Senior Professional Services Category Strategist

FirstEnergy Corp; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) matching

Pension plan

Medical insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp in Akron, Ohio is seeking a Professional Services Category Specialist to drive strategic sourcing across consulting, legal, HR, marketing, and other services. This on-site role partners with stakeholders to reduce costs, improve service quality, and manage risk across enterprise categories.

The ideal candidate has a supply chain or sourcing background with 2+ years of relevant experience; project management and professional services sourcing are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, business, engineering, or related field and 2+ years related work experience.
• In lieu of a degree, High School or equivalent and 4+ years related work experience.
• Related work experience includes supply chain or sourcing.
• Project management experience is preferred.
• Professional Services sourcing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic category manager in achieving cost reductions in professional services.
• Define contracting optimization strategies for total cost of ownership and service levels.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop optimization strategies and execution plans.
• Leverage analytics to collect and analyze supplier spend data to drive savings.
• Analyze supplier performance data and input to sourcing strategy.
• Coordinate with users on RFP processes and evaluate proposals.
• Negotiate contract conditions favorable for FirstEnergy.
• Lead supplier selection and management activities.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiation

Spend analytics

Supplier management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

High School + 4+ years experience

Tools

Source-to-Pay system

Market intelligence software

Spend analytics tools

Job description

FirstEnergy Corp in Akron, Ohio is seeking a Professional Services Category Specialist to drive strategic sourcing across consulting, legal, HR, marketing, and other services. This on-site role partners with stakeholders to reduce costs, improve service quality, and manage risk across enterprise categories.

The ideal candidate has a supply chain or sourcing background with 2+ years of relevant experience; project management and professional services sourcing are preferred.