Capital Project Procurement Specialist

Work Place Flexibility:

Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

- This posting is for a potential future opening(s) with Entergy. This posting is to build a candidate pool, should the opening(s) become available.*

Job Purpose

This position will partner with strategic business function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Power Development and Capital Projects Organization. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage end-to-end value across an assigned portfolio of spend, with a focus on rotating and reciprocating generation and/or renewables. The specialist will support the identification, development, and execution of  projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning, development of commercial strategies, sourcing of contracts and agreements, and for supplier relationship management/performance through the commercial contract management processes. The position will support projects that are operating within Entergy’s Project Delivery System (PDS, stage gate process) and will utilize supply chain processes to support the delivery of safety, cost, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction measures. Assignments of increasing scale and complexity will be provided commensurate with the demonstrated technical, professional, inter-personal and leadership skills. The specialist operates autonomously but may require minimal supervision or assistance in areas where the knowledge or experiences of the specialist have not been fully developed.

Key interfaces are with both the Capital Projects Organization and the Power Development Organization’s: Project Managers, Financial Business Partners, SPO designees, and jurisdictional project leaders. Other key interfaces will be with various Supply Chain departments (e.g., Category Management, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Sustainability), Tax, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Safety, Legal, Continuous Improvement.

Key Tenants of Success Core Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement

- Actively engage and collaborate with external and internal initiatives across the Power Development and Supply Chain organizations

- Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first

- Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards are met and understood

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

- Accountable for the development and execution of progressive commercial strategies, with the business functions, in support of objectives to drive value and enable favorable outcomes for all key stakeholders

- 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

- Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contract requirements

- Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager and the change order process

- Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims management and dispute management/resolution

- 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:

Education, Experience And/or Certification Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 9+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 13+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience

- Minimum 3+ years’ energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement

Preferred

Certification from an industry accreditation organization such as CPSM, APICS, etc.

Minimum Experience Required Of The Position

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

- Deep understanding of Entergy’s business model, the capital projects portfolio, and key interfaces across the business and SC

- Mastery in capital project management (stage gate) process; align and integrate SC deliverables within the process; incorporate risk management actions and mitigations into project plans

- Mastery of commercial management processes (plan, strategy, source, perform); including supplier diversity, safety metrics and tools

- Masterful application of market intelligence to assess supply market status and evolution

- Thorough knowledge of Entergy’s policies and processes and application to contracts

- Deep proficiency in creating capital project contracting strategies and methodologies (e.g., EPC, Fixed Price, T&M); advise/influence on best strategy; strategies are used as exemplars across SC

- Deep proficiency in creating negotiation strategies and leading negotiations for complex contracts within a capital project environment; strategies are used as exemplars across SC

- Deep expertise in the development of high quality, thorough project Scopes of Work, Scopes of Supply, Lists of Deliverables, and Divisions of Responsibility

- Highly proficient application of pre-award and post-award contract management processes; integrate business unit specific knowledge; identify and mitigate contractual risks to Entergy;

- Deep understanding of contract law terminology, methodology, and application

- Deep knowledge of business and SC operations within Entergy, including how Entergy buys and pays (HEBAP); experience and knowledge of supply chain systems and processes

- Highly proficient in developing detailed RFx price breakdowns and deconstructing vendor pricing models to support financial analysis and bid comparison

- Deep understanding and experience in identifying opportunities to aggregate for commercial leverage and drive opportunities across the enterprise

- Highly proficient in supplier performance / relationship management strategies and processes

Professional

- Masterful application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of multiple projects/priorities, identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery

- Deep expertise in the application of commercial skills and financial acumen to capital projects, with the inclusion of key business drivers and impact to Entergy on outcomes

- Insightful business analytical skills to provide detailed reports with commentary based on data analysis; interpret data and propose conclusions, using trends in data

- Ability to communicate autonomously with capital projects stakeholders, delivering key messages concisely, supported by relevant data; influencing skills to develop best outcomes

- Proficient at building broad relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders

- Deep understanding of change management relative to supply chain situations within the capital projects environment

- Deep knowledge to effectively manage the costs of the business; understand the impact of contract terms on Entergy cost structure.

Primary Location:

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Job Function

: Professional

FLSA Status Relocation Option:

Level II

Union Description/code Number of Openings

: 1

Req ID:

118947

Travel Percentage

: Up to 25%

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Additional Responsibilities:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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Working Conditions

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.