Category Specialist

NextEra Energy Resources; Juno Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy Resources seeks a Senior Category Specialist to lead category sourcing strategy and drive commercial outcomes. This role collaborates with Business Units to collect requirements and align strategies in fast-paced environments.

The ideal candidate blends negotiation expertise with disciplined execution and attention to detail, and conducts market and spend analyses while supporting source-to-pay activities across categories.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate blends negotiation expertise with disciplined execution and attention to detail.
• 3+ years of experience in category management or sourcing.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

• Defines and manages category sourcing strategy.
• Conducts market and spend analysis.
• Supports procurement with source-to-pay activities.
• Meets with Business Units to collect requirements and feedback.
• Participates in cross-functional meetings and initiatives.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Negotiation

Execution

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Grad / GED

Job description

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Position Specific Description

An ideal candidate for the Senior Category Specialist would need to blend negotiation expertise with disciplined execution and attention to detail to drive strong commercial outcomes. The candidate operates with a clear bias for action, taking ownership of complex sourcing initiatives and delivering results in fast-paced environments.

Job Overview

This role supports the category management function with source-to-pay activities and oversees sourcing related activities to ensure alignment with category strategies. Employees in this role regularly meet with Business Units (BUs) to collect requirements and feedback and identify trends, risks, and opportunities for categories in scope. This role meets with stakeholders on strategy development and regularly participates in cross-functional meetings.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Defines and manages category sourcing strategy
• Conducts market and spend analysis
• Supports procurement with source-to-pay activities
• Meets with Business Unitsto collect requirements and feedback
• Participates in cross-functional meetings and initiatives
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 3+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type:Full Time
Job Category: Purchasing/ Procurement
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: No

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