Benoit Berard

Senior Offshore Wind Contract and Procurement Manager

Salaire / Taux journalier

Paris, France

Freelance, ouvert au CDI

Expertises

Sites internet

Langues

Anglais

À propos

Introduction

Senior offshore wind and energy procurement specialist with 15+ years managing €6B+ contracts at Iberdrola, Total, and EDF. Expert in bid management, supply chain strategy, and stakeholder coordination across major renewable energy projects. Delivering strategic procurement solutions and contract optimization for complex offshore developments.

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Expérience de travail

Active member of working group for offshore wind

France renouvelables

déc. 2023 - Présent

2 ans 11 mois

- Connection and contracting (negotiation with TSO) - Spatial plannification - industry - NZIA

Active member of working groups for offshore wind

Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER)

déc. 2023 - Présent

2 ans 11 mois

- Connection and contracting (negotiation with TSO) - Spatial plannification - industry - NZIA

Offshore wind bid manager

Iberdrola

déc. 2023 - Présent

2 ans 11 mois

Paris, France

Spearheaded the origination of new offshore wind investment opportunities for Iberdrola in France: - Participate to AO6 to 8 competitive dialogue - Participate to technical scenarios, economics and risks and opportunities definition - Define the bid strategy - Business case write up and target definition - In charge of structuring bid activities for French offshore wind tenders - French tender bid manager in charge of communication and advocacy with French state agencies and offshore organizations - Review of tender specification - Ensure bid readiness and submission - Coordination and Stakeholder managtment - Budget and program follow-up - Port and partnership relationship exchange with french ministry of energy, regulator and think tank on the future of the tender rules and on the orientation of the market

Head of (Segment Manager) offshore wind contract and procurement

Total

oct. 2020 - déc. 2023

3 ans 3 mois

Offshore wind (cables, OSS, WTG and foundation): -In charge of WTG offshore, fondation, cables and OSS/grid -Offshore wind roadmap and strategy -Procurement & contract manager on main projects (US, Korea, UK...) -Contract template write up (PSA, TSA, SMA, EPCI...) -Market intelligence -Supply chain coordination -Synergies and contracting strategies -Cooperation agreements, reservation agreements -Point of contact for procurement JVs activities and relationship -Support to M&A and originations -Acting as commercial manager for ODOW, WOW, NY3, GW3, Erebus... Negotiation for more than 6Beuros contracts (including Attentive Energy WTG and HVDC package, WTG for GW3)

Contract and sequencing manager

Edvance

mai 2020 - oct. 2020

6 mois

-Managing the supply chain and contracting activities on Sizewell C (Projet UK), -SCM management -Structuring project team for supply chain activities -Planning follow up - Managing 5 buyers and 1 planner -In charge of contracting strategy and contract management -Support to project finance team

Category manager E&I offshore wind and contracting manager

EDF Renouvelables

janv. 2019 - mai 2020

1 an 5 mois

-Catergory manager for electrical & transmission packages (OSS and cables) -Contract negotiation on NnG (WTG and foundation), AO1 (cables and OSS), Atlantic shore (founation), PGL (floater and WTG) -TSA negotiations -In charge of contract template write up -Write up of assessment criteria and evaluation procedure -Support to local content -In charge of Local content studies -Due dilligence for Chinese wind farm ‑Market intelligence and strategic notes

writer

Guerres Economiques pour l Intelligence Artificielle

avr. 2019 - mai 2019

2 mois

SCM and contract manager

Saipem

avr. 2014 - déc. 2018

4 ans 9 mois

Région de Paris, France

-SCM and contract management (Arctic LNG2, KNPC), including shipyard selection, quarries, GBS EPC, jetty EPC, modules… -Contract lead (Kaombo) for the Hull, E&I building, HVAC, automation, telecom and main rotating equipment ‑Market intelligence and contracting strategy ‑Support to JV development -Brownfield contract engineer (Egina, OML58, Polskie LNG)

Procurement and contract management consultant

ABYLSEN OMEGA

avr. 2010 - mai 2014

4 ans 2 mois

-Saipem : contract and procurement for rotating equipment, valves, piping, automation, construction activities for Polskie LNG, OML58, Arzew, Ofon 2 -Ondeo : lead buyer and contract manager Total Laggan and PDVSA, in charge of water treatment module -Air liquide : Lead supply chain and contract engineer on  Bratsk (Russia) and Gorgon LNG (Australia) -Subsea7 : Contract management for subsea equipment, umbilical and offshore operation (Nigeria) -Entrepose contracting : Subcontract engineer construction and civil work scope (Skikdda)

Contract Engineer

GE

avr. 2009 - oct. 2009

7 mois

Contract and procurement engineer for Arabelle steam turbine on Indian nuclear power plant


Formation

Ecole de Guerre Economique – EGE

executive MBA

2018 - 2018

1 an

Paris ESLSCA Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

2018 - 2018

1 an

Sciences Po

GEOPOLITIQUE DE L’ENERGIE

2016 - 2016

1 an

Université Montesquieu Bordeaux 4

Master 2

2009 - 2010

2 ans

Faculté de droit et science politique - université de Bordeaux

ECONOMIQUE, ET SCIENCE POLITIQUE

2005 - 2008

4 ans

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