Are you an experienced WTG Procurement Manager with a passion for offshore wind?

Join our growing team and contribute to the global green transition!

We invite you to join our expanding team at JUMBO Consulting Group as a Procurement Manager with focus on WTG. In this position, you will be responsible for the procurement of key DEVEX, CAPEX and OPEX contracts for the WTG scope on major offshore wind projects (such as PSA, EWA, TSA, SMA).

Join our mission in supporting leading developers with supply chain development, category management, planning and implementation of procurement strategies, and the procurement of critical packages such as WTG for offshore wind developments throughout Denmark and internationally.

JUMBO GLOBAL

JUMBO Consulting Group is a highly experienced and specialised advisory that offers strategic services and project delivery consultancy for offshore wind, offshore transmission systems and energy island projects, covering the entire project lifecycle from early development, procurement and construction to O&M.

Our services are founded on deep sector knowledge and delivery of contractual and commercial solutions within our core disciplines, development services, supply chain development, category-, procurement- and contract management and advisory.

JUMBO Consulting Group is headquartered in Copenhagen (DK) and has offices in Melbourne (AUS), Hamburg (DE), Aberdeen (UK), Warsaw (PL), Madrid (ES), Seoul (KR), Taipei (TW), Singapore (SG) and East Coast (US).

Role & Responsibility

Your role will entail the development and implementation of supply chain and procurement strategy for WTG scope, shortlisting the relevant WTG OEMs and selecting the right one as per the requirements of our clients and their project, entering into contracts with the right one, and supporting the realisation of the project in accordance with the project procurement and contract management strategy.

• The development and implementation of supply chain and procurement strategy for the WTG scope, considering the market situation, our clients' overall strategy and their needs on the specific project.

• The planning, implementation and execution of procurement and/or tender strategies.

• Draft and negotiate contracts including service, consultancy, supply and installation contracts.

• Provide guidance and advice to our clients on a variety of commercial and contractual matters relevant for WTG scope (consultancy, supply, installation and service).

• On a day-to-day basis through the procurement process you will:

• Lead and coordinate commercial, technical, financial and legal expertise from both our clients and within JUMBO, while in turn ensuring compliance with our clients' governance and approval procedures;

• Look to provide maximum value to our clients in terms of quality, price and schedule while minimizing risks;

• Lead and perform the complete procurement process including issuing of requests for information, requests for proposals and tenders, evaluating proposals, recommending the shortlisting, selection and award of and eventually finalising contracts;

• Ensure that the procurement process is executed according to client policies and procedures, and documented in order to allow transparency and traceability throughout;

• Identify all value items and their relationship within the WTG scope as well as in interface with related scopes (Foundations, T&I, etc.) and set the tender strategy according to a well-defined shortlisting, selection and awarding criteria;

• Coordinate the flow of information internally and externally keeping all stakeholders (e.g. technical, finance, legal) informed on progress;

• Finalize the commercial and contractual deal as a basis for the contractual finalization through standard general conditions and/or managing exceptions to those together with legal and the main stakeholders;

• Achieve maximum value while minimizing delivery, quality and performance risks. Find compromises and solutions to drive negotiations to a close under time pressure;

• Actively participate in vendor relationship management, including: general communications and regular meetings, maintaining and improving vendor and market knowledge.

Further to your work on major offshore wind developments, you will also have the opportunity to be involved in:

Business Development:

• Marketing, e.g. Contributing to editorials, industry news and events.

• Client development and industry engagement.

• Support to the overall group through contributing to our specialist knowledge centers and the development of best practices anchored in guidelines, processes, tools and templates.

Training & Development:

• Contribute or host informal and formal training sessions with the overall group.

• Contribute to the development of online education courses alongside our partner, the Renewable Construction Academy (RECOA).

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking passionate and motivated procurement professionals that are aligned with our Vision and excited by the opportunities and challenges of working in a rapidly expanding international business. Ideally, you will have:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field of study.

• Experience in a similar role, preferably in a matrix organisation.

• Experience within onshore wind, offshore wind or offshore renewable energy industry. Experience in major infrastructure and energy projects is welcomed.

• Experience with leading and managing procurement and tender processes.

• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills.

• Structured and methodical way of working.

• Ability to project manage processes and lead negotiations.

Take the Next Step:

If this sounds like your next challenge, apply directly or for a detailed discussion, reach out to Mikkel Riisgaard at mri @jumbocg.com. By submitting your CV and application to JUMBO Consulting Group you consent to have your personal data processed and stored in our CV-database for the purpose of recruitment.