Senior Category Management Specialist

Job Title:Senior Category Management Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity:Entergy Services Inc.-ESI (OLD)

Note: This position may be filled in at any location within Entergy service areas may be considered. The official position title will be Category Mgmt Spec Sr or Sr Staff and the level will be dependent on experience and qualifications. Relocation assistance is not available for this posting.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30000 megawatts of electric generating capacity including 8000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Texas. Tracing its history to 1913 and headquartered in New Orleans Louisiana Entergy has annual revenues of $11 billion and more than 13000 employees.

The companys utility business provides electric retail and wholesale power to customers in four states through five utility operating companies: Entergy Arkansas LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Entergy Mississippi LLC; Entergy New Orleans LLC; and Entergy Texas Inc. Entergy also delivers natural gas services to 200000 customers in New Orleans and parts of Baton Rouge Louisiana. Entergy is winding down its wholesale generation business which provides power to wholesale customers primarily from our two remaining nuclear facilities located in the northern United States.

The electric utility industry is rapidly changing and Entergy is entering an exciting period of growth as we prepare for the future. We are building the premier utility a utility that delivers sustainable value to all its stakeholders our customers employees communities and owners as measured by strong net promoter scores high levels of service superior and affordable products and services highly skilled and engaged employees and industry-leading financial performance. We are focusing our sights on three key priorities customer centricity continuous improvement and creating a culture of belonging for our employees. Join us as we take the next step on our journey to building the premier utility.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

This position services as a Supply Chain Strategic Procurement Corp Professional (Category Management Specialist) responsible for enabling Supplier Commercial Excellence for the Corporate indirect sub-categories. This position is responsible for executing the standard end-to-end procurement and supply chain processes of plan-strategy-source-perform inclusive of category management activities.

The scope of this role includesbuilding & maintaining cross functional teams with the business to create prioritized sub-category profiles and business cases from plans developing contracting strategies;executing strategic sourcing processes at enterprise and business function level; developing evaluations managing negotiations implementing contracts and providing post-award contract management and oversight. The primary objective of this role is to create value through the supply chain in terms of safety cost and performance.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• At all times the Lead shall put safety first actively promoting safety in both the office environment and on-site/off-site visits at Entergy or supplier sites. Progresses Contractor Safety scope and contract language and monitors and influences suppliers to proactively identify any safety concerns. Support emergency response organizations.
• Subject matter expert for the business in categorymarket conditions sourcing strategies supplier performance management.
• Responsible for driving exceptional total cost value creation by applying contemporary category management strategies plan strategy source and perform.Including:
• Development of category profiles sourcing processes business cases and implementation plansthat maximize value across spend under category management progressing safety performance and cost reduction opportunities.
• Utilize demand and supply plansto recommend and inform category sourcing initiatives. Accountable for working with the business to balance demand and supply by integrating operating plans. Maintain awareness of plant schedules and commitments (Milestones) to provide support to meet outage and project schedules.
• Analyses 3rd party spending contracts and suppliers to ensure informed decision-making by related cross functional team. Gathers and leverages external intelligence on supply markets
• Identify and implement cost saving opportunities(including cost savings initiatives / programs) through rate reduction process improvement innovative incentive structures or supplier collaboration.
• Negotiate/Bid/Source/Implement complex contracts or purchases
• Assist tactical groupsin negotiating Terms and Conditions Claims and Dispute Resolution.
• Leads negotiations and contract development foralliances and other complex companywide agreements.
• Lead the identification ofspend to be managed enterprise wideand work with stakeholders to obtain alignment.
• Anticipates and minimizesperformance issuesvia creation monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators (KPIs). When Contractor performance issues emerge identifies root causes and drives efficient resolution of issues at hand by working across both internal and external stakeholders.
• Evaluate rates incentives and cost structuresof contracts to ensure consistency with market conditions.
• Monitor andhelp resolve contract claimsand administer the requirements of the contract
• Drives EntergysSustainable Procurement and Supplier Development programs for categories assigned.Promote the use of local-owned businesses and the procurement of sustainable materials and services.
• Establish and maintainhealthy and positive stakeholder relationships.This activity includes establishing cross-functional and cross-sector teams with key stakeholders and creating a multi-year demand plans with integrated supply chain solutions.
• Participate inContinuous Process Improvementteams to improve all aspects of the supply chain process and ensure effective implementation of those improvements.
• At all times the Lead shall operate with thehighest ethical standardsand in full compliance with internal controls policies procedures regulations and laws. Accountable through supply base partners to execute Entergys Supplier Development & Local Spend objectives.

• Responsible for complying withpolicies and procedures for reviewing supplier performance against contracted obligations and business unit expectations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum education and experience required of the position

Category Management Specialist Sr:

• Bachelors degree in supply chain Business Accounting Engineering Legal or other related discipline and minimum 7-9 years of category management strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree minimum 13 years of category management strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience
• Minimum 3 years energy industry supply chain experience in category management or strategic sourcing

Category Management Specialist Sr Staff:

• Bachelors degree in supply chain Business Accounting Engineering Legal or other related discipline and minimum 9-12 years of category management strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree minimum 16 years of category management strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience
• Minimum 6 years energy industry supply chain experience in category management or strategic sourcing

Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the position

Technical

• Masterful application of strategic and creative thinking to produce a range of solutions to problems anticipating changes in the business environment and making data driven decisions
• Deep proficiency and ability to provide innovative solutions in category management processes; including supplier development safety metrics and tools; category strategies are used as exemplars across SC.
• Deep understanding of supplier relationship/vendor management principles and practices.
• Mastery in the application of pre-award and post-award contract management processes; integrate business unit specific knowledge; identify and mitigate contractual market and supplier risks to Entergy.
• Proficient in coaching/applying the development and implementation of sourcing strategies; strategies are used as exemplars across SC.
• Deep understanding of the capacity and cost structure of existing suppliers.
• Extensive application in developing detailed RFx price breakdowns and deconstructing vendor pricing models to support financial analysis and bid comparison.
• Proficiency in the ability to extract data and apply market intelligence to assess supply market status and evolution.
• Deep expertise in developing cost to serve for customers; coaches/guides others.
• Highly proficient in creating clear strategies to develop supplier bases; strategies are used as exemplars across SC.
• Extensive knowledge in creating negotiation strategies and leading supplier negotiations that support operational excellence through safety price quality service and innovation; strategies are used as exemplars across SC.
• Highly proficient influencing skills to promote effective demand planning across business units functions and SC (zero-based purchasing pro-active purchase planning and hedging).

Professional

• Masterful application of project management principles to ensure systematic thorough completion of multiple projects/priorities identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery.
• Deep expertise in the application of commercial skills and financial acumen to category management with the inclusion of key business drivers and impact to Entergy on outcomes.
• Insightful business analytical skills to provide detailed reports with commentary based on data analysis; interpret data and propose conclusions using trends in data.
• Ability to communicate autonomously with category management stakeholders including executive level delivering key messages concisely supported by relevant data; influencing skills to develop best outcomes.
• Proficient at building broad relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of change management relative to category management solutions for the business.
• Deep knowledge to effectively manage the costs of the business; understand the impact of contract terms on Entergy cost structure.

Leadership

• Highly proficient in the application of change management and continuous improvement methods and the application to daily activities to drive performance improvement.
• Proficiency in coaching/mentoring to Category Managements individual contributors other SC personnel and Entergy customers.

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New OrleansLouisiana : New Orleans
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: 120372
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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Additional Responsibilities: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.

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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.