Head of Procurement & Supply Chain

Department: Contracts & Procurement

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Aberdeen

Description

Our Business
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group's continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

Our Aberdeen Office is based in Loirston, Aberdeen and is home to our engineering support teams & energy services team. The Offices are modern with close access to walks, shops and restaurants.

The Opportunity

The Head of Procurement and Supply Chain will be an integral part of the px NSMP portfolio leadership team covering the NSMP client assets. Working directly for the MD Midstream but with strong functional ties to px Group, the role will ensure consistent high quality strategic and operational leadership in the procurement and supply chain service provision across three high hazard COMAH / SEVESO assets.

You'll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support to the asset teams across UK and Norway, ensuring value optimisation, excellence in contract management and compliance across both UK and Norwegian regulatory regimes.
• Build and implement comprehensive supply chain strategies across the NSMP portfolio
• Build and implement excellence in contract management practices, shape a collaborative team within supply chain, working closely with the assets to optimise contractor performance and compliance.
• Provide expertise to support dispute resolution, seeking to manage outcomes and deliver results all parties can support.
• Setting the procurement and supply chain strategy across NSMP's UK and Norway assets, ensuring security of supply for hydrocarbon gas, NGLs, and LNG while driving cost efficiency and compliance.
• Development and implementation of a long-term procurement strategy for the NSMP portfolio. Including conducting spend analysis and implementing category management for major spend categories leveraging the combined volume and spend of NSMP and the wider px Group to negotiate better terms and achieve cost savings.
• Overseeing day-to-day procurement operations across all sites. Including managing the px end-to-end procurement process from requisition to purchase order and delivery within the NSMP portfolio, ensuring efficient, compliant procurement at each site.
• Drive excellence in contract lifecycle management - from strategy, tendering, and negotiation through contract execution, performance monitoring, and renewal/close-out.

Further information is available on the Role Profile.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience in senior role within O&G or process industry sectors
• GSCE's A-C grades including Maths & English or equivalent level qualifications
• Qualified or working towards CIPS or relevant industry experience
• Experience of managing high value ITTs and contract implementation and leading and guiding others
• Extensive contract and procurement experience, knowledge of terms and conditions & advising on forms of contract
• Background in developing and managing the contracts process

What you will receive from us:

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Contribution towards eye test and glasses
Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
Long Service Awards
Employee recognition scheme - ELITE Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.