Senior Procurement Specialist

American Water; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

American Water is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to manage sourcing and procurement activities. The role involves negotiating contracts and optimizing costs in a collaborative work environment. Candidates should have a strong background in procurement with relevant educational qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of work experience.
• Minimum 4 years in procurement or category management.
• Experience in capital project procurement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing of goods and services with budgets between $100M and $175M.
• Negotiate complex commercial agreements and manage contracts.
• Develop and implement supplier initiatives for process efficiencies.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Negotiation

Communication

Collaboration

Procurement strategy knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering

CPM or CPSM certification

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

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About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Sense Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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This position offers flexibility of being based in any PA American Water location!

Primary Role

The Senior Procurement Specialist manages the sourcing of goods, services, and projects while continuously identifying and implementing opportunities to lower total cost of ownership. This position performs services on high level capital and expense categories or may manage a category of goods and services spend between $100 and $175M per year. This position is expected to make a contribution to meeting company total cost of ownership reduction goals.

• Hybrid work schedule 3 days in the office 2 days offsite
• This position offers the flexibility of being based in any PA American Water office.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare bid packages, statement of work documents, and requests (RFP/RFI) according to specifications and business requirements while supporting business with all commercial needs including dispute resolution and contract interpretation
• Must have in-depth knowledge of contracts (not purchase orders), with proven ability to negotiate, manage, and execute contract agreements.
• Build, lead, and maintain development of sourcing strategies from project identification through close-out including alternative sourcing options.
• Negotiate complex commercial agreements within assigned categories in partnership with internal stakeholders, including legal and risk departments.
• Build and maintain Supplier/Contractor relationships with the objective of reducing total costs, increasing productivity, and eliminating inefficiencies in the supply chain.
• Lead cross functional teams to develop and implement category and supplier initiatives resulting in process efficiencies, total cost of ownership (TCO) savings in line with business goals.
• Drive use of spend analytics and market research in order to develop profiles for assigned category(s).
• Drive development of KPI’s for both supplier and category performance while using subject matter expertise and supplier industry knowledge to establish "should cost" models, identify opportunities, and drive supplier negotiations.
• Drive collaborative relationships with business, state leadership and business operations management in order to gather feedback, understand issues, recognize opportunities, and influence category strategies.

Knowledge/Skills

• Analytical problem-solving skills to produce best product/service at lowest total cost of ownership within required time frames.
• Business acumen to analyze commercial business, procurement issues and risk management issues with continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience negotiating commercial terms and conditions.
• Knowledge of sourcing strategies, and methodologies related to goods and services procurement.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written presentation form.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment within Supply Chain and with other internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of SAP (Preferred).
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Products.
• Understanding of Lean / Six Sigma concepts and tools.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments effectively.
• Knowledge of relevant supply markets and understanding of sources of supply market intelligence.
• Experience analyzing industry trends and conditions to inform sourcing strategies
• Knowledge and ability to utilize e-procurement tools effectively.

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or related disciplines or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CPM or CPSM preferred - Other supply chain certifications a plus.
• Minimum 6 years’ total work experience.
• Minimum 4 years’ of procurement or category management experience Utility procurement experience a plus.
• Experience working in matrixed organizations.

Travel Requirements

• Travel Required 5%.
• Active State Driver's License required with the ability to pass a motor vehicle report.

Other

• If hired for position with oversight for capital projects, 3 years experience in capital project procurement (preferably within water/wastewater industry) required.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain

• Industries

  Utilities

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