Procurement Analyst
The Very Group
Head of Global Energy Storage Procurement
Zenobē
full-time
Posted on:
Location: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Lead
About the role
- The Head of Global Energy Storage procurement will work our project development and delivery teams in the UK, US, ANZ (other regions to come) to build out a world class supply chain of battery storage integrators.
- A TASTE OF THE DAY TO DAY: Reporting to the director of procurement and contracts - network infrastructure
- Setting the procurement category strategy globally for battery energy storage supply chain
- Representing Zenobe globally across its most critical supply chain of battery storage integrators and acting as supplier relationship owner in this category
- Owning global volume or framework supply deals for battery storage
- Ensuring Zenobe is at the forefront of latest supplier technology developments in battery energy storage
- Managing a small team of battery energy storage experts
- Working with project teams and the rest of the procurement team to ensure the battery supply chain delivers key project objectives of cost, time, quality
- Interface to route to market and trading teams ensuring supplier commercial agreements align well with trading models and requirements
- Interface to project development teams providing expertise of commercial structures achievable with battery energy storage integrator suppliers
- Build best in class commercial arrangements and contract templates for battery energy storage suppliers
- Ensure project supply chain contracts are negotiated and contracted in line with timelines and project drivers around capex efficiency
- Member of the procurement and contracts leadership team – Network Infrastructure
- Work hand in hand with delivery to ensure all contractors across the delivery portfolio meet contractual performance obligations and delivery targets
- Leadership in mitigating commercial risk on construction projects
- Represent Zenobe at supply chain conferences and ensure we are a customer of choice for energy storage supply chain partners
- Providing senior level representation for Zenobe on claims or supplier contractual issues
- Health and Safety: Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability
Requirements
- 10 Years’ + experience in procurement of complex capital equipment that has long term operational guarantee commercial models
- Previous experience of battery energy storage procurement and ideally a deep knowledge
- Deep industry knowledge and some technical subject matter expertise in battery storage developments
- Experience of procurement in a capital projects environment
- Team leadership experience
- Ability to interface with engineering teams
- Experience of owning a procurement category strategy globally and building a best in class supply chain for a global spend
- The preferred candidate will hold relevant experience in the construction of battery energy storage system and/or other renewables/generation assets
- Energy industry experience
- A genuine passion for renewable energy
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams (legal, engineering, construction, finance, etc)
