Principal Sourcing Specialist

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Job Summary:

 Principal Sourcing Specialist is responsible for independently processing operational procurement purchase requests for their assigned business unit groups (Generation, Home, Corporate Shared Services, Business). Operational Procurement activities may include identifying the appropriate source of supply for the requested goods or services. This will entail understanding available strategic agreements, identifying potential qualified suppliers, conducting requests for quotes and competitive pricing analysis, selection of suppliers and the issuance and management of purchase orders and blanket agreements.

 

This position will be part of an operational procurement center that provides support for fulfilling purchase requests and managing purchase activities with business requisitioners and suppliers. The group will work in a team environment to efficiently respond to requests and coordinate sourcing activities with the strategic sourcing group as required. As a Principal Sourcing Specialist this individual will provide coaching and mentoring to other procurement specialists and assist in balancing the transactional work load and project responsibilities across the team. A Principal Sourcing Specialist will support complex purchase requests and project-related initiatives.

 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

•  Process purchase requisitions for materials and services into purchase orders with qualified sources of supply and competitive pricing
• Research potential sources of supply and conducts requests for quotes and pricing to comply with the appropriate supply chain policies
• Engage and communicate with suppliers, as required, as part of the RFQ, selection and PO fulfillment process
• Coordinates with strategic sourcing organization to provide information related to strategic agreements and identify potential bid event opportunities
• Collaborates with requisitioners and suppliers to ensure effective communications and understanding of purchasing needs, supplier capabilities and fulfillment activities
• Collaborates with business unit to monitor and report savings and other key performance information
• Engages suppliers on delivery confirmations, performance and invoice processing activities to address any delays or issues with the procure-to-pay process
• Updates blanket agreements and pricing on outline agreements to maintain accuracy and effective terms
• Maintains compliance with all operational procurement process and procedures and practices
• Provide direction on opportunities to initiate enterprise-wide sourcing initiatives based on purchasing requisitioning demand and strategic agreement usage
• Engage business unit stakeholder on outage planning and project-based procurement activities to identify and respond to procur