Category Management Specialist I - III

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in New Orleans seeks a Category Management Specialist to support Supplier Commercial Excellence across indirect sub-categories. You will drive end-to-end procurement, contract strategies, and post-award management, collaborating with diverse internal teams and external suppliers to deliver safety, cost, and performance value.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, strategic sourcing, and governance of category plans from plan to perform, with focus on risk management and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, accounting, engineering, legal, or related discipline.
• Experience in supplier contracting or vendor management.
• Experience in category management and strategic sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety and ensure adherence to safety standards in all activities.
• Lead category and subcategory strategies, monitor spend, and track market trends.
• Develop contracting strategies and manage end-to-end sourcing processes.
• Oversee negotiations and post-award contract management.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams with stakeholders across units, Tax, Finance, Risk, HR, Legal, and suppliers.
• Manage supplier portfolio with price/performance and cost-structure analyses.

Skills

Supply chain

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Contracting

Stakeholder collaboration

Negotiation

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAMS

Job description

Job Summary/Purpose

The Category Management Specialist is responsible for supporting the implementation of Supplier Commercial Excellence for the Corporate, IT, AI, and Cyber Security indirect sub-categories. This position leverages extensive expertise in supply chain, category management, strategic sourcing, and contracting to execute the end-to-end procurement and supply chain processes of plan-strategy-source-perform. The Category Management Specialist collaborates cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, such as business units, Supplier Development, Tax, Finance, Risk Management, Safety, Human Resources, and Legal, as well as external suppliers and industry organizations. The role is responsible for building and maintaining these cross-functional teams to create prioritized sub-category profiles, develop contracting strategies, execute strategic sourcing processes, manage negotiations, and implement and oversee post-award contract management. The primary objective of this position is to create value through the supply chain in terms of safety, cost, and performance, ultimately driving Supplier Commercial Excellence and delivering end-to-end value for the assigned portfolio of spend.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Safety/Human Performance: 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.
• Incident Response: Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS).
• Category Strategy: Develop and execute category and subcategory strategies, checklist, manage spend and regularly track market trends, Ability to work strategically and tactically to deliver positive business results.
• Category Processes: Systematic process to review commercial, process, technical, risk management and sustainability strategies for product categories and subcategories.
• Supplier Management: Supplier management strategy in place, linked with supplier segment, category strategies, and business reviews to ensure supplier performance.
• Supplier Base: Supplier portfolio is regularly reviewed based on price/performance and cost structure comparison.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, accounting, engineering, legal, or other related discipline.

Minimum Experience required of the position: Category Management Specialist, I: 0+ years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 4+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience. Category Management Specialist, II: 2+ years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 6+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience. Category Management Specialist, III: 5+ years of category management, strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 9+ years of category management, strategic sourcing or other related supply chain experience.