Head of Procurement - Rockcliffe, United Kingdom - Hemiko

Hemiko

Verified Company

Rockcliffe, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
UK based, but ideally primarily based in Carlisle

Role overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Procurement team in a leading business in a fast-growing sector.

This role will suit someone that is proactive and process driven, who wants to own the procurement process and is comfortable engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

Procurement has a vital role to play in the smooth delivery of our projects, how efficiently they operate and how profitable our projects can be.

Key Responsibilities:

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Procurement Management: Oversee and manage the procurement process across the business, including developing and improving systems, with a focus on simplicity and efficiency. Review, improve and maintain procurement process across the business working actively with all departments to ensure agreed process works well for the business and is followed and improved where appropriate.
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Supply chain development: Working with teams from across the business, assisting with and supporting sourcing & vetting of new suppliers and with contract negotiation and supplier management. This will also include working with a team to develop and implement hedging strategies for utility procurement across our portfolio of owned assets.
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Communication Enhancement: Establish and maintain effective communication channels with suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless procurement operations. Ensure Procurement does not work in a silo - the procurement team must support, enable and enhance the perforce of the wider business.
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Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with subcontractors and suppliers, implementing strategies to minimise potential disruptions to project timelines and budgets.
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Carbon Footprint Reduction: Lead initiatives to improve the environmental sustainability of our procurement practices, seeking out suppliers and materials that align with our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint. Liaise with those responsible for ESG across the business to ensure ESG initiatives can be rolled out to our supply chain and that reporting, where necessary, is completed in a timely manner.
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Leadership: Provide leadership and direction to the procurement team, driving performance and fostering a culture of excellence in procurement and supply chain management.
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Pre-Construction Tender and Estimating Support: Provide support to the pre-construction team during the pre-construction phase, assisting with identification of and liaising with potential suppliers and subcontractors and developing local, regional and national supplier relationships to meet our project needs, including support with tendering processes.
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Live Phase Construction Tendering and Management: Provide support to the commercial teams with the final tendering process during the live construction phase, ensuring continuity with development and pe-construction process so we add or lock in value at each stage and ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials and services.
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Supplier Framework Agreements: Assist in the development and management of material supplier framework agreements, ensuring compliance and value for money.
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Supply Chain Development: Identify opportunities for supply chain optimisation and development, fostering strong relationships with key suppliers and subcontractors, working closely with teams across the business to identify key business need and focusing efforts to maximise value.
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ISO9001 Accreditation: Support the business in achieving ISO9001 accreditation by ensuring compliance with procurement processes and documentation.
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Procurement Process Finalisation and Implementation: Finalise and implement a full procurement and supply chain process, incorporating best practices and industry standards.
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Review Central Procurement Services: Review the procurement process for central procurement services such as fleet, phones, fuel, etc., and identify opportunities for improvement and cost savings.

About Hemiko

Hemiko is a fast-growing innovative business which is looking to invest in and deliver over £1bn of heat network projects in the coming years.

We fund, design, build, operate and maintain low carbon district energy networks and building energy systems for communities, towns, and cities.

We work with local authorities, developers, house builders and property owners.

Our vision is to be a market leader in town and city scale heat decarbonisation.

We recognise that the decarbonisation of heating and the built environment is one of the least known and "solution free" areas - this is where we are focused and where we will be deploying our investment and our resource.

We are a proactive, innovative, design and intelligence-led company, looking to attract people who think around a problem and past an issue.

We want to be at the front end of commercial and technical innovation and