Junior Capital Project Procurement Specialist

Job Title: Junior Capital Project Procurement Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Note: This is a hybrid role, working in office 3 days a week. The position can be based in New Orleans, LA, Little Rock, AR, The Woodlands, TX, or Jackson, MS. Those outside the area will be required to relocate; relocation assistance is not available for this posting. This position will be titled and assigned as a Capital Project Procurement Specialist I or II based on education, relevant experience, and success at the Capital Project Procurement Specialist level; no higher levels in the role can be considered at this time.

Summary

These positions will partner with strategic business function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Power Delivery Capital Projects and Resiliency portfolios. 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 procurement & 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 Power Delivery Capital Projects and Resiliency's: Project Managers, Financial Business Partners, SPO designees, and jurisdictional project leaders. Other key interfaces will be with various Procurement & Supply Chain departments (e.g., Category Management, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Sustainability), Tax, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Safety, Legal, Continuous Improvement.

Core Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, accounting, engineering, legal, or other related discipline.

Minimum Experience required of the position

+ Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 0+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 4+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience.Capital Project Procurement Specialist, II: + Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 3+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 7+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience. + Minimum 1+ years’ energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Technical

Professional

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

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

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option: Level II Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 1 Req ID: 119361 Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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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.

Equal Opportunity

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

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.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.