Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services.
With 20,000 employees worldwide, every day Framatome's expertise helps its customers improve the safety and performance of their nuclear plants and achieve their economic and societal goals.
Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI – 19.5%)
In the UK we are currently over 400 strong, and we have plans for continued growth over the coming years. Our target is to grow to 500 during 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings.
The delivery of effective external and internal marketing and communications will be essential to achieving these goals.
Your missions
The Head of Procurement (“HoP”) for Framatome Ltd is a subject matter expert in the supply chain processes and strategic sourcing requirements to deliver procurement requirements across project and transverse topics where identified. The HoP is tasked with the day to day oversight of the procurement and contract managers and department strategy to provide a end to end supply chain service to the operations and sales functions of Framatome Ltd across the M gate process and projects in delivery. A focus on devising, communicating and implementing strategies, communicating requirements of the procurement process to internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance to the existing systems and processes and supporting the training and development of the key principles to embed as ‘normal’ working practice. The HoP is crucial in strong sourcing, robust supplier partnerships and performance against Framatome group principles and behaviours.
What you will be doing:
* Oversight of sourcing strategies and objectives to deliver those strategic alongside the appropriate governance from concept to delivery
* Delivers training (class room and on the job/ over the shoulder) and drives development needs of function in line with company business plan to achieve focus areas (i.e. delivering a robust supply chain)
* Takes objectives from the master plan, supply chain strategy, and group focus areas and drives them to completion
* Supports on major projects procurement for governance, escalation and support >£600k – ensuring all steps of process and governance are complete and add value
* Review and approval of contracts inline with DOA
* Builds and develops an SRM approach to critical and strategic suppliers to develop long term partnerships with governance frameworks supporting them
* Works closely with Supply chain operations to underpin action plans for identified focus list suppliers
* Part of Framatome international managers meeting across SAS/ INC/ Gmbh/ Ltd and attendance a group supplier days/ initiatives for the UK
* Act as reviewer on process updates and amendments on Supply chain processes
* Support to Supply Chain operations to ensure alignment in SRM/ supplier development activity and future project needs
You are
What we are looking for:
* Educated to Degree level and above
* Knowledge of SAP
* Experienced in reviewing and writing contracts, flow down terms and conditions and model form contracts i.e. NEC
* Nuclear industry experience is beneficial but not essential
SRM and category management knowledge
* Ability to interpret data and KPIs to refine strategy
* Management experience (large teams or major project teams) 2yrs +
* 5+ years in a senior procurement/ senior supply chain role
Person specification
* Experience major projects & multiple scope/ category procurement
* Experience of highly regulated industries.
* Good knowledge of material procurement.
* Good knowledge of service contracts
* Awareness of export controls and international sanctions
* Strong communication skills and ability to influence/ present internally and external
Additional information
Level of education (all) Bachelor
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