Strategic Process Lead, Procurement- Knowledge & Process Excellence

Strategic Process Lead, Procurement- Knowledge & Process Excellence

Job Title: Strategic Process Lead, Procurement- Knowledge & Process Excellence Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC Preference is for the position to be based in New Orleans, LA, but could be domiciled in Hammond, LA;The Woodlands, TX; Jackson, MS; or Little Rock, AR. The position and work posture is Hybrid (will work from both home office and Entergy office per guidance from Manager), but will require at least 20% travel to the field and corporate offices across the company's businesses.

Job Summary/Purpose: The Lead, SC Standards & Processes–Procurement reports to the Manager, Category Management (Knowledge & Process Excellence), and often works closely with various leaders across the enterprise. This is a Senior Staff position which designs, develops, composes, and administers the standards, procedures and processes that guide the organization's standard way of working related to Procurement. The position will work closely with all procurement and supply chain departments to ensure that processes are well documented, readily available, and effective. For the purposes of this role scope does not include Sourcing; the plan, strategy, source and perform of the Sourcing, Negotiating or Contracting, but it shall include Materials activities which correlate with Procurement within the end-to-end process of Materials Management. The position shall work very closely with the respective Leads for Supply Chain Standards & Processes for both Sourcing and Materials. The lead will provide expertise in leading and developing standard procedures and processes related to Procurement activities such as purchase-to-pay, operational purchasing, category purchasing, contract purchasing, services, PO and invoice management & reconciliation. The lead will also provide other coordination and related deliverables that enable effective, informed, and valuable interaction with stakeholders, and application where applicable with supply chain systems and solutions. The position delivers value to the company by developing streamlined procedures and consistency, supporting ongoing process improvement and enabling world class performance through ensuring procurement and supply chain's standard methods of working for Procurement.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensure annual refresh, networking and P&SC LT endorsement of the Supply Chain Standards & Processes Procurement strategy and plan, and that this is shared with the P&SC organization
• Subject Matter Expert of Procurement policies, standards, procedures, systems, and performance management views
• Ensure that the Team and its suppliers always put safety first. Actively promote strong safety behaviors, utilizing key tools such as Close Call / Good Catch - in addition to proactive field and office visits to review standards and behaviors.
• Monitors and influences suppliers and other stakeholders to proactively identify safety concerns. Levers Procurement best practices to support supply chain safety manager in services of the enterprise.
• Develop and administer clear, consistent, well-defined standards, processes and procedures related to Procurement activities across P&SC functions which are easily understood by those who utilize them.
• Support the Procurement process with process mapping, document development and management, and associated management of change; lead teams to define requirements, design appropriate processes and pilot new capabilities.
• Interpret company policies, processes and procedures to ensure adherence and consistency within the procurement and supply chain function.
• Maintain dashboards for visibility of applicable procedures and processes; define standard reports by role.
• Establish/administer process governance model including process change requests (templates, backlogs, prioritization, etc.)
• Review/approve process training materials for content accuracy/clarity (i.e. deployment training materials, job aids, etc.)
• Provide test scripts for user acceptance testing (UAT); participate in UAT.
• Define process performance and compliance KPI's and metrics
• Partner with stakeholders to define, set, and achieve departmental goals that support the procurement and supply chain strategy and overall organizational goals for technology business services and procurement & supply chain.
• Partner with suppliers to define, set, and achieve departmental goals that support the procurement and supply chain strategy and overall organizational goals for technology business services and procurement & supply chain.
• Maintain healthy, positive, and valuable stakeholder relationships within the procurement and supply chain organization and with its customers and suppliers.
• Mentor and coach staff members, and support the broader talent development activities within the supply chain management organization.
• Responsible for understanding and administering Procurement and Supply Chain policies and procedures.
• At all times, operate with highest ethical standards and in full compliance with internal controls, policies, procedures, regulations and laws.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum education required of the position Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or related discipline or equivalent experience. MS/MBA preferred. Professional supply chain/procurement certification preferred.
• Minimum experience required of the position 9 years of experience in Procurement processes, management and administration, with Lean Process expertise. Related Energy supply chain experience preferred.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required of the Position:

• Strong collaboration skills with a demonstrated ability of working well within a matrixed team.
• Demonstrated experience in writing procedures or technical documents; excellent grammar and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated application in Procurement projects (purchase-to-pay, operational purchasing, category purchasing, contract purchasing, services, PO and invoice management & reconciliation), t/w a broad knowledge of Sourcing (Source to Contract, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Capital Contracting, Master Service Agreements and related Governance) and Materials (E2E Warehousing, Inventory & Logistics) and the interrelationship of all three disciplines.
• Experience in the application of Lean/Six Sigma methods and ways of thinking.
• Decisive leadership ability with the skill to influence others to action, and able to successfully implement strategies and process improvements.
• Able to build wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside of the supply chain organization.
• Strategic and creative thinking that produces a range of solutions to problems, anticipates changes in the business environment, makes data driven decisions, and is focused on continuous improvement.
• Able to communicate complex scenarios and data with peers and staff, clearly articulate the organization's strategy, and translate organizational strategy into departmental strategies and plans.
• Strong customer service, collaboration, and relationship management knowledge, skills, and abilities with an orientation to delivering results.
• Able to utilize information, and information technology / systems to make fact-based decisions.
• Proficient in using analytical tools to create project plans, supplier analysis, scorecards, etc. These analytical tools include MS Excel, MS Project, and other planning and analysis tools.