Senior Category Specialist

Position Specific Description

The Operating Fleet Sourcing Department within the Engineering, Construction & Supply Chain Business Unit is seeking a Senior Category Specialist to join the team in Juno Beach, FL. This role possesses significant visibility to senior leadership, often providing recommendations and creating the strategy for large areas of spend for the company. An individual in this role will have the opportunity to leverage cutting edge digital tools and artificial intelligence to assist them in their job duties and responsibilities. This role sits at the intersection of analytics and strategy, requiring an individual who can form a hypothesis, pressure-test it, and execute with conviction.

The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate The Following Capabilities

• Ability to interpret spend and market data, forecast demand and industry trends, and translate analyses into clear recommendations and measurable value-including cost reduction, cost avoidance, and rebate opportunities.
• Skilled at forming a hypothesis, pressure-testing it, and executing with conviction.
• The Sr. Category Specialist will operate with a high degree of ownership, bringing both analytical rigor and commercial creativity to a function that rewards critical thinking and measurable results.
• Proven experience planning and delivering end to end category initiatives, managing timelines, dependencies, and risks while maintaining a consistent intake to award cadence.
• A results driven approach with a track record of delivering savings, improving supplier performance, and mitigating risk through disciplined reporting and follow through.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to connect category strategies to P&L impact, business risk, and operational outcomes.
• Ability to build strong partnerships with stakeholders across business units, leadership, and suppliers by translating business objectives into sourcing strategies and driving cross functional alignment.
• This position’s work is often the catalyst to additional important business decisions, so a proven track record of engaging senior leaders is critical.
• Deep supplier management experience including market mapping, developing strategic partnerships, executing RFx events, evaluating bids, negotiating pricing/terms/SLAs, and managing performance scorecards and corrective actions.
• High proficiency with analytical tools and the ability to convert complex datasets into clear, actionable insights.

Job Overview

This role develops and refines defined category strategies for critical and/or more complex categories. Employees in this role lead negotiations and identify improvements to secure cost savings and improve quality and efficiency. An individual in this role would also be expected to mentor category specialists and establishes benchmarks and expectations for category strategies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops and refines category sourcing strategy
• Conducts market and spend analysis
• Led negotiations with key suppliers
• Aligns with BUs to collect requirements
• Develops and maintains strategic relationships with critical suppliers
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• 4+ years Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree

NextEra Energy Offers

• Wide range of benefits
• Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

About the Role

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Benefits

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Equal Opportunity Employer

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.