Indirect Sourcing Specialist, Lead.

We want you to know

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than years. Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance.

We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Diversity and Inclusion

CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

What we bring to you

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement

k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution with immediate % vesting.

What you will be doing :

• Develops comprehensive category strategies that align with stakeholder goals and strategies by utilizing market intelligence, demand management, sustainability, supplier diversity and total cost of ownership.
• Identifies and elevates areas of highest risk within the category and leads multi-functional teams to develop actionable risk mitigation strategies.
• Identify, successfully get support from the appropriate stakeholders, and delivers cost savings projects to meet organizational savings targets.
• Develop and provide spend analytics, market research and cost modeling for internal purposes and to business unit client in support of category strategies
• Build strong working relationships with key natural gas utility stakeholders
• Leverage industry knowledge and technology to establish should cost models, identify opportunities for spend leverage and drive supplier negotiations
• Actively monitor industry trends and best practices related to category assignments and incorporate them into category and execution plans and present to business unit clients as appropriate.
• Research and develop a working knowledge of the assigned commodities / services or areas of responsibilities, including how the commodities / services are made, rendered, specification requirements, and how the commodities / services are used by the Company.

Work with business unit to formulate and define the scope and objective of purchases to fully understand entire purchase / service requirement and to assess risks.

Basic Qualifications :

Education :

Bachelor’s degree required in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, Communications or other related discipline

Experience :

• 5+ years of relevant work experience required in strategic sourcing with responsibilities for large, complex negotiations and a proven record of achieving bottom-line savings for year-over-year sustainable cost reduction.
• Strong analytical mindset that translates to operational strategies.
• Has experience with driving value through understanding market dynamics along with a working knowledge of category management principles.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with mentoring of juniorprocurement specialists and is seen as a leader within the team / organization.
• Experience with SAP and strong Excel skills.
30+ days ago