Octopus Energy

Procurement Portfolio Manager

Octopus Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Own the procurement portfolio for one or more areas of our residential low carbon tech such as Heat Pumps, EV Charge Points, Solar PV or Battery Storage.
  • Build and lead optimisation pipeline for the procurement portfolio to deliver ongoing value across pricing, quality, availability, new product introduction, tail spend optimisation, contract compliance and proactive risk management.
  • Work closely with wider areas of the business to drive creative commercial solutions, mitigate risks and bring to market products that our customers love.
  • Develop scalable solutions that enable our in-house supply chain to become a source of competitive advantage, helping our customers to decarbonise their homes faster and cheaper.

Requirements

  • Experience of leading commercial and supply chain development activities for direct spend in a supplier facing role, ideally within the residential low carbon tech space.
  • Able to lead end-to-end sourcing and contracting efforts through effective collaboration with suppliers and colleagues
  • Commercially sharp, understanding key supplier and market drivers and proactively able to make connections on seemingly unrelated areas.
  • Entrepreneurial drive. You will have a growth and customer first mindset
  • Resilience, we love to take the non-conformist routes, push boundaries and break market norms.
  • Comfortable working at speed in a start-up culture, with the ability to lead commercial and tech development activities in an ever-changing environment.
  • Good at managing your priorities, we’re only human, but generally you can juggle a lot of balls and focus on what’s important.
  • Low cost country sourcing experience would be a bonus.
  • Flexibility to travel 2-3 days a week (with occasional international travel).
Benefits
  • 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
  • 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were recently named the UK's top company to work for, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
  • 🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
procurementsourcingcontractingsupply chain developmenttail spend optimisationrisk managementcommercial solutionsproduct introductionlow carbon technologycost reduction
Soft skills
leadershipentrepreneurial driveresiliencecollaborationprioritizationcreativityadaptabilitycustomer focusproblem-solvingcommunication