Procurement and Contracts Specialist
We’re recruiting a Procurement and Contracts Specialist with a flexible location, to manage and develop key indirect categories for EDF within the UK.
The Opportunity
With operations across the UK, joining EDF’s Procurement team offers you exposure to a variety of contracts across a fast-moving tactical portfolio. You will have the opportunity to explore interesting and diverse career opportunities within the team and EDF. This opportunity has arisen due to natural internal progression, and we have an ethos of promoting within.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a competitive salary and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.
Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts, and employee pricing.
Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively.
David Cannon, Senior Procurement & Contracts Specialist says: “It’s great working closely with stakeholders on cutting edge technology and projects, and it provides me with a great opportunity to continue expanding my IT knowledge and experience. EDF is very focused on the individuals within it, I get to work in diverse and interesting teams, no two days are the same.”
At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing
As Procurement and Contracts Specialist you’ll join the team responsible for procurement and supplier relationship management activities across a group of Professional Services, with particular focus on Software as a Service, data purchasing and process improvement. There will be an opportunity to tailor your portfolio according to your experience and aspirations and opportunity to be involved in management of the third party contractors.
You’ll manage and develop a variety of third-party services to support business strategies, running end to end procurement processes and work closely with stakeholders to deliver key projects. This includes ensuring that third-party entities adhere to our health, safety, environment, and quality standards.
Your role extends to guaranteeing quality delivery of goods and services within agreed costs and timeframes, managing risks through effective contracts, and cultivating professional relationships with key suppliers and contractors to mitigate potential challenges.
Who you are
You will have experience in reviewing and negotiating with contractual terms, ideally in software space, or a willingness to develop your existing procurement knowledge in these areas.
You will have some experience in end- to-end procurement processes and in particular desire to develop skills in areas of development and delivery of sourcing and category strategies, and implementing contractual arrangements.
This role will suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment whilst staying organised, enjoys exploring different approaches and thinking on their feet. You’ll also have excellent communication, stakeholder and supplier management skills.
We’re invested in your career development and are proud to offer diverse and interesting career opportunities across EDF.
If you’re interested in developing your procurement and contract skills within a large organisation and an exciting industry, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date for applications: Sunday 14th April
Location: Flexible. The team meet in our London office once or twice a month for various meetings.
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