Strategic Procurement Officer - Perth, United Kingdom - SSE

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Perth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world.

Following our commitment to invest £12.5 billion in low carbon projects over the next 5 years, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.


About the Role:


Base Location:
Flexible, however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key UK or Ireland sites, which includes but is not limited to:

  • Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, Belfast or Dublin.

Salary:
£42,691 - £49,626 +a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.


Working Pattern:
Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Strategic Procurement Officer (SPO) to work within the Energy Infrastructure category team at SSE, which is responsible for the strategic procurement of direct goods, works and services for the SSE Group.

The key category areas covered by the Team include Substation and Plant, Civils, Cabling, Overhead Line, Future Networks, Power Generation and Solar & Battery.

Reporting to the Category Manager for Power Generation, you will be responsible for sourcing and managing a wide variety of goods, works and services across our generation assets including on and offshore wind, hydro, thermal and embedded generation technologies in support of our Renewables, Thermal, Distributed Energy and Networks businesses.

As Strategic Procurement Officer (SPO) you will, in general terms, be responsible for:

  • Supporting the wider Category team in the development of contracting and sourcing strategies to help ensure that SSE's group-wide requirements are delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.
  • Proactively engaging stakeholders and suppliers throughout the endto end procurement lifecycle in order to secure the most appropriate and innovative outcomes.
  • Sourcing goods and services in accordance with SSE's policies and procedures and any relevant external legislation (including EU Procurement directives) and managing all elements of the endtoend sourcing process, whilst ensuring that appropriate risks and known and managed in accordance with SSE's guidelines.
  • The commercial analysis of contract/ tender submissions, the negotiation and drafting of specific contract terms and recommending the appropriate contract award.
  • Supporting the ongoing management of contracts (and suppliers) so as to secure the maximum value from our relationships.

What do I need?:


To be successful in this role, you will ideally be an experienced procurement professional who has been involved with delivering cross-business sourcing activities.

A track record of relevant procurement knowledge across some of the afore-mentioned category areas would be preferred, as well as having experience of using various forms of contract and the associated terms.

To be considered for this role, you will, ideally:

  • Be accomplished in negotiating costs, contractual terms and relevant performance measures for supplier contracts.
  • Have experience of a formal sourcing process and have some knowledge of relevant contractual risks and how to manage/ mitigate these.
  • Be enthusiastic, with excellent influencing and stakeholder management skills that enable you to comfortably work across all levels within the business, whilst having the confidence to challenge the norm and think creatively.
  • Be selfmotivated, commercially astute and have strong problemsolving skills.
  • Be comfortable working to deadlines, being able to change priorities whilst managing own time effectively.

About our Business:


At SSE, we own more than 500 property assets and several thousand land assets, which are located across the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland.

Our Procurement & Commercial, Property and Facilities Management teams are responsible for helping the business to procure services and materials in a timely and cost-effective way, and for ensuring SSE offers a safe, modern, fit-for-purpose property portfolio.

We work right across the SSE Group, ensuring our businesses gets the best possible service and value from our supplier network, as well as ensuring all service providers are compliant and continue to meet contractual obligations and business need.


What's in it for you?:

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement.

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.


Next Steps:

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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