Project Buyer

**Project Buyer**

**Location**: Teesside (Wilton) - Office based

**Salary**: Salary: Negotiable - Whilst all salaries are graded, Sembcorp are keen to attract, retain and develop the highest calibre of colleague.

**Type**: Permanent

**Hours**: Monday - Friday 08:30am - 17:00pm

Sembcorp Energy UK (SEUK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, is a leading integrated energy business, providing flexible energy services and sustainable solutions supporting the UK’s transition to Net Zero. With a 968MW portfolio of energygeneration and battery storage in operation, our expertise helps major energy users and vendors improve their efficiency, profitability, and sustainability, while supporting the growth of renewables and strengthening the UK’s electricity system.

At Wilton International in Teesside, we supply private wire electricity, world-scale utilities, and specialist services to energy-intensive industrial businesses on the site, providing energy resilience, security, and cost advantages. These services arecomplemented by our fleet of fast-acting, decentralised power stations and battery storage sites situated throughout England and Wales. Monitored and controlled from our central operations facility in Solihull, these flexible assets deliver electricity tothe national grid, helping to balance the UK energy system and ensure reliable power for homes and businesses.

**Duties**:
Take ownership and drive the procurement elements of all projects.

Plan purchasing activities for each project and support the Project Managers to achieve relevant deliverables.

Collaborate with the Projects team in the delivery of work scopes, and commercial pricing strategies / templates.

Participate in Project team meetings to monitor and report on purchasing activities and vendor performance.

Undertake sourcing exercises to continually drive improvements in innovation, efficiency, cost, quality, delivery lead times and service, ensuring best fit with Sembcorp ESG (Environmental, Social & corporate Governance).

Conduct due diligence on vendors and ensure that all vendors undergo appropriate assessment and evaluation prior to approval.

Work with the Projects team to plan, execute, and manage competitive tenders in accordance with agreed target dates, strategies, certified standards, and group policies and procedures.

Agree tender evaluation criteria and weighting and manage the technical & commercial evaluation of all tenders returned.

Undertake cost and price breakdown analysis on a total cost of ownership basis.

Work closely with the vendor and the project team to ensure the vendor is capable of achieving all allocated objectives and timelines relating to projects.

Negotiate favourable terms and conditions, and pricing with vendors ensuring delivery of key mile stones in projects are met in full.

Working with Sembcorp and IChemE forms of Contracts to deliver projects.

Draft contract agreements and work with Legal to finalise contracts.

Seek approval for contract award in accordance with internal controls and protocols.

**Requirements**:
Must have experience of working in a similar role preferably in a process industry.

Must have good project and risk management skills.

Experienced in managing multiple projects simultaneously with proven successful track record.

Possess good technical knowledge.

Demonstrate competency with Microsoft packages of CRM, Word, Excel, Power-point and overall IT skills.

Proactive, flexible and organised personality.

You must be flexible and be able to deal with change and implement amendments as required.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Possess an understanding of Terms and Conditions and have worked with a variety of forms of contract.

A Team working ability.

Full clean driving license.

**Desirable**

CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply) qualified.

SAP experience / ERP system experience

For more information, please contact Imperial Professionals ASAP