Procurement Contract Lead

Our client, a leading energy company, is looking for a Procurement Contract Lead for 12 months + for offshore wind projects. Central London 3 days a week and 2 days each week WFH 12 months + The key tasks and responsibilities of the role include: Procurement • Perform establish agreement procurement tasks to meet operational asset needs and demand for third-party goods and services • Develop and plan operational procurement strategies and enquiries for strategic and operational procurement activities in line with category strategies • Support operational business line teams with scope definition and drafting • Develop bidders lists, including sourcing potential new and innovative suppliers and contractors • Perform procurement activities such as RFI, RFQ, ITT, evaluation, contract negotiation, and agreement award • Manage and coordinating procurement activities, including liaison with internal technical, SSU, legal, insurance, and finance experts Compliance • Ensure compliance with Company’s governing processes, local laws and regulations • Maintain specific focus on Integrity Due Diligence, Human Rights assessments, safety, quality, sustainability, and manage commercial and contractual risk • Determine supplier qualification audit requirements and implement relevant process Contract management support • Support agreement start-up activities and implement agreements in company systems • Provide input to risk-based follow-up plans to ensure agreement understanding and compliance • Lead local supplier relationship management and support business line teams with supplier performance management • Supporting defect and warranty claim management • Safeguarding correct use of contracts and following up on KPIs • Handle contractual issues and agreement changes, including Variation Order Requests, Variation Orders, amendments, options, and requests for rate adjustments • Perform contract cancellation and termination activities People are our business worldwide Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.