Capital Projects Procurement Specialist I-Sr Staff

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Capital Projects Procurement Specialist I-Sr Staff

Location:

Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Company:

Entergy
Job Title:

Capital Projects Procurement Specialist I-Sr Staff
PS Job Title:

Cap Proj Procur Spec, Sr Staff
Work Place Flexibility:

Hybrid
Legal Entity:

Entergy Services, LLC
The preferred location is any of Entergy's SouthernNuclear sites. Other Entergy locations may be considerred

Job Purpose
The Project Procurement Specialist utilizes advanced supply chain and capital projects knowledge andexperience to implement Supplier Commercial Excellence for an assigned collection of capital
investments. The specialist is Supply Chain's (SC) single point of contact and lead for a given project(s) and supports deployment of Entergy's customer centric capital investment strategy across the company's business units. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage end-to-end value across an assigned portfolio of spend. The specialist supports the development and execution of capital projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning, development of a commercial strategy, sourcing of contracts and agreements, and for supplier performance through commercial contract management processes. The position operates within Entergy's Project Delivery Standard (PDS, stage gate process) and utilizes SC's 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 have not been fully developed.
Key interfaces are with business function leads, Project Managers & Project Controls, Financial Business Partners, SPO designees, jurisdictional project leaders, etc. Other functional interfaces include SC departments (e.g., Category Management, Supplier Diversity), Tax, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Safety, Legal, and Regulatory Legal.
Core Responsibilities
Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first
Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards and behaviors
Monitor and influence suppliers to proactively identify any safety concerns
Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS)
Accountable for the development and execution of progressive commercial strategies, with the business functions, in support of objectives to drive value and service delivery 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 throughoptimization of price, contract terms, performance standards, and service levels
Perform Bid–Evaluate–Award activities in line with SC policy and processes
Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contractually
Provide commercial management for in-flight capital projects and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful contract execution
Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager and the project change process
Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims management and dispute management/resolution
Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement in the capital project process and SC ownership of Project Procurement and Commercial Contract Management
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
Education, Experience and/or Certification
Cap Proj Procur Spec I

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline OR minimum 4 years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, other related supply chain or business experience
Cap Proj Procur Spec II

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 3+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 7+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience;
Minimum 1+ years' energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement
Cap Proj Procur Spec III:

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 3-5+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 9+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience;
Minimum 1.5+ years' energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement
Cap Proj Procur Spec Sr:

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 7-9+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 13+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience;
Minimum 3+ years' energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement
Cap Proj Procur Spec Sr Staff:

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum

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