Associate Category Manager

Luminant Generation Company LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminant Generation Company LLC is seeking an Associate Category Manager to develop, implement, and manage strategic category strategies that drive year-over-year value through supplier performance and cost improvements.

The role requires leading cross-functional negotiations, managing procurement processes, and aligning supplier activities with business objectives while leveraging Vistra’s supplier diversity initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years Category Management experience or 5 years of sourcing/procurement experience.
• Solid ability to define a simple category, run spend/usage/market analysis, and develop a category strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement key category strategies for high impact, usage and/or spend areas.
• Develop and maintain key supplier relationships for category responsibilities.
• Develop performance metrics and hold suppliers accountable for deliverables.
• Initiate, plan and execute strategic business reviews for key categories.
• Collaborate effectively, deliver timely information and provide recommendations.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships to align centrally driven strategies with business objectives.
• Support Vistra’s Supplier Diversity program through outreach and supplier development activities.
• Track performance within each spend category and measure value against budgets.

Skills

Category management

Negotiation

Sourcing process

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

High school diploma

College degree/certs applicable

Tools

e-Sourcing tools

Job description

Job Summary

The Associate Category Manager develops, implements and manages strategic category strategies in support of Vistra’s objectives. This position will deliver year-over-year value to the business through supplier service level, reliability, demand and strategic cost improvements. The Associate Category Manager will demonstrate the ability to learn and understand various supply chain functions and activities to be capable of self-sufficiency with necessary tools required to perform daily tasks. This position will serve as a leader within supply chain ensuring effective communication, knowledge transfer and practical application of tools to execute strategies. The Associate Category Manager will maintain internal relationships to ensure strategy implementation is in accordance with stakeholder expectations. The position is being posted with the Royal Lane Office as the primary office location; however, consideration for officing at other Vistra locations will given for qualified candidates with existing Vistra Supply Chain experience.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and implement key category strategies for high impact, usage and/or spend areas
• Develop and maintain key supplier relationships for category responsibilities.
• Develop performance metrics and hold suppliers accountable for deliverables.
• Initiate, plan and execute strategic business reviews for key categories.
• Collaborate effectively, deliver timely information and provide recommendations
• Develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships to ensure that centrally driven strategies align with business objectives.
• Support and promote Vistra’s Supplier Diversity program through outreach and supplier development activities.
• Track performance within each spend category and measure value directly attributed to budgets along with other forms of value creation
• Develop category insights and proactively communicate updates to stakeholders, colleagues and management
• Lead the process to select and manage suppliers, leading to various project and or recurring contract awards
• Develop commercial value propositions to compliment technical needs across multiple spend categories
• Perform procurement processes including but not limited to contracting, PO transactions, safety and insurance qualifications

Education, Experience & Skill Requirements

• 3+ years Category Management experience or 5 years of sourcing and procurement experience
• Has solid knowledge and ability to define a simple category, to run spend/usage/market analysis, and develop the appropriate category strategy and benefit analysis.
• Proficient sourcing practitioner that demonstrates solid knowledge and ability to apply the sourcing process including conducting all preparation activities (data, demand & market analysis) and running e-Sourcing projects
• Expert negotiator that can lead large cross-functional negotiation teams and negotiate across multiple negotiation points
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of the practical and risk impacts of contract terms and conditions and proficient at managing the red line contracting process
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of financial statements and ability of apply total costs methods including TCO estimations, NPV models, should-cost models
• Proficient at managing projects and associated activities including work plans, risk registers, stakeholder management, business case development, etc.
• Independently plans and implements strategies within scope of responsibility that advance supply chain goals and support the vision and mission.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills

Key Metrics

• Budgetary improvements realized through commercial, reliability and productivity levers through recurring and standalone projects
• Improved operational performance including transactional automation, process improvements, relationship development and issue resolution
• Mentoring, nurturing and promoting the inclusion of small and diverse businesses through competitive and growth opportunities
• Manage supplier risk and performance including safety through regular business reviews and learning events to identify corrective actions

Job Family

Supply Chain

Company

Luminant Generation Company LLC

Royal Lane Office Texas

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero‑carbon resources, operating the second‑largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities. Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer‑centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers. As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/.

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com.

Company Culture

We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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