Senior Sourcing Specialist

Key responsibilities

• Collaborating with key customers and cross-functional teams to develop sourcing strategies for complex, high-value materials, equipment, or services, including regional and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Developing requests for quotations and proposals, analyzing supplier responses, and working with cross-functional teams to determine the best solutions for awarding contracts and agreements.
• Engaging with middle and upper-level management of suppliers and manufacturers, demonstrating a proficient understanding of contractual terms and conditions. This includes driving cost avoidance and savings through supplier negotiations and process efficiencies.
• Participating in change management strategies with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of sourcing strategies.
• Managing supplier relationships at a strategic level and maintaining effective interfaces with internal business partners, external customers, and suppliers.
• Overseeing post-award supplier activities, settlements, claims, or disputes, and maintaining purchase orders and agreements. This includes handling invoice mismatches, price changes, amendments, and change orders.
• Staying abreast of commodities, sources of supply, diversity opportunities, and market conditions that may impact future procurement for assigned categories.
• Mentoring sourcing personnel on procurement tasks.
• Supporting strategic sourcing initiatives for equipment bid events and purchase order contracts, managing Alliance Agreements and Master Service Agreements, including category management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree + 5-10 years related work experience in Supply Chain
• Excellent contract negotiation skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Certified Purchasing Manager and/or Certified Professional in Supply Management (nice-to-have)
• Major utility experience supporting projects and outages and capital projects (nice-to-have)
• Sourcing labor, services, materials, and engineered equipment for power plants (nice-to-have)
• Strategic sourcing and contracting experience (nice-to-have)
• Project and contract management experience (nice-to-have)
• Interpersonal, leadership, and team-building skills (nice-to-have)
• Experience with e-sourcing tools and ERP systems (nice-to-have)
• Technical working knowledge of power plant equipment (nice-to-have)
• Operational Excellence (nice-to-have)