BESS Procurement Manager with strong contractual focus 

About Return  
Return is the leading European independent energy storage provider, committed to revolutionizing the energy sector. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Return offers innovative, sustainable solutions to store and intelligently manage energy, ensuring power is used efficiently when and where it’s needed most. With a growing presence across Europe, Return is at the forefront of the energy transition, integrating large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) to support grid stability, renewable energy integration, and Europe's net-zero goals. Driven by a team of experts, Return aims to provide reliable energy storage that powers the future of clean energy. 

About the Role 
Return is building one of Europe's largest renewable energy portfolios, with a rapidly growing pipeline of battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and beyond. As many of these projects move into the contracting phase, we're scaling up our procurement capability to match our ambitions. 

Our procurement team has developed a smart, standardized approach to handle projects at scale; clustering contracts, streamlining processes, and driving consistency across technical, commercial, and contractual dimensions. To bring this into execution, we're looking for a driven and experienced BESS Procurement Manager with a strong contractual focus to join our team. 

What You'll Do 

You'll take the lead on tenders and the negotiation of framework- and project agreements with major BESS suppliers for projects across Europe. In practice, this means: 

• 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, i.e. the spider in the web. 

• 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. 
  

Who You Are 

You're a structured, commercially sharp procurement professional with a strong contractual focus who thrives in a fast-moving, international environment. You bring: 

• 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. 

Beyond the procurement and contract skills, you're someone who is results-driven and customer-oriented, a natural team player who can also work independently, entrepreneurial and adaptable in an ever-changing landscape, comfortable travelling internationally and working with suppliers across different cultures and backgrounds. 

What We Offer 

At Return, you'll be joining a young, ambitious, and close-knit team that's genuinely passionate about accelerating Europe's energy transition. We offer: 

• A dynamic, informal culture where your ideas are heard and valued. 

• Real ownership and room to grow, this isn't a box-ticking role. 

• The chance to make a tangible impact on Europe's renewable energy future. 

• A front-row seat in one of the fastest-growing markets in the energy sector. 

• A competitive salary and benefits package. 
  

Application process  

Our hiring process is swift but thorough:   

• Introductory call,   

• Face-to-face meeting with two or more team members,   

• Brief call with senior management,  

• Call to discuss practical details such as financials.  

   

No recruiting 

We do not work with recruitment agencies or external recruiters for our hiring process. Applications should be submitted directly through our careers page.