What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Management Specialist position at Entergy?
Job Title : Category Management Specialist
Work Place Flexibility : Hybrid
Legal Entity : Entergy Services, LLC
- This is a hybrid role, requiring in office work three days a week with a work location in The Woodlands, TX, Jackson, MS, or New Orleans, LA.
Those outside those areas would be required to relocate, Relocation Assistance is not available for this posting
based on education, experience, and demonstrated success at the Category Managmenet Specialist Level
JOB DUTIES / SUMMARY
The Category Management Specialist utilizes extensive supply chain, category management, strategic sourcing, and contracting knowledge and experience to implement Supplier Commercial Excellence for an assigned collection of categories. The role is Supply Chain’s (SC) single point of contact and strategic lead for a given category(ies) and supports the placement of Entergy’s ~$4B third party spend into the appropriate supply markets. The position is responsible for the utilization of the standard Category Management and Strategic Sourcing processes across assigned categories and will operate across multiple cross-functional teams to leverage end-to-end value for an assigned portfolio of spend. The specialist operates autonomously and in an advisory capacity providing oversight, support, guidance, and training in the technical and professional skills areas to other category management specialists. The role is recognized inside SC, and within Entergy, as a subject matter technical adviser on category management, strategic sourcing, contract strategy, methodology, analysis, and contract provisions. The primary objective of the role is to create value through the supply chain in terms of safety, cost, risk mitigation and enhanced supplier performance. In addition, this role will have an emphasis on data analysis to help the team understand insights in trends, metrics and other spend analytics.
Key interfaces for this position are internal business customers such as a business unit, Tax, Finance, Risk Management, Safety, Human Resources, Legal, external suppliers, and industry organizations. Within SC, common interfaces for this role are Procurement Operations, Capital Projects & Decommissioning and Warehousing and Inventory Management, Safety, and Supplier Diversity.
JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Education Required for the Role
Minimum Education Required for the Role
3 years of category management, strategic sourcing, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 6 years of category management, strategic sourcing, or other related supply chain experience.
5 years of category management, strategic sourcing, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 8 years of category management, strategic sourcing, or other related supply chain experience.
Minimum Knowledge, and Abilities Required for the Role
Technical
Professional
Leadership
Licenses / Certifications Required for the Role
None
Primary Location : Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function : Professional
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option : No Relocation Offered
Union description / code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID : 117131
Travel Percentage : Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority / Female / Disability / Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement : The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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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.
Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement : The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency .
Pay Transparency Notice :
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
WORKING CONDITIONS :
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.
