Category Management Specialist I - III

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Safety/Human Performance:
• 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.
• Incident Response:
• Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS).
• Category Strategy:
• Develop and execute category and subcategory strategies, checklists, manage spend, and regularly track market trends.
• Ability to work strategically and tactically to deliver positive business results.
• Category Processes:
• Systematic process to review commercial, process, technical, risk management, and sustainability strategies for product categories and subcategories.
• Supplier Management:
• Supplier management strategy in place, linked with supplier segment, category strategies, and business reviews to ensure supplier performance.
• Supplier Base: Supplier portfolio is regularly reviewed based on price/performance and cost structure comparison.

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:
• - Category Management Specialist, I: 0+ years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 4+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience.
• - Category Management Specialist, II: 2+ years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 6+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience.
• - Category Management Specialist, III: 5+ years of category management, strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 9+ years of category management, strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience

Primary Location

• Louisiana-New Orleans, Louisiana
• Texas-The Woodlands

Job Function

• Corporate

FLSA Status

• Professional

Relocation Option

• No Relocation Offered

Union description/code

• NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

• 2

Req ID

• 123810

Travel Percentage

• Up to 25%

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.

Accessibility

• 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.