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CenterPoint Energy · 17 hours ago

Senior Sourcing Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

CenterPoint Energy has been in business for over 150 years and is committed to becoming the most admired utility in the United States. The Senior Sourcing Specialist will lead the development and execution of category strategies, negotiate with vendors, and mentor other Sourcing Specialists to ensure effective procurement processes.

EnergyLogisticsNatural ResourcesOil and Gas

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and manage strategies and plans to support the Strategic Sourcing process for assigned commodities/services in alignment with the internal client

Provide category expertise to internal clients through spend analytics, market research and cost modeling

Leverage industry knowledge and technology to establish should cost models, identify opportunities for spend leverage, and drive supplier negotiations

Actively monitor industry trends and best practices related to category assignments and incorporate them into category and execution plans

Research and develop a working knowledge of the assigned commodities/services or areas of responsibilities, including how the commodities/services are made, rendered, specification requirements, and how the commodities/services are used by the Company

Ensure end user requirements are satisfied, develop change management activities, promote end user adoption, provide training and monitor end user satisfaction and needs

Ensure quality and stability of supply of materials/services, monitor the timeliness of the deliveries/performance, and identify patterns

Work with clients to formulate and define the scopes and objectives of procurement transactions

Provide expertise to ensure that Service Level Agreements meet the needs of the end-user client area

Identify and pursue opportunities to lower the total cost of goods and services; provide supply planning and analysis; and conduct supplier performance and relationship management

Manage the procurement process to provide appropriate materials, supplies, and services for day-to-day requirements, as well as, emergent work, overhauls, and projects; focus on strategic procurement practices while conducting complex negotiations under aggressive timeline demands

Qualification

Strategic sourcingSupplier relationship managementNegotiation skillsCategory managementSpend analyticsMarket researchCost modelingChange managementTrainingDevelopment

Required

Bachelor's degree required in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science or other related discipline

5+ years of relevant work experience required in strategic sourcing with responsibilities for large, complex negotiations with vendors and a proven record of achieving bottom-line savings for year-over-year sustainable cost reduction

Experience with driving value through understanding market dynamics along with a working knowledge of category management principles