Procurement Specialist Professional Services
Full time, Permanent
Location Flexible (Ipswich, Selby, London, Glasgow)
Closing date: 2 March
Who we are:
Were not just talking about making a difference, were making it happen. We generate dispatchable, renewable power and create stable energy in an uncertain world. Building on our proud heritage, we have ambition to become the global leader in sustainable biomass and carbon removals.
Youll be joining our teams of practical doers, future thinkers and business champions. Were enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future for all, and working hard to decarbonise the planet for generations to come.
About the role:
As an experienced procurement professional with extensive experience in a strategic role, you will thrive in a busy commercial environment. You'll build meaningful and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive procurement excellence at every stage of the process.
The role will focus on working with key stakeholders to develop and execute sourcing strategies for services such as HR, legal expenditure, travel, training and subscriptions.
This is a fast-paced role, which requires attention to detail and working to tight deadlines. Ensuring compliance to policies and processes will enable you to drive commercial success in your role, in delivering results that meet the overall procurement strategy here at Drax.
Reporting directly to the Procurement Manager youll be part of the successful delivery of the overall procurement team goals. Day-to-day you'll be responsible for all aspects of the Source to Contract cycle while considering risk and cost, up to a value of c.£10M annually, per procurement/project, considering both operational and capital expenditure requirements. Youll play a key role in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies to maximise value whilst ensuring the right level of governance is applied. Youll also provide day to day procurement guidance and advice to other team members.
Building new relationships and working with a wide range of internal customers will be the key to success in this role. Youll work closely with the wider procurement team, to ensure continuous improvement and best practice is shared throughout the team to optimise performance.
Drax is committed to developing its colleagues and in this procurement role wed be happy to support World Contracting & Commerce certification (previously IACCM) and CIPS membership.
Who were looking for:
Youll have strong technical procurement skills linked with an ability to drive best practice, alongside excellent negotiation skills and the ability to implement opportunities for innovation. Youll be comfortable in proactively challenging stakeholders and demand, while providing a prompt, efficient and personalised service to internal customers at all levels. This is imperative, to ensure that customer needs are met, and productive relationships are built and maintained.
You should also be effective in ensuring departmental policies and processes are communicated and followed. Youll have a strong commercial acumen and be proficient in negotiating terms and conditions to minimise the commercial and contractual exposure of the organisation.
It's key that you are a self-starter with a can do/will do attitude who has the energy, drive and commitment to make things happen and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographies to form alignment. The ability to identify key opportunities for Procurement support and prioritise workload effectively is essential.
If you have CIPS/Project Management qualification that's great, however if you have demonstrable experience and strong performance in a similar role, we'd love to hear from you!
Rewards and benefits:
As you help us to shape the future, weve shaped our rewards and benefits to help you thrive and support
your lifestyle. If successful in this role youll get:
A discretionary bonus depending on company performance
Private Healthcare
SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time
Personal accident cover
Group personal pension plan where well pay up to 10%
Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays
Reimbursement of the cost of your annual membership of one relevant and appropriate professional body
Were committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your career drive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing whats right for the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future for generations to come.
Together, we make it happen.
At Drax, were committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. To make this a reality, we actively work to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives and talents, no matter their background. Find out more about our approach here.
Talk to us about flexible working!
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