The Sourcing Manager will be part of the team working with our client’s supply chain to deliver procurement strategies, setting up processes and workflows aligned with our client’s UK procurement and market dynamics, setting up their supply chain, and leading on scoping and procurement exercises, enabling them to deliver projects and reaching agreements with external suppliers.

Responsibilities
• Purchase services and materials, considering cost-efficiency, timely provision and the required quality.
• Tendering and negotiation of Business needs in multiple categories (material/services) based on purchase requisitions’ specifications.
• Manage sourcing activities.
• Manage internal approvals and governance.
• Drive preparation and approval of tender documentation.
• Lead communication with tenderers during sourcing phase.
• Lead internal activities with Finance, Compliance, Risk Management, Social Responsibility, Insurance, Legal and QHSE departments.
• Manage and maintain supplier documentation.
• Coordinate supplier selection based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Liaise with requesters to drive spend through preferred suppliers or existing Framework agreements.
• Ensure competition and safeguard corporate interests, adhering to compliance and corporate guidelines.
• Contract controlling and clarification of contract and service disruptions.
• Work closely with colleagues to choose best options for goods and services while adding value and bringing savings to the company.

Tasks
• Preparation, collation and maintenance of all tender and contractual documentation.
• Manage pre-qualification of suppliers.
• Prepare commercial documents for the tender package, and have the documents peer checked/approved, as required by company’s governance.
• Work with project teams as procurement lead to develop well defined scope of work and services for incorporation into project and contract documents.
• Clarify/evaluate commercial sections of the tender package. Participate in the provision of price forecasts for budget planning.
• Negotiating contracts in collaboration with the Project Manager (and if required the Legal team).
• Lead clarification meetings, commercial negotiations and shortlist/recommend preferred tender/contract award.

Qualification / Requirements
Strategic thinker, effective communicator at senior level of the organisation with superior interpersonal skills, proven commercial mindset and an excellent ability to build networks.
• Ideally degree qualified in relevant technical or commercial education.
• Experience with various types of procurement (Capex, Devex, Opex) in Energy Infrastructure or Construction.
• Recommended >7 years of relevant experience within procurement and/or contract management preferably in construction, engineering consultancy, M & E, energy or similar complex industries.
• Recommended experience with Category sourcing structure regarding Heat Distribution, construction or similar.
• Recommended familiarity with common construction contract forms and risk positions JCT, Fidic etc
• Strong analytic skills and profound commercial interest
• Performance and results oriented
• Strong negotiator
• Lead change management and drive change in an organisation

This role will require a weekly presence in our client’s central London office. Approximately 2 to 3 days per week

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