Senior Procurement Specialist
Location: Warrington
Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.
The Role
This position will be required to fulfil and manage the procurement process of various major projects that Bilfinger currently has to deliver across industries including both the oil and gas and Nuclear. The candidate will be expected to manage the procurement process from cradle to grave and is therefore required to have substantial subcontracting experience.
Key Activities
* Work within a cross-functional team (Procurement, Sales and Bid Team, Engineering, Quality, Legal and others as required) to lead the procurement process from cradle to grave on major projects.
* Briefly the cradle to grave process to be managed consists of the following (non-exhaustive)
Experience & Qualifications
* Proven track record in a senior procurement role within a project environment, managing multiple subcontract packages of work simultaneously
* Knowledge of procurement system SAP
* Knowledge of forms of contract – NEC3&4, MF1, FIDIC, ICHEME among others
* Knowledge of mechanical and electrical, control and instrumentation packages, general plant and equipment, site services, professional services and subcontract management / procurement thereof
* Change management & continuous improvement
* Working in a project team, under pressure to deliver against programme and below budget.
* Membership of appropriate professional body, i.e. CIPS (essential)
* Professional / post graduate Procurement or Management Qualification others
* Engineering qualifications desirable, i.e. ONC, HNC, HND etc
* The role requires 5+ years experience of creating, negotiating and managing NEC forms of subcontract. Ideally experience of other forms of contract is also desireable, i.e. MF1, FIDIC, IChemE
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