Supply Chain Specialist

Are you an experienced Supply Chain professional with a strong grasp of procurement, subcontract management, and supplier negotiation—ideally within the Energy industry? We’re looking for a Supply Chain Specialist to manage end-to-end sourcing activities, support project delivery, and ensure quality, cost-effective procurement through SAP or SAP Ariba. If you have experience with supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and project/package management, and thrive in deadline-driven environments while promoting best practices—we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Operate within standardised SCM policies, processes and systems and leverage the systems side to support the provision of relevant quality metrics.
• Work experience in a similar role is advantageous preferably within the Energy industry.
• Working knowledge and experience with SAP / SAP Ariba is advantageous.
• Knowledge of market/industry suppliers and service providers is advantageous.
• Experience in project/package management.
• Knowledge of engineering terminology, supplier evaluation, purchase order creation, subcontract management, contract terms & conditions and negotiation is required.
• Source competitive bids from qualified suppliers for goods and services that meet specification, quality, budgetary and schedule requirements.
• Negotiate and award commitments with suppliers ensuring that the most favourable terms of contract are obtained.
• Develop relationships with suppliers including performing sites visits.
• Place and manage subcontracts ensuring that delivery dates are met, and any supply issues are resolved.
• Negotiate and report cost savings to project/business.
• Proactively liaise and support internal clients with performance of the assigned SCM activities.
• Manage the defined elements of the supply chain process as delegated.
• Capitalise from lessons learned and is performed in accordance with best practice, striving to mitigate risk, promoting safety and integrity consistently.
• Candidates must demonstrate previous experience of and the ability to cope with the pressure of meeting demanding targets and working to tight deadlines.

Education Requirements:

• Work experience in a similar role is advantageous preferably within the Energy industry.
• Working knowledge and experience with SAP / SAP Ariba is advantageous.
• Knowledge of market/industry suppliers and service providers is advantageous.
• Experience in project/package management.
• Knowledge of engineering terminology, supplier evaluation, purchase order creation, subcontract management, contract terms & conditions and negotiation is required.