Category Lead
Posted on: 11 Jul 2021
Houston, TX
Job Description
As the Category Lead, Electric Utility Procurement, you will manage the strategic category management for electric utility categories while being responsible for the integration of internal business unit initiatives, strategy, and business direction. This individual will lead and cultivate strategic partnerships with the business unit and vendors in order to create value by assessing business requirements, advancing business objectives and developing strategic plans for ongoing sourcing needs.
Specifically, you’ll have the opportunity to:
Develop comprehensive category strategies that align with stakeholder goals and strategies by utilizing market intelligence, demand management, sustainability, supplier diversity and total cost of ownership.
Identify and elevate areas of highest risk within the category and leads multi-functional teams to develop actionable risk mitigation strategies.
Identify, successfully get support from the appropriate stakeholders, and delivers cost savings projects to meet organizational savings targets.
Develop and provide spend analytics, market research and cost modeling for internal purposes and to business unit client in support of category strategies
Build strong working relationships with key natural gas utility stakeholders
Leverage industry knowledge and technology to establish should cost models, identify opportunities for spend leverage and drive supplier negotiations
Actively monitor industry trends and best practices related to category assignments and incorporate them into category and execution plans and present to business unit clients as appropriate.
Research and develop a working knowledge of the assigned commodities/services or areas of responsibilities, including how the commodities/services are made, rendered, specification requirements, and how the commodities/services are used by the Company.
Work with business unit to formulate and define the scope and objective of purchases to fully understand entire purchase/service requirement and to assess risks.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience required in strategic sourcing with responsibilities for large, complex negotiations and a proven record of achieving bottom-line savings for year-over-year sustainable cost reduction.
Strong analytical mindset that translates to operational strategies.
Experience with mentoring of junior sourcing specialists and is seen as a leader within the team/organization.
Strong Excel skills.
Preferred:
SAP
CenterPoint Energy
Houston, TX
Company Overview?
Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.
Natural ???Gas
We sell and deliver natural gas to more than 4.5 million homes and businesses in eight states: Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota (including Minneapolis), Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas (including greater Houston area). We are investing in modernizing our natural gas infrastructure and are committed to eliminating cast-iron pipe in all our territories.
Electric Transmission?? and Distribution and Power Generation????
We maintain the wires, poles and electric infrastructure serving more than 2.5 million metered customers in the greater Houston area and in southwestern Indiana. We also own and operate nearly 1,300 megawatts of electric generation capacity in Indiana. We are committed to the reliable delivery of electricity generated from power plants and renewable energy resources to homes and businesses.
Competitive Energy Businesses??
Our competitive energy businesses include three areas: natural gas marketing and energy-related services; energy efficiency, sustainability and infrastructure modernization solutions; and construction and repair services for pipeline systems, primarily natural gas. Our competitive energy businesses’ footprint spans nearly 40 states.
CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus®
?????For over 80 years, HSP has provided heating and cooling solutions for Minnesota homeowners. We proudly offer expert repair, along with service and maintenance plans, and professional sales for both gas and electric equipment.
CenterPoint Energy and HomeServe
We are partnering with HomeServe, a trusted nationwide provider of emergency home repair programs, in our natural gas markets in Texas and in Houston to offer our customers service repair plans that reduce the stress and expense from the unexpected. - See more at: https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/corporate/about-us/company-overview#sthash.Bs7wjgA1.dpuf
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IndustryEnergy/Utilities
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No. of Employees7,977[
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