Senior Staff Capital Project Procurement Specialist

About the position

These positions will partner with strategic business function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Power Delivery Capital Projects and Resiliency portfolios. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage end-to-end value across an assigned portfolio of spend, with a focus on rotating and reciprocating generation and/or renewables. The specialist will support the identification, development, and execution of projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning, development of commercial strategies, sourcing of contracts and agreements, and for supplier relationship management/performance through the commercial contract management processes. The position will support projects that are operating within Entergy’s Project Delivery System (PDS, stage gate process) and will utilize procurement & supply chain processes to support the delivery of safety, cost, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction measures. Assignments of increasing scale and complexity will be provided commensurate with the demonstrated technical, professional, inter-personal and leadership skills. The specialist operates autonomously but may require minimal supervision or assistance in areas where the knowledge or experiences of the specialist have not been fully developed. Key interfaces are with both the Power Delivery Capital Projects and Resiliency's: Project Managers, Financial Business Partners, SPO designees, and jurisdictional project leaders. Other key interfaces will be with various Procurement & Supply Chain departments (e.g., Category Management, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Sustainability), Tax, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Safety, Legal, Continuous Improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement
  • Actively engage and collaborate with external and internal initiatives across the Power Delivery & Resiliency, Capital Projects, and Procurement & Supply Chain organizations
  • Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first
  • Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards are met and understood
  • Accountable for the development and execution of progressive commercial strategies, with the business functions, in support of objectives to drive value and enable favorable outcomes for all key stakeholders
  • Collaborate with the business units and other stakeholders to support the deployment of capital funds in line with Entergy’s 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
  • Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contract requirements
  • Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager and the change order process
  • Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims management and dispute management/resolution
  • 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 Entergy's Supply Chain Polices
  • Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first
  • Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, accounting, engineering, legal, or other related discipline.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and 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’ energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement
  • Advanced understanding of Entergy’s business model, the capital projects portfolio, and key interfaces across the business and Procurement & Supply Chain (P&SC)
  • Skillful application of commercial management processes (plan, strategy, source and perform); including supplier diversity, supplier sustainability, contractor safety, etc…
  • Skillful application of market intelligence to assess supply market status and evolution
  • Knowledge of Entergy’s policies and processes and their application to contracts
  • Skillful in creating capital project contracting strategies and methodologies (e.g., EPC, Fixed Price, T&M); and the ability to advise/influence on best strategy for given situations
  • Skillful in creating negotiation strategies and leading negotiations for complex contracts within a capital project environment
  • Advanced knowledge of business and P&SC operations within Entergy; including how Entergy buys and pays (HEBAP); experience and knowledge of supply chain systems and processes
  • Skillful in developing detailed RFx price breakdowns and deconstructing vendor pricing models to support financial analysis and bid comparison
  • Skillful application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of each assignment, identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery
  • Skillful application of commercial skills and financial acumen to capital projects, understanding the key business drivers and impact to Entergy on outcomes
  • Ability to coach other supply chain personnel in capital projects technical tools and techniques
  • Skillful at internal and external stakeholder communications; operates independently with stakeholders
  • Skillful at building broad relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills in presenting concise/relevant information to stakeholders

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience submitting governmental contracts is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with the unique compliance requirements and operational challenges of public sector projects is a strong asset.
  • Prior involvement in government-related contract work is a plus, though not required.
  • Certification from an industry accreditation organization such as CPSM, APICS, etc.
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