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Octopus Energy

Here to make a big green dent in the universe.

Procurement Lead – Low Carbon Technology

ProcurementProcurementFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2016H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United Kingdom

Posted

75 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

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Job Description

Procurement Lead – Low Carbon Technology

Octopus Energy

• Commercial sourcing: Own end-to-end sourcing across your portfolio of low-carbon technologies, balancing total cost, availability, quality, and delivery risk. Ensure contracts are implemented effectively and support innovation while delivering against agreed commercial and operational terms. • Supplier relationship management: Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and lead regular performance reviews (including QBRs), acting as the primary escalation point to resolve commercial or operational issues quickly and constructively. • Portfolio strategy support: Work with Portfolio Managers to ensure portfolio plans are grounded in supply reality. Identify supply risks, constraints, and dependencies early, and help remove bottlenecks that could impact operations. • Risk & continuity support: Monitor supply risks within your portfolio and support contingency planning where needed to protect delivery and customer outcomes. • Data & insight: Use procurement and business data to deeply understand spend, supplier performance, impact on profitability and market trends. Go beyond reporting by highlighting risks, opportunities, and supporting better, faster commercial decisions.

Job Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience managing supplier relationships within a procurement and supply chain setting.
  • High autonomy: Comfortable owning a broad remit and managing your workload independently, while knowing when to escalate or seek support.
  • Delivery mindset: Able to work at pace in a growing business, managing changing priorities and delivering results in an environment where not everything is fully defined.
  • Commercial instinct: A strong understanding of value beyond unit price, including total cost of ownership and the commercial impact of delays, supply risk, and poor execution.
  • Communication & negotiation: Confident engaging senior internal stakeholders and suppliers, able to negotiate fairly and handle difficult conversations amicably.
  • Operational discipline: Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to see work through from initiation to completion at pace.

Benefits

  • 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
  • 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were recently named the UK's top company to work for, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
  • 🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

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