Procurement Specialist

Job Title: 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, requiring a minimum of 3 days a week of in office work, and based out of the Arkansas Nuclear One generating station in Russellville, AR. Those outside the area will need to relocate for this role; relocation assistance is not available for this posting. This position may be filled as a Site Procurement Specialist I, II, III, or Senior, depending on qualifications.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

The Supply Chain organizational model for embedding procurement specialists at a site(s) varies from business unit to business unit (e.g., Nuclear to Power Generation). The foundational Supply Chain knowledge and skills required for the position are the same regardless of business unit affiliation. The primary difference in the procurement specialist role between business units’ site(s) is the additional level of operating processes, practices, standards and procedures required at nuclear sites. The Site Procurement Specialist utilizes and applies basic contracting and purchasing knowledge and experience to acquire services and materials across a business site(s). The role is the responsible Supply Chain single point of contact at the site(s) for some business customers. The specialist ensures all site(s) procurement activities are coordinated with other Supply Chain departments to generate maximum value and efficiency for Entergy. The key Supply Chain interfaces for this role are Category Management, Central Procurement Group, Central Contracting Group, Procurement Engineering, Supplier Diversity, warehousing and inventory management, and Capital Projects and Decommissioning. Other key functional interfaces for this position are Tax, Finance, Risk Management, Safety, Human Resources, Legal, and external suppliers. The key stakeholder also interfaces for the procurement specialist role within nuclear are Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Projects and Production. The specialist plans and executes simple to moderately complex scopes of work required to source services and materials through understanding market pricing conditions, executing contracting strategies, managing the RFx processes, supporting supplier negotiations, and providing supplier management support for claims, invoice resolution, etc. The specialist will have a basic understanding of how the site(s) optimally places its demand plan into the relevant marketplace and/or by collaborating with other SC departments, such as Central Procurement Group, Category Management, warehousing and inventory management. The specialist operates with some supervision, depending on the complexity of each assignment, to ensure work inputs and outputs are completed on schedule and all processes and procedures are thoroughly executed. These duties shall be performed in a manner that ensures services and materials are obtained in the most cost effective, efficient, and strategic method with strict adherence to Entergy’s policies, procedures, and core values.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first. + Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards and behaviors. + Monitor and influence suppliers to proactively identify any safety concerns. + Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System and/or the nuclear Emergency Response Organization. + Perform Nuclear Supply Chain Duty on Call. + Conduct business site(s) needs assessments to determine customer requirements; attend site (s) weekly plant lead team meetings where appropriate. + Perform insightful market and financial analyses to determine potential business risk associated with a supplier or contract; coordinate with Credit Risk as required. + Apply the principles and practices of commercial management (plan, strategize, source and perform). + Pre-award contract development and post-award contract administration; create and lead the RFx bid process; develop negotiation strategies, optimal pricing methodology, establish KPIs. + Process materials’ RFQs. Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure all specifications, material descriptions, schedule requirements, and quality and quantity requirements are clearly defined and accurate. + Create Purchase Orders for execution and issuance, tracking of order status, and expediting when required. + Identify and evaluate new and current sources of supply, including small, local and diverse suppliers, to ensure the most competitive and advantageous offering to Entergy. + Resolve invoice mismatches for Over, Short, Damaged, or Discrepant issues, etc. + Work with Legal and Tax to ensure deviations from standard contract/purchase order language are within Entergy’s legal and risk tolerance levels and are approved and documented. + Ensure Nuclear Safety Related suppliers are active and approved for use for the requested materials on the Quality Supplier List. + Ensure requested material has been reviewed by the appropriate Engineering personnel to ensure purchases will meet all applicable site and regulatory requirements. + Deliver and document savings through competitive bidding, direct negotiations, cost avoidance, etc. + Ensure all requirements for savings, diversity, document retention, bidding, contractor safety and other areas of compliance are met. + Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure Supply Chain is addressing contractual needs pro-actively and in the most beneficial way for Entergy. + Work with stakeholders to analyze and develop company position on claims and disputes. + Establish/maintain relationships with suppliers/partners, based on the ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and Entergy's Supply Chain polices. + Act as a central point of contact with stakeholders and suppliers + Maintain open communications between suppliers, stakeholders and within SC to ensure that prompt, thorough, accurate, pertinent and complete information is provided

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Minimum education and experience required of the position

+ Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or other related discipline and minimum 2+ years of combined material purchasing, supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 6+ years of material purchasing, supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience + Minimum 1+ years of energy industry supply chain experience or other/equivalent experience is preferred + Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, accounting, Engineering, or other related discipline and minimum 5+ years of combined material purchasing, supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 8+ years of material purchasing, supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience + Minimum 2+ years of energy industry supply chain experience or other/equivalent experience is preferred + Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or other related discipline and minimum 9+ years of combined material purchasing, supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 13+ years of material purchasing, supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience + Minimum 3+ years of energy industry supply chain experience or other/equivalent experience is preferred

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position Technical

Professional

Minimum licenses and/or certifications required of the position Preferred: Suppy Chain certification from an industry accreditation organization such as CPSM, APICS, etc.

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Primary Location: Arkansas-Russellville Arkansas : Russellville

Job Function: Professional

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 118837

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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. 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.