Sourcing Specialist - Wave Energy

Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to Power the Planet with clean electricity from ocean waves. We offer autonomy and flexibility, combined with personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global energy transition by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth. Since the start in 2012 CorPower has raised more than 115mEUR to take our wave energy technology to market, supporting a growing commercial project pipeline.

Role

We are looking for an ambitious person with relevant experience in operational procurement in a complex technical field. This role is based in our Portuguese entity in Viana do Castelo where you will take the main responsibility for all procurement activities in a certain field.

Responsibilities

• You will support the design team with design reviews where you are responsible for design input on manufacturing methods, cost, quality, supplier selection and sourcing aspects.

• Your purchasing scope is focused on subsea electrical components, tidal regulator, electrical collection hub and vessel services for marine operations for the wave energy converter. As a supply chain team member you will support the entire product development and delivery process, throughout the full project scope when and where needed.

• The scope of responsibility includes the product delivery phases from design-to-cost, design release, quotations, purchasing, delivery monitoring, incoming control and quality, stock status and preparation of material work orders for assembly in our machine hall facilities

• You will be responsible for establishing and nurturing the relationship with key suppliers of electrical components, sub-systems and marine service operators

• You will proactively control the supply chain towards time synchronized delivery to project schedule

• You will make cost calculations and run cost improvement projects together with suppliers

• New supplier qualification according to supplier approval process and ISO9001 requirements

• You will continuously develop supplier performance by follow-up, ranking and identifying areas of potential improvements in collaboration with suppliers through audits and meeting

• Consider global sourcing, global supply and local content aspects as a natural part of all sourcing work

Skills and qualifications

You have at least three years working experience of strategical and operational purchasing/procurement work, with a degree in relevant discipline. You have experience from industrial machinery preferably for harsh environments, for instance from mining, marine applications or other sectors with similar requirements on design, materials, component certificates, manufacturing, reliability and maintenance optimization. We expect strong negotiations skills with experience from creating agreements and implementing supplier Terms & Conditions. Experience from advanced work in ERP systems is considered qualifying. CorPower uses Monitor ERP. You like to travel and work closely together with suppliers to optimize quality, lead-times and cost drivers. You are highly proficient in business Portuguese and English.

As a person

• are striving for excellence, putting quality into everything you do

• are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work

• search for simple and sustainable solutions to difficult problems

• love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills

• are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals

• are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally

• are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis

Benefits include

• 5 extra days of vacation

• Meal card for the maximum non-taxable amount

• Health Insurance

• Company mobile phone and laptop

• Flexible working hours

We are determined to always find business-minded and ambitious people who can grow with us, so please consider applying even if you do not meet all qualifications.