Capital Projects Procurement Specialist (Jackson, Mississippi, United States) - Entergy

Job Title: Capital Projects Procurement Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

***The preference for this role is to be domiciled in Jackson, MS, but other locations within the service territory maybe considered (LA, TX, AR, MS)***

**This position will be filled as a Cap Proj Procur SpecI II, III, or Sr, depending on candidate qualifications**

Job Purpose

This position will partner with various customer-facing function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Customer Centricity Organization. The Capital Project Procurement Specialist utilizes advanced supply chain and capital projects knowledge and experience to implement Supplier Commercial Excellence for an assigned Customer, Marketing, and Innovation Portfolios within the organization.  The specialist is Supply Chain’s (SC) single point of contact and lead for a given project(s) and supports deployment of Entergy’s customer centric capital investment strategy across the company’s business units. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage end-to-end value across an assigned portfolio of spend. The specialist supports the identification, development, and execution of customer-centric projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning, development of a commercial strategy, sourcing of contracts and agreements, and for supplier relationship management/performance through vendor management and the commercial contract management processes. The position operates within Entergy’s Project Delivery Standard (PDS, stage gate process) and utilizes SC’s processes to support the delivery of safety, cost, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction measures. Assignments of increasing scale and complexity will be provided commensurate with the demonstrated technical, professional, inter-personal and leadership skills. The specialist operates autonomously but may require minimal supervision or assistance in areas where the knowledge or experiences have not been fully developed.

Key interfaces are with customer-facing functional leads, Project & Product Manager, Financial Business Partners, SPO designees, jurisdictional project leaders, etc.  Other functional interfaces include SC departments (e.g., Category Management, Supplier Diversity), Tax, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Safety, Legal, and Regulatory Legal.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement in the capital project, innovation and agile process are met.
• Actively engage and collaborate with external and internal customer initiatives across the Customer-Centricity and Supply Chain organization on pilots and special commercial projects with Entergy’s cross-functional deal teams.
• Support commercial partnership initiatives.
• Facilitate supplier’s journey and engagement within the customer organization.
• 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
• Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS)
• Accountable for the development and execution of progressive commercial strategies, with the business functions, in support of objectives to drive value and service delivery and enable favorable outcomes for all key stakeholders
• Collaborate with the business units and other stakeholders to support the deployment of capital funds in line with Entergy’s strategies
• Develop commercial strategies and contract plans aligned to project needs; maximize leverage through aggregation opportunities across similar scopes of work; maximize value through optimization of price, contract terms, performance standards, and service levels
• Perform Bid–Evaluate–Award activities in line with SC policy and processes
• Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contractually
• Provide commercial management for in-flight capital projects and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful contract execution 
• Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager and the project change process 
• Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims management and dispute management/resolution
• SC ownership of Project Procurement and Commercial Contract Management
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with suppliers based on the highest ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and Entergy's Supply Chain Polices

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education, Experience and/or Certification

• Cap Project ProcurSpec II Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Finance or other related discipline and minimum 3+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, renewable energy, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 7+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience.
  • Minimum 1+ years’ energy industry experience in renewable projects contracting and procurement
• Cap Proj Procur Spec III: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 3-5+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 9+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience;
  • Minimum 1.5+ years’ energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement
• Cap Proj Procur Spec Sr: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 7-9+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 13+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience;
  • Minimum 3+ years’ energy industry experience in capital projects contracting and procurement

Preferred: Certification from an industry accreditation organization such as CPSM, APICS, etc.

Knowledge/Skills

Technical

Advanced understanding of Entergy’s business model, the capital projects portfolio, and key interfaces across the business and SC Skillful application of commercial management processes (plan, strategy, source and perform); including supplier diversity, safety metrics and tools

Skillful application of market intelligence to assess supply market status and evolution

Advanced knowledge of Entergy’s policies and processes and application to contracts
Skillful in creating capital project contracting strategies and methodologies (e.g., EPC, Fixed Price, T&M); advise/influence on best strategy 
Skillful in creating negotiation strategies and leading negotiations for complex contracts within a capital project environment
Advanced expertise in the development of high quality, thorough project Scopes of Work, Scopes of Supply, Lists of Deliverables, and Divisions of Responsibility
Skillful application of pre-award and post-award contract management processes; integrate business unit specific knowledge; identify and mitigate contractual risks to Entergy
Advanced understanding of contract law terminology, methodology, and application
Advanced knowledge of business and SC operations within Entergy; including how Entergy buys and pays (HEBAP); experience and knowledge of supply chain systems and processes
Skillful in developing detailed RFx price breakdowns and deconstructing vendor pricing models to support financial analysis and bid comparison 

Ability to identify opportunities to aggregate for commercial leverage and drive opportunities across the enterprise 
Skillful in supplier performance / relationship management strategies and processes

Professional
Skillful application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of each assignment, identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery
Skillful application of commercial skills and financial acumen to capital projects, understanding the key business drivers and impact to Entergy on outcomes
Skillful application of data analysis methods/techniques to provide detailed reports and insights propose conclusions, use data trends and present in meaningful way;  

Ability to coach other supply chain personnel in capital projects technical tools and techniques;
Skillful at internal and external stakeholder communications; operates independently with stakeholders; apply influencing skills to develop best outcomes for Entergy
Skillful at building broad relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders
Strong understanding of the management of change relative to supply chain situations
Strong understanding of how to effectively manage the costs of the business
Strong communication skills in presenting concise/relevant information to stakeholders

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Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 116225
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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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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.