Team Lead

2 weeks ago


Coventry, United Kingdom RWE Renewables GmbH Full time

Location(s): Essen, NW, DE, 45141 Coventry, COV, GB, CV4 8PB Hamburg, HH, DE, 20354 Utrecht, UT, NL, 3521 AZ Swindon, Wiltshire, GB, SN5 6PB

RWE Renewables GmbH
To start as soon as possible, Full time, Permanent

Your future plans

Lead and manage your international team of Buyers to ensure procurement needs are fully met and deliver best value across the RWE business.

Develop team to utilise procurement tools available to our best advantage
Ensure short and long term value through formulation and implementation of category sourcing strategies to achieve the business objectives and/or the lowest Total Cost of Ownership and support Category Managers in developing strategic category plans if needed
Maintain supply chain security by having a market awareness and planning for different circumstances
Lead or support key supplier relationships ensuring that suppliers are meeting the demands of our contracts and that market and supplier intelligence is captured to feed into future procurement and category management strategies
Engage with key stakeholders in the business and ensure procurement are involved in all externally procured materials, goods and services and that appropriately tailored contracts are in place to mitigate the business from risk. Minimise “maverick” spend

Reporting line to Head of Other Indirect and Travel; Direct reports: 14 Buyers are planned

Key performance areas

Build good, strong relationships and networks across the businesses to promote collaborative working and engagement with stakeholders.
Review all current tenders and contracts and ensure the business is adequately covered for work to be carried out.
Ensure team are trained, have development plans and are able to carry out their roles effectively. Annual reviews with staff will be conducted along with the skill matrix annual update according to Procurement and HR guidelines.
Responsible for the integrity of the conduct of the procurement process in accordance with RWE Procurement and RWE Generation policies and processes and RWE AG Code of Conduct. Ensure you and your teams are familiar and comply with the Procurement Directives and the Code of Conduct.
To be a senior negotiator supporting more junior members of the team with your expertise as required

Your Profile

Relevant procurement or supply chain qualification. Additional post-graduate or professional qualification(s) will be an advantage, especially relevant degree and formal management qualification
A minimum of five years’ experience of high value strategic sourcing involving complex services and processes.
Ability to work on an international level with other internal colleagues and external suppliers across the globe
Proven capability and skills in complex negotiations and deal closing
Ability to influence and manage across multi-disciplinary teams
Experience on working at a professional/expert level within a large company structure and dealing successfully with major vendors (such as Global OEM’s) and delivering strategic approaches with such organisations
Be fully committed and flexible to meet the business requirements

Any questions? Please contact Dennis Mielke

Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Xing, too.

RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

RWE Renewables GmbH, based in Essen, Germany, is RWE’s youngest subsidiary and one of the world’s leading companies in the field of renewable energies. With an international team of around 3,500 employees, we are drivers of the energy transition - and provide electricity for a sustainable life. Our total capacity of more than 9 gigawatts results from onshore and offshore wind parks, photovoltaic plants and battery storage. We focus on growth: on the American continent, on the European core markets and on new markets in the Asia-Pacific region.



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