Associate Sourcing Specialist/Sourcing Specialist/Senior Sourcing

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today.

 

We offer a hybrid 3-2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity. 

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

This position does not offer relocation assistance. 

 

Job Summary

Dominion Energy has an exciting opportunity on our Supply Chain Management team as either an Associate Sourcing Specialist, Sourcing Specialist or Senior Sourcing Specialist, commensurate on selected candidate's skills.

Associate Sourcing Specialist Duties:

• Solicits quotes, technical documentation, and relevant terms and conditions.
• Obtains standard materials and services from suppliers at the lowest cost, with consideration to quality, reliability, and need.
• Negotiates, awards, and implements contracts and purchase orders.
• Communicates with field and project personnel, to evaluate compliance with purchase contracts. Resolves problems regarding material delivery, price discrepancies, quality issues, invoice discrepancies, and/or adjustment.

Sourcing Specialist Duties:

• Conducts major spend analysis by supplier, commodity, or service. Identifies potential suppliers.
• Develops and issues requests for proposal with complex pricing tables.
• Analyzes supplier proposals, performs legal and insurance reviews, and performs net present value analysis.
• Negotiates prices, delivery, insurance, performance, penalties, issue resolution, escalation, terms and conditions, and intellectual property agreements.
• Identifies and obtains cost improvements for purchased materials and services from supplier, through negotiation and continuous management.
• Develops and administers measurement tools on contract basis.
• Performs trend analysis and identifies and implements process improvements.
• Analyzes all cost and process aspects of assigned spend.
• May lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives, including the development and implementation of complex sourcing strategies.

Senior Sourcing Specialist:

• Conducts major spend analysis by supplier, commodity, or service.
• Identifies potential suppliers. Develops and issues requests for proposal with complex pricing tables.
• Analyzes supplier proposals, performs legal and insurance reviews, and performs net present value analysis.
• Negotiates prices, delivery, insurance, performance, penalties, issue resolution, escalation, terms and conditions, and intellectual property agreements. Identifies and obtains cost improvements for purchased materials and services from supplier, through negotiation and continuous management.
• Develops and administers measurement tools on contract basis.
• Performs trend analysis and identifies and implements process improvements.
• Analyzes all cost and process aspects of assigned spend.
• May lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives, including the development and implementation of complex sourcing strategies.

 

May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Associate Sourcing Specialist: 0-2 years related experience. 

• General knowledge of business and contract law.
• General knowledge of accounting principles and financial analysis.
• General knowledge of materials and services delivery fulfillment processes. 
• Good verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Effective influence, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Priority management skills.
• Project management skills.
• Computer proficiency.
• Experience with SAP, preferred.
• Forecasting and trend analysis skills.
• Value and cost analysis skills.
• Ability to apply analytical skills to diverse issues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to use sound business judgment.
• Ability to anticipate, understand, and respond to customer needs.

 

Sourcing Specialist: In addition to t