Category Management Consultant (Corporate Services-IT Procurement)

 

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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 E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, 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 is looking for an individual to identify, plan, and execute a strategic sourcing strategy to include a primary focus on software licensing, software maintenance, IT hardware with a secondary focus on telecommunications services/equipment. This individual will work with SCM (Supply Chain Management) leadership, finance, supply chain sourcing specialists, and internal business unit IT and Telecommunications personnel to develop the long-term sourcing strategy for projects for categories noted above.
 

The successful candidate will be responsible for determining long term needs through category/commodity management, spend data analysis, and collaboration with internal stakeholders. Once sourcing needs are identified, this individual will lead cross functional teams to plan, develop, identify/evaluate potential suppliers, evaluate supplier proposals, negotiate agreements, and execute these strategic agreements. This individual will also establish and execute supplier performance management programs for strategic suppliers identified through this process. Although this role will not have direct reports, the successful candidate will be responsible for directing and collaborating with peers in the sourcing organization. We are looking for innovative and enthusiastic change agents for this role.

 

This individual’s role will include but is not limited to:

• Setting meaningful category savings targets and deliver savings results by implementing procurement strategies based on TCO analysis and innovation
• Perform category management, also known as commodity management of assigned areas
• Develop, build and present strategic plans for assigned spend categories
• Proactively engage and collaborate with Business Unit customers on strategic sourcing goals, category strategies, initiatives, and savings targets
• Lead the formulation of sourcing strategies and negotiation of key terms for highly complex sourcing events
• Leading highly complex IT/Telecommunications sourcing events and negotiations
• Lead cross-functional, enterprise-wide savings initiatives
• Effectively communicate initiative updates and savings targets across the organization
• Analyze relevant markets and assess cost impacts of market events for assigned spend categories
• Maintain supplier lists for assigned spend categories and build partnerships with strategic suppliers
• Maintain relationship with supplier senior executives
• Travel as needed to meet with Business Unit customers and suppliers
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

7+ years of procurement and/or strategic sourcing (Note: A Master's degree will count as one year of experience. A partial year of experience of six months or more will be rounded up to one year.).
3+ years of procurement experience in category assignments detailed as above (preferred)-IT software license, software maintenance, IT Hardware and secondarily, telecommunications services and equipment.  

 

Other required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience include:

• Strong understanding of business cost drivers
• Ability to work effectively with groups at different company locations with limited in person interaction is required
• Hands-on understanding of business processes and objectives
• Skilled negotiator
• Developing knowledge of assigned categories
• Excellent project management skills with ability to resolve problems and remove barriers to success
• Ability to navigate organization and influence decisions
• Demonstrated ability to develop a structured negotiation strategy and implement the strategy
• Strong analytic toolset that will support the creation of financial targets, detailed analysis of spend data,