Capital Project Procurement Specialist, Sr Staff (IT Strategic Procurement/Sourcing Professional)

Posting End Date: 02/28/2024 

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

 

***This position can be filled in The Woodlands, TX, New Orleans, La or Jackson, MS***

 

Job Summary/Purpose

• The Capital Project Procurement Specialist, Senior Staff utilizes extensive supply chain and capital projects knowledge and experience to implement Supplier Commercial Excellence for information technology related capital projects and enterprise investments. This position is responsible for executing the standard end-to-end procurement and supply chain processes of plan-strategy-source-perform, inclusive of category management activities. 

 

• 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 supplier performance through commercial contract management processes. The position utilizes SC’s processes to support the delivery of safety, cost, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction measures.  The senior staff specialist operates autonomously and in an advisory capacity providing oversight, support, guidance, and training in the technical and professional skills areas to other project procurement specialists. The role is recognized inside SC and within Entergy as a subject matter expert on capital project procurement, contract strategy, methodology, analysis, and contract provisions.

 

• Key interfaces are with business function leads, Information Technology, Project Managers & Project Controls, Financial Business Partners, 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.  

 

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Safety/Human Performance:

• 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

 

Incident Response:

• Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS)

 

Supplier Commercial Excellence: 

• 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 

 

Project Procurement:

• 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
• Perform Bid–Evaluate–Award activities in line with SC policy and processes  
• Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contractually binding commercial obligations

 

Commercial Contract Management:

• Provide commercial contract 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  
• Provide oversight of Contractor performance, including claims management and dispute management/resolution 

 

Partnership/Relationships:

• 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

 

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 12+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or