Principal Contracts Engineer

HAVE YOU GOT SPIRIT?

Succeeding in today’s energy world means always seeking new and better ways of working. At Spirit Energy we are open to hearing all ideas and believe the voices of our teams have value. Upholding our values at all times to ensure we are giving our teams space to thrive and room to grow. At Spirit, there are always opportunities for development that add value both to our colleagues and to our projects.

Our Aberdeen office finds success through a social and workplace culture in which we promote a positive work/life balance. If you are ready to take the next step in your career with an innovative and energetic team, then we want to hear from you.

THE OPPORTUNITY – PRINCIPAL CONTRACTS ENGINEER

The Principal Contracts Engineer is an important role within the team, required to ensure that value is delivered to Spirit Energy for all Operations (including Logistics) spend areas.

The role works closely with others in the SCM team, and with senior internal stakeholders and external third parties and continuously seeks to improve value. The role ensures SCM is perceived as a positive, significant, value adding integral partner to Spirit Energy.

Duration: Core role, initial duration 12 month contract, PAYE

Location: Aberdeen

Closing Date for Submission: Friday 28 Nov

AND NOW FOR THE TECHNICAL BIT…

In role you will be accountable for:

End-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management:

Provides a deep knowledge and understanding of end-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management, ensuring value is maximised throughout the category and contracting process.

External Market Expertise:

Be seen by the business and externally as a Supply Chain Management expert for assigned categories and contracts

Team Contribution:

Supporting identification of improvement opportunities, helping define and drive change with peers across Supply Chain Management. From time to time, standing in for Line Manager. Coaching other team members to increase the knowledge base of the team.

Contracting:

Source and procure highly complex contracting requirements with high criticality impact for Spirit Energy, ensuring optimum value for money within defined service and quality criteria, lead and evaluate competitive tenders negotiating with major suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters and applying judgement as to what constitutes an acceptable level of contractual risk and supply resilience.

On-going improvements & delivery of value add:

Identify and achieve significant defined improvement to the bottom line and cost saving targets by examining total acquisition costs and working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Supplier Management:

Within the End-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management framework, lead the development, building and maintenance of supplier engagement through appraisal and performance monitoring, value analysis, continuous improvement, supplier / supply base development, compliance and demand management.

Safety and Compliance

Identify any operational and regulatory risks, escalating as appropriate. Operate information systems

to the required standard to maintain accurate and secure records.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A deep understanding of Operations categories and comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management
• Experience of complex and business significant categories of expenditure through multiple functions and maximising value to the business
• A demonstrable track record of transformational value delivery through identification and implementation of innovative sourcing strategies, continuous improvement plans and demand management
• Competency in the use of Company business tools – SAP, MS Packages, Ivalua
• A thorough understanding of general and contract law, and applications of LOGIC models, in development, execution and dispute resolution

You should be:

• Self-directed, pro-active, flexible, resilient, motivated and results oriented.
• Confident and credible with excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Hold advanced influencing, persuading and negotiating skills with the ability to present complex ideas/concepts and take a consultative approach with stakeholders and peers.
• A team player with an ability to manage complex relationships and matrix teams.
• Able to identify and expeditiously exploit commercial opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Degree educated or appropriate relevant in work experience.
• MBA or bachelor’s with a degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Finance preferred.

In addition to technical knowledge and credibility, we are searching for a someone who lives our values of Agility, Collaboration, Courage, Care and Delivery, enables and supports change and brings fresh and dynamic thinking.

But we’re not just about energy, we’re about Spirit

At Spirit Energy we believe that embracing inclusion, diversity, and equality allows for better collaboration and innovation. Therefore, we seek talent from every avenue, and offer flexible and part time working to support our colleagues personal development and promotion. Offering our teams competitive benefits and opportunities of development and skill building, we believe that our colleagues can shape the future of the UK Energy Sector. If you’re excited to shape the future of energy then apply today!