Specialist, Supply Chain Direct T&D Material

Overview

Responsibilities

• Perform various cost and price analysis. Responsible for implementing strategic sourcing activities, achieving corporate savings and efficiencies, delivering value to various business users and achieving diversity and sustainability goals. Interface closely with various business users including but not limited to Operations, Law Department, Engineering and EH&S. Resolves complex or repetitive commercial issues. Performs other related required by Senior Management.
• Stay ahead of the Supply Chain disruptions and continue to monitor market conditions and adjust the Supply Chain strategy as needed, to purchase material and equipment and continue to communicate the shifting strategies with customers.
• Enable corporate-wide cost savings and serve as the primary line of supply chain support for internal Customers and Operations for gas, steam, and electric and transmission and generating facilities.
• Achieving corporate cost-savings targets, strategic business objectives and supplier diversity and sustainability goals
• Conducts complex procurements by utilizing the Procurement Operations sourcing processes and operating policies & procedures; including developing RFQs, Supplier Bid Evaluations, Negotiations, and Supplier Relationship Management
• Executes procurements utilizing the category management approach and provide supplier data, spend information, and any other relevant information to lead specific categories of spend.
• Drive Total Cost of Ownership improvements to reduce costs and leverage all available data and reports to achieve the best overall value for the Company.
• Liaise with internal customers of respective purchasing categories to ensure minimal disruption to customer service due to Procurement process. Support all planning and forecasting activities with internal customers.
• Manage customer expectations effectively and communicate with customer groups regarding procurement policies as these relate to customer notice provision, requests, etc.
• Identify Procurement process and technology improvement initiatives and work with Projects & Analytics function to develop initiative proposals and documentation for review.
• Manage service delivery by supporting transactional processes (e.g. invoice questions, etc.), auditing processes, training users, etc.
• Conduct procurements in accordance with existing contracts, and issue various types of contracts.
• Candidate must be available to perform off-hour emergency buyer functions, some of which may require working extended or non-traditional hours, including weekends and holidays. Must be willing and able to travel within Company service territory and supplier locations, some of which may require overnight travel.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree and 4 years related work experience or
• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years related work experience

• Ability to provide excellent customer service. Strong skill set and experience in Supply Chain, Contract Management, Sourcing, Spend Analysis, Market Intelligence, Negotiations, and analytics, required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to drive results through collaboration and deliver cost savings and efficiencies, required.
• Able to exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action, required.
• Able to work collaboratively with other internal and external project team members, required.
• Must possess a strong work ethic and be flexible in meeting assignments and deadlines, required.
• Proficiency with a variety of software applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is also required.
• Must be a self-starter, with a high level of integrity, initiative, resourcefulness, and creativity required.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and deliver results, required.
• Understanding of change management strategies and capable of implementation, required.
• Strong supply chain, negotiation and analytics skills, required.
• Excellent verbal, communication and presentation skills, required.
• Minimum 2 years related experience in negotiations, driving cost savings/efficiencies and other supply chain related functions, preferred.
• Experience conducting meetings with suppliers, preferred.
• Knowledge of Oracle, preferred.

• Driver's License Required

• Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 25 pounds
• Ability to read small print and symbols

• Must be able to respond to Company emergencies by performing a System Emergency Assignment to restore service to our customers.