Senior Contract Procurement Analyst

Requisition ID: 18003

 

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

 

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

 

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

 

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

 

Summary

This role is responsible for initiating, coordinating, and leveraging corporate strategies for purchases of major equipment, materials, and/or services. This includes requesting supplier proposals, evaluation of proposals, leading negotiation and drafting of complex purchase agreements for critical materials and high-level services and leading these efforts across business units. The Procurement Contract Analyst serves as the lead and liaison between SRP stakeholders and the business community to source and evaluate all purchase requirements. This includes the use of market trend analysis, sourcing initiatives and software/tools, proposal evaluation, business partner alignment, risk management, project management, contract management/administration, supplier relationship management, and contract and commercial terms and conditions documentation review. In addition, this role develops and execute sourcing strategies to lead cross-functional teams to implement category management activities for multiple complex and/or critical categories, including implementation plan for achieving business objectives and benefit targets.

What You'll Do

• Review requisitions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with existing policies and procedures; ensure all material requests are received and processed for action in a timely manner; edit requisitions and confer with departments regarding requirements, specifications, quantity, and quality of merchandise; and determine delivery requirements.
• Responsible for leading cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies and category management activities for assigned portfolios and categories of goods and services in support of department initiatives and O&M projects. This includes, but is not limited to conduct market research, analyze data, identify alternate opportunities; develop bid packages, coordinate pre-bid conferences, evaluate, and award bids and identify & coordinate deliverables.
• Manage, create, and evaluate RFI’s, RFP’s, statements of work, standard legal documents, vendor proposals, materials demand forecasts and scope documents to minimize risk and maximize economic value on SRP’s commercial transactions associated with materials and services.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers and supplier’s agents. Develop negotiation strategies and plans. Respond to exceptions to SRP’s standard terms & conditions. Collaborate with Ris