **Glasgow** ScottishPower are delighted to bring to market a role for a Senior Procurement Consultant to help us lead the way to net zero. You’ll join at a period of exciting growth as we you’ll be involved in strategy development, procurement of contracts and cost and commercial management of contracts to support the expansion and modernisation of our Transmission network as we head towards our 2030 goals and beyond. This will enable electricity, created by new and existing onshore and offshore wind development, to be efficiently moved to nearer to where it is needed by the consumer, to support the modern electrified society. The role is suited to procurement professionals with experience in engineering and construction in the UK or candidates with a quantity surveying background as the role will cover both pre and post contract award activities. Awareness of the constraints and complexities in the UK construction market is essential. The main objective of the role is to take a lead role in the procurement of a high value strategic agreement through procurement to contract awards and be the procurement lead as we allocate and develop projects for delivery under the agreement. The role will include supplier engagement, the management of supplier relationships, gathering market intelligence and benchmarking and negotiation of high value complex contracts and associated cost and commercial management.Day to day with appropriate support, you’ll lead and support the commercial aspects of contract negotiations, managing commercial and contractual activities both pre-contract and where appropriate post contract to ensure delivery of best value whilst meeting Iberdrola Group Procurement processes. Working with colleagues to ensure that the commercial risks associated with the business requirements are identified and understood and reflected in the appropriate technical and commercial information. You will know and have experience in engineering and construction contracts and markets in the UK and will have either a procurement or quantity surveying background. You will possess experience in engineering and construction contracts, including EPC type contracts, and be familiar with the NEC conditions of contracts. Being a confident procurement professional or quantity surveyor, you seek to persuade, challenge, and build credibility with key stakeholders and strive to deliver results to meet deadlines. All of this will be supported by your strong analytical skills, attention to detail, working to timelines and confident in the use of Microsoft Excel to work with formulas and calculations to build cost models to evaluate supplier bids. As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. • 36 days annual leave • Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave • Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme • Payroll giving and charity matched funding • Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes • Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change • Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving • Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans • Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments • Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support • Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more. At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future, and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include: Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
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