Sempra Infrastructure · 2 days ago
Purchasing Senior I
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$92K/yr - $146K/yr
5+ years expSempra Infrastructure is a company that supports Functional/Indirect Procurement needs for the organization. They are seeking a Purchasing Senior I to analyze data for contract improvements, maintain supplier contracts, and ensure materials are available while balancing quality, cost, and delivery timelines.
EnergyInfrastructureSustainability
Responsibilities
Analyzes data to find ways to improve contracts and reduce risks or inefficiencies
Creates and applies strategies to ensure materials and supplies are available when needed, balancing quality, cost, and delivery timelines
Maintains and updates supplier contracts and internal procedures to support effective decision-making and compliance
Participates in discussions and agreements with vendors to secure favorable terms for purchases, contract changes, and service agreements
Prepares contract documents and input from relevant team members, ensuring accuracy and completeness before submitting for leadership or legal review
Researches supplier capabilities and creates negotiation plans with clear goals, incorporating feedback from internal teams
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a 4-year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Typically requires 5 years of related experience
Commercial Negotiation - The planning, reviewing, analysis and other activities that a buyer and seller conduct to reach an agreement
Contract Management - Streamlining the creation, execution, storage or renewal of contracts, with a focus on compliance, often via software or other automated means
Cost Optimization - Analyzes, plans and manages costs for cost efficiency and expense reduction
Invoice Management - Also known as invoice processing, invoice management is the method by which companies track and pay supplier invoices
Purchase Order Management - An internal procurement process adopted by organizations to ensure that each and every purchase is necessary, justified and optimized for costs
Quality Management - Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service is consistent. It has four main components: quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and quality improvement
Regulatory Compliance - Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes
Strategic Sourcing/Procurement - The identification, evaluation, and selection of suppliers and the negotiation of contracts and agreements to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services
Supplier Evaluation - Assesses suppliers' performance against supply chain requirements
Supplier Management - Identifies, acquires, and manages resources and suppliers that are essential to the operations of an organization
Market Intelligence – Understand the use of market intelligence and have exposure to market intelligence platforms and how to gather and distill this intelligence
Company
Sempra Infrastructure
Sempra develop, build, operate and invest in infrastructure critical to meet the world's energy and climate needs. It is a sub-organization of Sempra Energy.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$15.15BKey Investors
Abu Dhabi Investment AuthorityKohlberg Kravis Roberts
2025-09-23Secondary Market· $10B
2021-12-21Secondary Market· $1.78B
2021-04-05Secondary Market· $3.37B
Leadership Team
Emily Shults
SVP & Chief Business Officer, Low Carbon Solutions
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