Buyer - Offshore Operations & Maintenance

6 months ago

Swindon, United Kingdom RWE Offshore Wind Full time

**Buyer - Offshore Operations & Maintenance Procurement Team**:

- **Location(s)**:

- Swindon, Wiltshire, GB, SN5 6PB
- Coventry, COV, GB, CV4 8PB

**RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.**
**To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
As an Operation & Maintenance Buyer in our Offshore Procurement team, you will support our operational sites with the purchasing of their required spare parts, consumables and services.
An excellent development opportunity for someone that has had some procurement exposure and is keen to progress in this area.
This individual would support various offshore sites as and when required.

**Your tasks**:

- Hold regular meetings with site staff in order to meet contractual needs of the site/s and encourage early procurement involvement
- Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships (internal and external)
- Prepare tender documents, issue tenders and carry out tender evaluations for spare parts and service requirements, as needed.
- Prepare approval and confirmation award documentation to support contract award decisions and then place framework Agreements for spare parts and services.
- Set up SAP contracts for preferred suppliers to allow for an automated stock process
- Create and maintain source lists linking the relevant sites to the SAP contracts
- Be the interface to the warehouse teams to amend PO creation if price/lead time necessitates a change from the preferred supplier
- Vary agreements and update pricing in SAP contracts as and when required
- Seek out additional spare parts suppliers to improve spare part options and set any new suppliers up in SAP
- Where automation is not activated, create purchase orders for spare parts
- Vendor invoice management - provide invoice query support for purchase orders. Use RWE systems for supplier qualification, conducting tender processes and in day-to-day procurement activities

**Skills and Experience**
- Experience in buying goods and/or services previously
- MCIPS member or studying to become a MCIPS accredited member would be advantageous
- Experience and/or understanding of wind farms operations advantageous
- Ability to effectively understand commercial risks to minimise impacts to the project
- Experienced in building relationships
- Self-motivation and drive to deliver on commitments
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required to support delivery of the procurement activities

In this role you can be based in Coventry, Swindon or at any of our operation sites.

Any questions? Magnus Aarenstrup

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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.

The demand for electricity from renewable energies is rising dramatically. The Offshore business of RWE fulfils this growing demand by planning, constructing and operating offshore wind farms and further innovative technologies. Already the world’s second largest offshore company, we plan to increase its capacity from the current 3 GW to 8 GW by 2030 (RWE’s share). As part of the “Growing Green” investment and growth strategy, we will be investing several billion euros in the expansion of offshore wind power. In connection with current projects in development as well as upcoming auctions in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region, we are preparing to implement additional complex projects.

Join us. Your energy has impact, use it for good.

Want to learn more about working for RWE Offshore? Join „ **Our Journey Offshore **“ by watching the miniseries including 6 episodes, 5 ambassadors and one exciting trip Offshore.

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