Description
A new opportunity has arisen to recruit a Procurement Officer at EP Langage Ltd, based at Langage Power Station. This is a temporary position, initially for up to two years, with the potential for further opportunities thereafter. The role is primarily site-based, five days per week, with occasional hybrid working available by agreement.
The successful candidate will have proven procurement experience and will work with the business to ensure that value is maximised from third party contracts, whilst minimising risk and operating in a framework of EPUKI policies and processes. The role works closely with other members of the Procurement team, internal stakeholders and is a key interface between the EP business and external third parties.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the key responsibilities and duties include:
* Working with the business to source and procure a wide range of required goods and services, ensuring optimal value for money within defined service and quality criteria
* Ensuring that the EPUKI procurement processes are followed to seek and evaluate competitive tenders and proposals for the supply of goods and service, which includes negotiating with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters to achieve optimal levels of value versus risk
* Identifying opportunities to add improvements to the “bottom line” through cost savings or process change, whilst promoting continual improvement in all aspects of the Procurement function
* Managing supplier relationships and coordinating multiple stakeholder interfaces across EPUKI to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach.
* Identifying and implementing supplier improvement actions, operate 360 feedback processes and seeking to resolve contractual and supplier disputes as and when they occur.
* Understanding and adhering to the company and department standards, policies and procedures.
* Developing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring that requirements are understood and addressed whilst seeking to promote the Procurement function as a positive enabler and an integral partner to the EPUKI business
* Operating and maintaining required systems to support and improve the Procurement function
* Working closely with the HSEQ teams to ensure that the EPUKI supply chain is safe and delivers quality goods and services
* Other procurement and supply chain tasks that are required from time to time.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Background
* Procurement experience in a comparable role - essential.
* Experience of SAP and e-tendering systems - essential.
* Evidence of managing a procurement whole life cycle, ensuring that any value created in the negotiations stages is delivered through contract delivery - essential.
* Understanding of general contract law - essential.
* Experience of drafting, negotiating and managing a variety of complex contracts and commercial risks - essential.
* Experience within the power generation industry, petro chemical or heavy engineering - desirable.
Behaviours
* Ability to work in a dynamic environment, working to tight deadlines.
* Excellent influencing, communication and relationship management skills with effective networking and business partnering skills.
* Ability to project manage initiatives, tracking and ensuring delivery against key milestones.
* Proven analytical skills including ability to gather, interpret complex data and summarise effectively.
* High motivation, self-direction and self-awareness.
* Flexible approach and the ability to deal with high levels of change.
* Demonstrable competence in use of IT/IS skills (e.g. MS Office).
Qualifications
* Minimum CIPS level 4 achieved, working towards level 6 - essential.
EPUK Investments Ltd (EPUKI) is the UK division of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), a leading energy group of over 70 companies that owns and operates assets across Europe. EPH group employs circa 24,000 people internationally, owns €30.5bn of assets, generating €37.1bn of revenue and an EBITDA of €4.3bn.
EPUKI was established in 2015 as the strategic platform for expanding the EPH group into the UK energy market. Since launching, EPUKI has made several acquisitions and developed a number of new opportunities and now owns multiple renewable and flexible power generating assets in the UK and Ireland.
EPUKI has grown rapidly to revenues ~£3.5bn and EBITDA ~£300m. We pride ourselves on an entrepreneurial culture and flat leadership structure where individuals (wherever they are in the organisation) can make a real impact on our business.
Our aim is to enable the UK and Ireland low carbon transition through provision of flexible and reliable energy supply. To achieve this, we will:
* develop, construct and acquire the right assets to support the transformation of the energy system;
* invest in our people and our assets to best respond to the changing needs of our sector;
* continuously challenge ourselves to identify opportunities, build our knowledge and develop innovative solutions.
EPUKI is one of the largest independent generators in the UK and Ireland, with an asset base that covers multiple technologies and a range of revenue streams; these include fully merchant baseload and peaking plant and index traded baseload plants, providing a range of system services across the energy and balancing spectrum.
Despite its significant market presence, EPUKI has a flat structure with fast paced decision-making ability enabling better optimisation of market positions. The market continues to evolve and develop as the UK and Irish governments drive towards Net Zero with increasing challenges of renewables penetration, introduction of hydrogen and other new technologies.