Senior Strategic Sourcing Lead – Engineered Equipment

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid training

Benefits from Day 1

Transit subsidies

Flexible schedule

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) match

Job summary

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist in Houston to own end-to-end category execution for assigned categories within the Strategic Sourcing & Category Management portfolio.

You will manage complex sourcing events, supplier qualification programs, and negotiations, while maintaining proactive stakeholder relationships with Engineering, Operations, Project Management, and Business Units. Bachelor’s degree required and 5–9 years of experience.

Qualifications

• 5–9 years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience with demonstrated responsibility for managing complete sourcing events for complex or engineered goods categories.
• Proven ability to develop RFP packages, manage bid evaluation, and produce award recommendations independently.
• Demonstrated commercial negotiation experience including preparation of negotiation briefings and independent execution of supplier negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day category execution for assigned categories, producing work product that is complete and decision-ready with minimal Procurement Manager editing involvement.
• Develop sourcing strategies for assigned categories including competitive approach, supplier selection rationale, evaluation criteria, and award scenario analysis aligned to the capital plan and business requirements.
• Lead supply market research including supplier landscape analysis, lead time and capacity dynamics, pricing trend identification, and supply concentration risk assessment.
• Conduct pre-RFP stakeholder discovery sessions with Engineering and Operations to establish technical requirements, performance priorities, and demand forecasts.
• Identify supply chain risks proactively and develop mitigation options, presenting the Procurement Manager with a clear situation, options, and recommendation.
• Strong analytical capability including weighted scorecard development, total cost of ownership analysis, and supply market assessment.
• Effective cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills — able to manage working and manager-level relationships and resolve issues without Procurement Manager escalation.

Skills

5-9 years sourcing experience

RFP development

Commercial negotiation

Category management

Stakeholder management

Education

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

Job description

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist in Houston to own end-to-end category execution for assigned categories within the Strategic Sourcing & Category Management portfolio.

You will manage complex sourcing events, supplier qualification programs, and negotiations, while maintaining proactive stakeholder relationships with Engineering, Operations, Project Management, and Business Units. Bachelor’s degree required and 5–9 years of experience.