Procurement Officer

Are you an experienced Procurement professional who enjoys working in a fast paced, engaging and collaborative environment? Do you have a desire to be recognised for adding real value in your role by building and maintaining relationships with suppliers and internal customers alike?

If so, the Procurement Officer role provides an exciting opportunity to join a fantastic new team here at Drax where you will support the important role Procurement has to play as Drax executes its strategy to be a carbon negative company by 2030.

About the role 

As an experienced Procurement professional, you will thrive in a busy commercial environment. You'll build meaningful and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive procurement excellence at every stage of the process.  

This is a fast-paced role, which requires accuracy and working to tight deadlines. Ensuring compliance to policies and procedures will enable you to drive e commercial success in your role while supporting in the delivery of the procurement strategy.  

Reporting to the Procurement Manager and ultimately the Head of Procurement you’ll be part of the successful delivery of the overall procurement team goals. Day-to-day you'll be responsible for all aspects of the Source to Contract cycle while considering risk and cost, up to a value of c.£1M annually, per procurement/project. You’ll also play a key role in supporting with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies to maximise value whilst ensuring the right level of governance is applied.

Here at Drax we work collaboratively with our internal colleagues, so you’ll work closely with the Supplier Relationship and Procurement Performance teams, to ensure procure to pay processes and policies are operating effectively to drive overall best value for Drax.    

Drax is committed to developing its colleagues and in this procurement role we’d be happy to support World Contracting & Commerce certification (previously IACCM) and CIPS membership.  

About you 

You’ll have a strong understanding of end-to-end procurement processes, with excellent negotiation skills and the ability to ensure departmental policies and processes are followed.

The ability to provide prompt, efficient and personalised service to internal customers at all levels is imperative, to ensure that their needs are met, and productive relationships are built and maintained. You should also have the confidence to proactively challenge stakeholders and their requirements to drive the best outcome for Drax.   
 
It is key that you are a self-starter with a ‘can do/will do’ attitude who has the energy, drive and commitment to make things happen and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographies to form alignment. The ability to identify key opportunities for Procurement support and prioritise workload effectively is essential.  

Here at Drax we like to provide flexibility in the things you will procure, however you may have been involved in IT procurement previously, or be interested in a move into this area.

If you have CIPS/Project Management qualification that's great, however if you have demonstrable experience and strong performance in a similar role we'd love to hear from you!

About Drax     

At Drax, we’re at our best when we’re proactive, committed, and reliable – and trust others to be the same, so we are open to discussing hybrid working so you can be where you need to be. Some attendance may be required onsite therefore you must be able to commute to one of our UK offices in London, Northampton, Selby or Ipswich from time to time. 

Drax is playing a vital role in helping change the way energy is generated, supplied, and used. To learn more about how we are enabling zero carbon, lower cost energy future, please click here.    

Application Process 

To arrange a chat or a copy of the job description, please email char.brown@drax.com. 

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