Day-to-Day Responsibilities/Workload
Support Strategic Procurement and Category Management Direct Materials
Required Skills/Attributes
Minimum Years of Experience: Three or more years of experience in supply chain, procurement, and/or contract management.
Attention to detail, Proficient in MS Office suite of apps (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Desired Skills/Attributes
Support and develop sourcing strategies within Procurement organization for various material categories such as poles, distribution and substation apparatus equipment, wire and cable, transformers, MRO supplies, safety equipment and chemicals and gases, etc.
Conduct competitive request for proposals (RFP) to address short-term and long-term material requirements and achieve the purchasing performance metrics of timely delivery, right quality and optimum cost.
Lead negotiations to achieve best value and commercial terms and conditions.
Identifies suppliers and creates appropriate engagement plans to ensure competitive RFP participation
Perform data analysis in Microsoft Excel and develop presentations in Microsoft Powerpoint to make data-driven sourcing recommendations.