Supplier Engagement and Development Specialist

Job Title: Supplier Engagement and Development Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

Job Summary/Purpose

Entergy produces, transmits and distributes electricity to power life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing in growth and improved reliability and resilience of our energy system while working to keep energy rates affordable for our customers. The Supplier Engagement and Development team is laser focused on building and nurturing relationships with local suppliers to strengthen the organization’s supply chain and contribute measurable benefits to the local economy within Entergy’s footprint. This is known as the Operating Company (OpCo) Centric model. The Supplier Engagement and Development Specialist is a key member of this team and drives supplier stakeholder engagement efforts.

Develop and implement initiatives to ensure inclusion of local suppliers in the competitive acquisitions of services, material and equipment meeting the Company's various procurement needs across Supply and the Company, enterprise wide.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key local supplier advocacy and business development organizations across Mississippi and Arkansas. Execute supplier discovery and engagement events to increase visibility into the potential local supplier pool and eventual pipeline. Collaborating with SED training and development leads to deliver live training sessions for Mississippi and Arkansas based suppliers.

- Serve as a liaison to connect the SED team members responsible for all business unit engagement and the Nuclear and Transmission organizations. Manage the annual goal setting for targeted spending with local suppliers. Manage the integration of local supplier content into the Category Management Model.

- Create and implement robust communication strategy that outlines wins and success stories across the organization via multiple channels. The communications strategy should increase visibility and progress of the local spend strategy, solicit buy in and build internal and external confidence around the execution of the program pillars.

- Coordination with procurement and supply chain communicators as well as those leading Entergy wide and external communication efforts is essential.

- Implement and monitor P&SC program elements that accelerate local supplier opportunities and utilization. Introduce and execute mitigations if programmatic elements aren’t meeting intended outcomes. These program elements include but aren’t limited to the preferred supplier program.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or related field or equivalent experience.

Minimum experience required of the position

5 years supplier/customer relationship management experience, this can include procurement experience

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with various internal and external stakeholder groups.

- Demonstrated ability to build and nurture strong, long-term relationships with stakeholders, including suppliers, internal teams, and community organizations.

- Ability to deliver training content in a compelling and engaging manner

- Functional capacity to adjust processes and controls based on real time feedback and dynamic business objectives

- Desired: Knowledge of working within highly regulated industrial environments.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

None

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Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson || Arkansas : Little Rock

Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option:

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 1 Req ID: 120963 Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO 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.

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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.