Sempra Infrastructure · 4 hours ago
Senior Supervisor, Purchasing
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$116K/yr - $182K/yr
5+ years expSempra Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Supervisor, Purchasing to manage a team of Procurement Professionals. This role involves leading supply chain strategies, overseeing procurement activities, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
EnergyInfrastructureSustainability
Responsibilities
Leads, develops, and implements robust supply chain strategies and objectives for the business in a manner that capitalizes on market realities and that achieves an equitable balance of risk between company and its contractors and suppliers
Develops and leads complex RFx events to execute major agreements and material purchases while managing and mitigating supply/contractual risk leveraging key functional areas where appropriate (Legal, Insurance, Cyber, etc.)
Serves as the procurement subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholder groups to address current/future business needs to promote latest sourcing strategies. Mentors and provides guidance to other team members to develop and increase their skills
Ensures procurement activities that align with departmental goals and support broader organizational sourcing strategies
Leads teams in analyzing spending trends and aligning procurement strategies with evolving business priorities
Oversees proactive measures to manage supply risks and collaborates with sourcing partners to achieve cost, schedule, and quality objectives
Oversees vendor contract discussions, ensuring adherence to internal policies, service expectations, and applicable regulations
Supervises inventory planning and supplier coordination efforts, while leading initiatives to improve purchasing operations and overall efficiency
Utilizes procurement systems to streamline processes, enhance data accuracy, and improve transparency in purchasing operations
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
Analyze spend patterns, supplier performance, and market trends to build actionable category strategies that improve service levels, reduce risk, and enhance stakeholder satisfaction
Leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop procurement team
Influencing, communication, and facilitative skills, including cross cultures and geographies
Ability to work effectively in team setting and support change management within organization
Ability to advise and interact with all levels of management
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
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
Preferred
1 year of management experience preferred
Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) preferred
Certified Supply Management (CSM) preferred
Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSD) preferred
Certified Professional in Inventory Management (CPIM) preferred
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) preferred
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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