Job Description:

Procurement Manager

Altera Recruitment Group is supporting a global renewable energy and resource recovery business in the appointment of a permanent Procurement Manager to lead procurement, logistics and contract administration on a major EPC project in the Bristol Area, with travel to suppliers and project sites across the UK.

The business designs, builds and supports anaerobic digestion and waste to resource facilities worldwide. The Procurement Manager works closely with the Project Manager, the Engineering Manager and the engineering team, and with the Site Manager and the Project Controller, so that equipment, materials and services arrive to budget, programme and quality.

The role would suit a Procurement Manager or senior buyer from EPC, construction, infrastructure, energy, utilities or industrial projects who is comfortable owning complex packages, suppliers and subcontracts from start to finish.

Key Responsibilities of the Procurement Manager

• Leading procurement for the project from requisition and sourcing through order placement, delivery, inspection and close out.
• Building procurement plans, package strategies and purchasing schedules aligned to the programme and budget.
• Issuing requests for quotation and tenders, and evaluating quotations with the engineering, commercial and project teams.
• Leading commercial negotiations and placing purchase orders and subcontracts, including under NEC4 or JCT.
• Managing supplier and subcontractor performance, change control, payment milestones and contract compliance.
• Running expediting, transport and logistics, including freight, customs and import where needed, and delivery sequencing to site.
• Keeping accurate procurement and contract registers, and reporting on commitments, variations, risks and expediting status.

Candidate Requirements

• Significant procurement, supply chain or contract management experience on major EPC, construction, infrastructure, energy, utilities or industrial projects.
• Experience managing complex procurement packages, suppliers, subcontractors and logistics providers.
• A strong grasp of supplier evaluation, negotiation, expediting, quality assurance and contract administration.
• Experience with NEC4, JCT, design and build or framework contracts, including change control and claims.
• The ability to read technical specifications, scopes of work and contract conditions.
• Strong Excel skills and experience of procurement and project controls systems, with a degree or equivalent in procurement, supply chain, commercial management, engineering or business.
• MCIPS, RICS or an equivalent qualification, and anaerobic digestion, wastewater or utilities experience, would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Salary of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum.
• Permanent, full time.
• Based in the Bristol Area, with travel to supplier facilities, logistics locations and UK project sites.
• The chance to own procurement on a major renewable energy project for a global business.

If you are a Procurement Manager looking to lead procurement on a major renewable energy project, please apply with your most up to date CV.