Procurement Specialist/ Contract Lead

Head Energy Consulting AS; Stavanger; On-site; NOK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent- or project employment

Personal follow-up and mentoring

Good pension and insurance schemes

Access to courses

Job summary

Head Energy Consulting AS is seeking a Procurement Specialist/Contract Lead to oversee the company's procurement activities, establish and manage supplier agreements, and ensure the company is legally committed to suppliers.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor or Master in supply chain management, finance, economics or law, with a minimum of 5 years contracting experience and excellent communication in English and/or Norwegian.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in supply chain management, finance, economics or law.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within contracting work.
• Good communication skills (written and oral) in English and/or Norwegian.
• Permanent or project employment.
• Personal follow-up, mentoring and career guidance.
• Good pension and insurance schemes.
• Access to specific and general courses.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Company's procurement activities related to establish and manage agreements.
• Holds the mandate to legally commit the Company to suppliers according to approval requirements.
• Lead process and team compliant and efficiently Ensure safety, security, and sustainability in procurement
• Establish Specific Procurement Strategy according to business need and relevant Category
• Strategy Understand relevant market and how to connect this to business need
• Produce and issue request for information (RFI)
• Prepare evaluation procedure
• Establish, issue and manage enquiry
• Handle bid clarifications and conduct bid clarification meetings
• Plan and conduct negotiations
• Perform evaluation and agreement award, including partner approval
• Ensure proper hand-over to management phase, including strategic objectives
• Manage agreement: Agreement start-up activities, including:
• Implement contract(s) in all systems (Plan-to-Pay)
• Receive and archive guarantees
• Contribute to the establishment and management of a risk-based follow-up plan, linked to strategic objectives
• Contribute to ensure agreement understanding and compliance (training of internal and external users)
• Contribute to contract start-up meetings with supplier(s)
• Manage performance and relations, including: Safeguard correct use of the contract
• Give input on and analyse cost performance data
• Stakeholder management Initiate and implement improvements
• Ensure SOX-control Handle change, including:
• Variation order requests (VOR) and variation orders (VO)
• Amendments Options Request for rate adjustments
• Handle contractual issues, including Force Majeure
• Perform cancellation and termination of contract
• Perform close out, including: Accept of delivery Completion and final account Closing of contract

Skills

Communication skills

English/Norwegian

Leadership

Education

Bachelor/Master in supply chain management, finance, economics or law

Job description

Responsible for the company's procurement activities, establishing and managing agreements, and legally committing the company to suppliers.

• Bachelor or Master degree in supply chain management, finance, economics or law
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within contracting work
• Good communication skills in English and/or Norwegian
• Permanent or project employment
• Personal follow-up, mentoring and career guidance
• Good pension and insurance schemes
• Access to specific and general courses

On behalf of one of our clients, we are looking for Procurement Specialist/ Contract Lead
Pnr: 6001551

Job Description:

• A Contract Lead is responsible for Company's procurement activities related to establish and manage agreements.
• Holds the mandate to legally commit the Company to suppliers according to approval requirements.
• Lead process and team compliant and efficiently Ensure safety, security, and sustainability in procurement
• Establish Specific Procurement Strategy according to business need and relevant Category
• Strategy Understand relevant market and how to connect this to business need
• Produce and issue request for information (RFI)
• Prepare evaluation procedure
• Establish, issue and manage enquiry
• Handle bid clarifications and conduct bid clarification meetings
• Plan and conduct negotiations
• Perform evaluation and agreement award, including partner approval
• Ensure proper hand-over to management phase, including strategic objectives
• Manage agreement: Agreement start-up activities, including:
• Implement contract(s) in all systems (Plan-to-Pay)
• Receive and archive guarantees
• Contribute to the establishment and management of a risk-based follow-up plan, linked to strategic objectives
• Contribute to ensure agreement understanding and compliance (training of internal and external users)
• Contribute to contract start-up meetings with supplier(s)
• Manage performance and relations, including: Safeguard correct use of the contract
• Give input on and analyse cost performance data
• Stakeholder management Initiate and implement improvements
• Ensure SOX-control Handle change, including:
• Variation order requests (VOR) and variation orders (VO)
• Amendments Options Request for rate adjustments
• Handle contractual issues, including Force Majeure
• Perform cancellation and termination of contract
• Perform close out, including: Accept of delivery Completion and final account Closing of contract

Qualifications:

• Bachelor/Master degree in supply chain management, finance, economics or law.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within contracting work.
• Good communication skills (written and oral), in English and/or Norwegian.
• Qualities
• Are performance driven, have a strong interest for commercial aspects, being cost-conscious, are engaged and proactive, curious and have a high level of professional- as well as personal integrity
• Contribute to an attractive, inspiring, healthy and secure working environment, share experiences and help others to succeed, and being a caring colleague

Address safety performance, caring for sustainability, engage and collaborate with our suppliers to avoid major accidents, reduce personal injuries, and reduce carbon footprint

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In Head Energy you get:

• Permanent- or project employment with the best conditions.
• Access to the industry's most exciting job opportunities
• Personal follow-up, mentoring and career guidance
• A large variety of project opportunities
• Good pension- and insurance schemes
• A pleasant and positive work environment
• Access to both specific and general courses.

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Head Energy is an independent Scandinavian engineering & consulting house providing a wide range of products to onshore and offshore industries. We work with reputed clients in Energy, Civil Construction & Infrastructure, and Industry. Head Energy has more than 900 employees, and offices in Bergen, Stavanger, Oslo, Trondheim, Gothenburg, Stenungsund, Esbjerg, Odense, and Hamburg. We are employee owned, client focused and growth oriented. We live by our core values: Responsible | Honest | Inclusive | Innovative. Our vision is to bring our employees and clients one step ahead.