Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to bring reliable and competitive wave energy to the world. We offer a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, combined with great 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.

Role

We are looking for an ambitious person with relevant experience in operational procurement in a complex technical field to join our Supply chain and quality team. Do you want to take a key role in the development of wave energy technology?

Responsibilities

• You will drive the design-to-cost process together with design team and feed design input for manufacturing processes, quality, cost, supplier selections and logistics.
• Your purchasing scope is focused on LV/MV components, electrical drive train components, sensors and control equipment. However, as a supply chain team member you will support the entire product development and delivery process where needed.
• The scope of responsibility includes the product delivery phases from design, quotations/negotiations, sourcing decision and purchasing, delivery monitoring, incoming control/quality.
• Establishing and developing relationships with key suppliers of electrical components and sub-systems.
• Actively control the supply chain towards time synchronized delivery to project schedule.
• Cost calculations and cost improvement projects together with suppliers.
• New supplier qualification according to supplier approval process and ISO9001 requirements.
• Consider global sourcing and local content aspects as a natural part of all sourcing work.

Skills and qualifications

You have at least two years working experience of strategical and operational purchasing/procurement, with a degree in relevant discipline. You have experience from industrial machinery and electrical components, preferably for harsh environments, for instance from automotive, mining, marine applications or other sectors with similar requirements. We expect strong negotiations skills with experience from creating agreements and implementing balanced Terms & Conditions. Experience from advanced work in ERP systems is considered qualifying (CorPower is using Monitor ERP). You like to travel and work closely together with suppliers to optimize quality, cost drivers and lead-times. You are highly proficient in business English.

As a person

• You are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do.
• You are self-motivated and hate to waste time.
• You always search for the most simple and sustainable solutions to difficult problems.
• You love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills.
• You are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach ambitious goals.
• You see your tasks through to completion.
• You are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally.
• You are data driven and strive to always back your points with a solid analysis.

CorPower Ocean has a highly diversified team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal. This is something we are very proud of. We are not perfect yet, but we hope you share our aim to achieve higher equality.