Title: Subcontracts Specialist
Baku, AZ
Join a global leader in offshore energy as we expand our team in Baku, Azerbaijan. We are hiring a Subcontracts Specialist on a full-time, contract basis to join our UK & Global IRM division for an initial period of 12 months.
As a Subcontracts Specialist, you will have an opportunity to support major projects and tenders and build strategic relationships with key suppliers through the full cycle of selection, management and performance monitoring. Whether you come from SCM or a technical/fabrication background, we’ll help you grow your contract and commercial management skills.
Our UK & Global IRM division are the team responsible for the practical execution and delivery of a variety of IRM and Construction Projects across the world. They work with a variety of projects, ranging from IRM (Inspection, Repair and Maintenance) work to large EPIC projects, including working with our Bundles Pipeline technology.
What will you be doing?
The role of SCM Subcontract/Category Specialist will be highly varied, but some of the key responsibilities include:
- Oversee procurement activities for critical and complex goods and services across assigned projects
- Manage vendors: sourcing, RFQs/ITTs, negotiations, and performance monitoring
- Issue and administer subcontracts and purchase orders
- Run weekly procurement meetings and follow up with suppliers to ensure progress
- Track documentation, invoices, delivery milestones, and close‑out activities
- Resolve supply‑chain issues and ensure best value and minimal risk
- Support tendering and category teams to build cross-functional capability
- Identify improvements and deliver smarter, more efficient procurement processes
What experience would we like you to have?
Please note, if you don’t tick all the boxes below but believe you have some of the relevant skills and experience, we’re looking for, please do consider applying. We would encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience.
- Demonstrable experience or working knowledge of supply chain management in a relevant or transferable role and industry, EPCI experience is essential
- Good communication skills and ability to demonstrate effective negotiation skills and supplier management
- Detail‑focused, organised, and able to manage multiple deadlines
- Proficient in MS Office; SAP / SAP Ariba experience welcomed
- CIPS or equivalent qualification welcomed
- Motivated, solutions-driven mindset committed to continuous improvement
- Demonstrable experience working with shifting deadlines, collaborative, and comfortable working in a busy global environment
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