Site Procurement Specialist

Job Title: Site Procurement Specialist (Grand Gulf) Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI This position may be filled as a Site Procurement Specialist I, II, III, or Sr, depending on qualifications JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: The Supply Chain (SC) 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 SC 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 SC single point of contact at the site(s) for some business customers. The specialist ensures all site(s) procurement activities are coordinated with other SC departments to generate maximum value and efficiency for Entergy. The key SC interfaces for this role are Category Management, Central Procurement Group (CPG), Central Contracting Group (CCG), 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: 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) and/or the nuclear Emergency response Organization (ERO). Perform Nuclear Supply Chain Duty on Call. Work Processes: 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 (QSL). Ensure requested material has been reviewed by the appropriate Engineering personnel to ensure purchases will meet all applicable site and regulatory requirements. Value Creation: Deliver and document savings through competitive bidding, direct negotiations, cost avoidance, etc. Process and Reporting Compliance: Ensure all requirements for savings, diversity, document retention, bidding, contractor safety and other areas of compliance are met. Partnership/Relationships: Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC 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 SC Polices. Communications: 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 Site Procurement Specialist I: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 4+ years of material purchasing, supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience Site Procurement Speciali