Senior Category Management Specialist - Strategic Sourcing

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Entergy seeks a Category Management Specialist III or Sr to drive supplier commercial excellence across indirect sub-categories. This hybrid role requires in-office work 2–3 days per week in New Orleans, LA or The Woodlands, TX, with cross-functional collaboration to develop contracting strategies and post-award management.

The role focuses on delivering value through the supply chain by improving safety, cost, and performance across spend, leveraging category expertise and supplier negotiations

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Legal, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of related experience for Specialist III or 9+ years for Sr in category management or strategic sourcing
• Preferred CPSM or APICS certification

Responsabilidades

• Develop contracting strategies and lead supplier negotiations.
• Oversee post-award contract management and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across business units, tax, finance, risk, HR and legal.
• Create and maintain sub-category profiles and sourcing plans.

Conocimientos

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Supplier relationship management

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Herramientas

Contract management tools

ERP systems

Descripción del empleo

Entergy seeks a Category Management Specialist III or Sr to drive supplier commercial excellence across indirect sub-categories. This hybrid role requires in-office work 2–3 days per week in New Orleans, LA or The Woodlands, TX, with cross-functional collaboration to develop contracting strategies and post-award management.

The role focuses on delivering value through the supply chain by improving safety, cost, and performance across spend, leveraging category expertise and supplier negotiations