Senior Staff Capital Projects Procurement Specialist 117287

Job Title:Senior Staff Capital Projects Procurement Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity:Entergy Operations

***This is a hybrid position reporting to the office 3 days a week. The role can be based out of our offices in New Orleans LA Little Rock AR Jackson MS or The Woodlands TX. Those outside these areas will need to relocate Relocaiton Assistnace is not available for this role***

Job Summary/Purpose

The Project Procurement Specialist Senior Staff utilizes extensive supply chain and capital projects knowledge and experience to implement Supplier Commercial Excellence for an assigned collection of capital investments. The specialist is Supply Chains (SC) single point of contact and lead for a given project(s) and supports deployment of Entergys customer centric capital investment strategy across the companys business units. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage endtoend value across an assigned portfolio of spend. The specialist supports the development and of capital projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning development of a commercial strategy sourcing of contracts and agreements and supplier performance through commercial contract management processes. The position operates within Entergys Project Delivery Standard (PDS stage gate process) and utilizes SCs processes to support the delivery of safety cost quality schedule and customer satisfaction measures. The senior staff specialist operates autonomously and in an advisory capacity providing oversight support guidance and training in the technical and professional skills areas to other project procurement specialists. The role is recognized inside SC and within Entergy as a subject matter expert on capital project procurement contract strategy methodology analysis and contract provisions.

Key interfaces are with business function leads Project Managers & Project Controls Financial Business Partners SPO designees jurisdictional project leaders etc. Other functional interfaces include SC departments (e.g. Category Management Supplier Diversity) Tax Finance Operations Risk Management Safety Legal and Regulatory Legal.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Safety/Human Performance:

• Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first.
• Utilize key tools programs and proactive field visits to assure standards and behaviors.
• Monitor and influence suppliers to proactively identify any safety concerns.

Incident Response:

• Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS)

Supplier Commercial Excellence:

• Accountable for the development and of progressive commercial strategies with the business functions in support of objectives to drive value and service delivery and enable favorable outcomes for all key stakeholders.

Project Procurement:

• Collaborate with the business units and other stakeholders to support the deployment of capital funds in line with Entergys strategies.

• Develop commercial strategies and contract plans aligned to project needs; maximize leverage through aggregation opportunities across similar scopes of work; maximize value through optimization of price contract terms performance standards and service levels.
• Perform BidEvaluateAward activities in line with SC policy and processes.
• Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contractually binding commercial obligations

Commercial Contract Management:

• Provide commercial contract management for inflight capital projects and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful contract .
• Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager and the project change process.
• Provide oversight of Contractor performance including claims management and dispute management/resolution

Partnership/Relationships:

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement in the capital project process and SC ownership of Project Procurement and Commercial Contract Management
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with suppliers based on the highest ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and Entergys Supply Chain Polices

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position.

Bachelors Degree in one of the following: Supply Chain Business Accounting Engineering Legal or other related discipline or equivalent experience

Minimum experience required of the position.

• With a degree a minimum 12 years of combined supplier contracting capital projects or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree minimum 16 years of supplier contracting capital projects or other related supply chain experience.
• Minimum 6 years supply chain experience in capital projects contracting and procurement with a preference for electric utility experience.

Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the position.

• Deep understanding of Entergys business model the capital projects portfolio and key interfaces across the business and SC
• Mastery in capital project management (stage gate) process; align and integrate SC deliverables within the process; incorporate risk management actions and mitigations into project plans.
• Mastery of commercial management processes (plan strategy source perform); including supplier diversity safety metrics and tools
• Masterful application of market intelligence to assess supply market status and evolution.
• Thorough knowledge of Entergys policies and processes and application to contracts
• Mastery of capital project contracting strategies and methodologies (e.g. EPC Fixed Price T&M); advise/influence project on best strategy; strategies are used as exemplars across SC.
• Mastery in creating negotiation strategies and leading negotiations for complex contracts within a capital project environment; strategies are used as exemplars across SC.
• Deep expertise in the development of high quality thorough project Scopes of Work Scopes of Supply Lists of Deliverables and Divisions of Responsibility
• Mastery in the application of preaward and postaward contract management processes; integrate business unit specific knowledge; identify and mitigate contractual risks to Entergy.
• Deep understanding of contract law terminology methodology and application
• Extensive knowledge of business and SC operations within Entergy including how Entergy buys and pays (HEBAP); experience and knowledge of supply chain systems and processes.
• Extensive knowledge in developing detailed RFx price breakdowns and deconstructing vendor pricing models to support financial analysis and bid comparison.
• Deep knowledge and experience in identifying opportunities to aggregate for commercial leverage and drive opportunities across the enterprise.
• Mastery of supplier performance and relationship management strategies and processes

Professional

• Expertise to advise on the application of project management principles to ensure systematic thorough completion of assignments identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery.
• Mastery in the application of commercial skills and financial acumen to capital projects with the inclusion of key business drivers and impact to Entergy on outcomes
• Capability to lead on the development of data/information analyses to assist the business in decision making; provide business insights and data trends through detailed reports.
• Ability to communicate autonomously with capital projects stakeholders delivering key messages concisely supported by relevant data; influencing skills to develop best outcomes.
• Proficient at building extensive relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders
• Deep understanding of management of change relative to supply chain situations within the capital projects environment
• Deep experience and knowledge to effectively manage the costs of the business; understand the impact of contract terms on Entergy cost structure.

Any certificates licenses etc. required of the position.

Highly Preferred:Certification from an industry accreditation organization such as CPSM APICS etc.

Primary Location: LouisianaNew OrleansArkansas : Little Rock
Louisiana : New Orleans
Mississippi : Jackson
Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 117287
Travel Percentage:Up to 25

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.