Head Of Generation UK Procurement and Supply Chain

Imagine a future where you shape resilient, value driven procurement and supply chains that enable safe, reliable, and cost-efficient power generation across the UK.

Join us in this role where you’ll lead and develop the Generation UK Procurement & Supply Chain organisation, ensuring reliable delivery of offshore logistics, materials and services, strong supplier partnerships, and commercial competitiveness that supports operational optimisation and asset performance across Generation (Operations & Maintenance).

Welcome to Offshore Generation Procurement
You’ll be part of Generation UK Procurement & Supply chain where you, together with your colleagues, will will enable operational excellence by aligning hub procurement and supply chain activities with global strategies and local O&M priorities. You’ll work closely with the Generation UK leadership team, global Procurement & Supply Chain, and Operational Excellence to ensure scalable, future ready procurement and supply chain capabilities.

As a team, we succeed as one by caring for safety and people, sharing accountability, and delivering results through collaboration, integrity, and passion.

You’ll play an important role in:

• defining and implementing the Generation UK Procurement & Supply chain strategy and roadmap
• leading hub category management, sourcing, contract management, and supply chain execution in alignment with global frameworks
• ensuring reliable, safe, and efficient delivery of materials, offshore logistics and services to support Generation
• owning supplier relationship management across the hub, including escalation handling and performance optimisation
• developing organisational capability by leading, mentoring, and empowering the procurement and supply chain team
• ensuring governance, compliance, and risk management across procurement, contracts, and supply chain operations.

To succeed in the role, you:

• demonstrate strong leadership and strategic direction within procurement and supply chain in complex, asset intensive environments
• bring deep expertise in category management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain and supplier relationship management
• show strong commercial acumen, with the ability to optimise cost, value, and total cost of ownership
• are experienced in managing supply chain risk, resilience, and operational execution in close collaboration with operations
• communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and align cross functional teams around shared priorities.
• hold a degree in supply chain management, procurement, engineering, business administration, or equivalent experience

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.

All offers of employment in the UK are conditional on successful completion of a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Further details will be given at offer stage.