Freyr AS is hiring Projects Contracts Manager New Opportunities

Projects Contracts Manager New Opportunities at Freyr AS
FREYR plans to develop up to 43 GWh of battery cell production capacity by 2025 to position the company as one of Europe’s largest battery cell suppliers. The facilities will be located in the Mo i Rana industrial complex in Northern Norway, leveraging Norway’s highly skilled workforce and abundant, low-cost renewable energy sources from hydro and wind in a crisp, clear and energized environment. Corporate headquarters are located in the Oslo area.

FREYR will supply safe, high energy density and cost competitive clean battery cells to the rapidly growing global markets for electric vehicles, energy storage, and marine applications.

For more information, please visit www.freyrbattery.com.

Freyr AS is hiring a Projects Contracts Manager New Opportunities
A Projects Contracts Manager is required manage the support of delivering contracting and execution strategies that align with the delivery of new projects in the battery Value Chain. Supporting all necessary Contracting to take opportunities from Decision Gate 0 to Decision Gate 2 (Concept Phase).

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Comply with procurement procedures
• Offer Compliance and Governance Support to Department (Project Director & Operations)
• Management of Contracting and Tendering Systems and ERP System

Establish Contract strategies

• Collects input from technical, Compliance, Local Content, Legal and HSSE
• Develop a strong and robust assessment of the supply market
• Develop a strategy that meets the goals of the company

Prepare Pre-Qualifications

• Develop a prequalification to establish an appropriate bidders list
• Screen for compliance issues

Prepare ITT Packages

• Work with the technical resources to develop an appropriate scope of work
• Work with the technical resources to develop an appropriate technical evaluation
• Prepare a tender package with appropriate commercial questionnaire and evaluation

Tender Evaluation

• Manage a multifunctional evaluation of the tender package
• Offer support to the technical, Local content and HSSE evaluation
• Evaluate the commercial proposals to the tender
• Negotiate with the bidders on commercial and contractual terms

Recommendation to Award

• Collate all the evaluation documentation and develop a recommendation to award
• Ensure that this is robust and meets the requirements of partners and the Petroleum Commission

Contract Management/ Contractor Performance Management

• Commercial support throughout the execution of the contract
• Ensure the delivery of the contract
• Raise Purchase Orders in ERP Systems
• Management of claims, variations and amendments to price and scope
• Performance manage the contractor with the use of KPI and other metrics
• Ensure compliance to contractual terms and conditions

Contract Close Out and Lessons Learned

• Shall ensure that all contracts are closed out with all applicable purchases orders and invoices reconciled
• Shall capture all lessons learned and best practises from the previous contract to ensure that all lessons are taken forward to the next project or contract

The Projects Contracts Advisor is reporting to Project Director

QUALIFICATIONS
Required:

• Minimum of 8 years practical experience in a procurement role
• Experience in a role supporting supply chain operations
• Experience in tendering, negotiating and management of projects contracts
• Leadership skills, experience in cross functional teams and achieving high performance
• Knowledge of supplier performance management.
• Experience working with Target Cost contracts
• Degree qualification and fluent in the English

Advantagous:

• Working knowledge of manufacturing systems, operations and technology
• CIPS Chartership
• Business Development
• MS Office and ERP system knowledge

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Self-starting, independent working and capable of working on own initiative
• Proven problem solving abilities
• Takes personal responsibility
• Co-operative and strech out a hand if needed
• Ambitious and with constructive drive
• Proactive
• Systematic and creates structure

WHAT WE OFFER
We offer the right candidate an important role in developing Norway's first battery cell production facilities. Energy storage is an important key to the world's switch to a sustainable, green economy. Freyr is a frontrunner in Europe's rush to build capacity in battery production. A shift from fossil fuel to electricity-from-renewables could deliver 75 - 90% of the CO2 emission reductions required.

Freyr has to move fast. The world needs both battery cells now, and ever better battery cells in the future. With us you will learn a lot and a lot will be expected of you. We aim to pick high performers that will slot in immediately.

INFORMATION
Register CV and a letter of motivation to be considered.

Respond by: 15. august 2021
Start Date: After agreement
Location: Oslo

For further questions about the position or process, please contact Jefferson Wells;
Steinar Instefjord, Phone: +47 948 57 202 / E-mail: steinar.instefjord@jeffersonwells.no