Procurement Consultant

** Procurement Consultant
** Our procurement function is an integral part of our corporate functions which enables our business to sustainably and ethically procure the goods and services we need to provide clean energy to our customers. We know people are central to building a better future, quicker and we are seeking new talent to join our team.
* Drive competitive advantage and cost reductions through effective procurement of goods, works, and services
* Lead tendering activity, negotiate contracts, and resolve commercial issues
* Collaborate with the wider business to ensure timely availability of essential goods and services
* Develop contracting strategies and negotiate one‐off contracts or framework agreements aligned to business needs
* Manage pre and post-contract commercial activities to ensure best value and compliance with Iberdrola Group Procurement processes
* Ensure that Scottish Power’s requirements are sourced from suitable, ethical, and sustainable suppliers, using contractual arrangements that allocate risk appropriately
* Provide advice on sourcing and purchasing to stakeholders, promoting consistent practices across the supply chain
* Work with colleagues to ensure that the commercial risks associated within the procurement process are identified and understood and reflected in the appropriate technical and commercial documentation
* Responsible for the commercial and contractual aspects of individual contracts, with support from subject experts where required, ensuring alignment with the Business Plan and associated timescales
* Manage an annual portfolio of multiple contracts and high‐value accounts
* Good understanding of best practice procurement principles, practices and processes including both tactical and strategic procurement principles
* Experience of the full tendering process
* Experience negotiating with commercial acumen, and you enjoy leading full or part of the contract negotiations in conclusion of contracts and hold yourself to strong performance standards with a focus on delivery, balancing conflicting requirements of quality cost and time; making decisions in tight timescales flexibly to respond to changing needs
* Team player, ideally with some experience of working in a multi-functional project team
* Ability to mitigate risks whilst tapping into your knowledge of contract law.
* Good communicator both written and verbal, with strong numeracy skills
* Well versed with different technologies, including but not limited to MS Excel
* Educated to degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent experience
* Experience with in a related industry (e.g., construction, energy, engineering)
* Good understanding of Procurement best practices
* Experience in end-to-end tender process
* Confident using MS Excel for tender analysis
* Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
* Ability to manage a high-volume workload effectively in a fastpaced environment other benefits. With our pension scheme, At Scottish Power, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that -  so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’s why our benefits include: dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
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