About the role

BESS Procurement Manager coordinating tenders and agreements for energy storage projects across Europe. Driving procurement capacity in a rapidly growing energy sector.

Responsibilities

You'll take the lead on tenders and the negotiation of framework- and project agreements with major BESS suppliers for projects across Europe.
Managing procurement processes from launch through to contract-ready outcomes.
Acting as the central connector between our HV/BoP procurement colleagues, technical team, country-based project developers, and BESS suppliers.
Collaborating across workstreams: asset management, construction, origination, and finance, to ensure agreements reflect the right technical requirements and commercial terms.
Working with external legal and technical advisors to strengthen our contractual position.
Manage due diligence processes for the contracts under your control.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with both existing and future suppliers.
Keeping Return's procurement database up to date with supplier assessments, technology benchmarking, and market trend analyses.

Around 5 years of relevant experience in a procurement or contract management role, ideally in the energy sector.
Experience with BESS contracting is a real plus, alternatively experience with wind turbine or other large-scale energy equipment contracting is highly valued.
Solid knowledge of contract frameworks such as FIDIC and UAV-GC.
Proven ability to negotiate complex contracts on both legal and commercial terms.
A university degree in a relevant field.
Fluency in English; Dutch and/or German is a bonus.