Capital Project Procurement Specialist

Capital Projects Procurement Specialist

This position is a hybrid role, working three days a week in office, and is based out of our offices in Jackson, MS. The selected candidate will be placed as a Procurement Specialist, II, III, or Senior based on education, experience, and demonstrated success at the procurement specialist level. Those from outside the area would be expected to relocate for this opportunity. Relocation assistance is not available for this posting.

These positions will partner with strategic business function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Power Development and Capital Projects Organization. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage end-to-end value across an assigned portfolio of spend, with a focus on rotating and reciprocating generation and / or renewables. The specialist will support the identification, development, and execution of projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning, development of commercial strategies, sourcing of contracts and agreements, and for supplier relationship management / performance through the commercial contract management processes. The position will support projects that are operating within Entergy's Project Delivery System (PDS, stage gate process) and will utilize procurement & supply chain 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.

Core Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement
• Actively engage and collaborate with external and internal initiatives across the Power Development, Capital Projects, and Procurement & Supply Chain organizations
• Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards are met and understood
• Accountable for the development and execution of progressive commercial strategies, with the business functions, in support of objectives to drive value 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 through optimization of price, contract terms, performance standards, and service levels
• Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contract requirements
• Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager and the change order process
• Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims management and dispute management / resolution
• 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 Policies
• Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS)

Minimum Requirements :

Capital Projects Procurement Specialist II

Capital Projects Procurement Specialist III

Capital Projects Procurement Specialist Sr

Knowledge / Skills :