Sr Supply Chain Category Manager - Indirect Spend

Atmos Energy; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Atmos Energy seeks a procurement professional to lead category strategies and supplier negotiations. The role requires building strong supplier relationships, performing market research, and ensuring policy compliance.

Collaboration with engineering, operations, and finance is essential to align procurement with project needs. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, experience with Oracle/SAP, and a minimum of four years in procurement, or related gas-utility experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required in a related field such as supply chain, business, or engineering.
• Masters degree or professional certification (e.g., CPM, CPSM) preferred.
• Proficiency with reporting and statistical analysis methods/tools.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute category-specific purchasing strategies aligned with company goals.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships, evaluate performance, and negotiate contracts.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree or CPM/CPSM certification preferred

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Procurement databases

Job description

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

1. Create and execute category-specific purchasing strategies that align with the company's overall business goals. Execute RFP/RFQ's to support category strategy.
2. Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, evaluate their performance, and negotiate contracts, terms, and prices.
3. Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers and stay updated on market trends and pricing.
4. Assure all procurement activities comply with company policies and industry regulations. Maintain accurate records of purchases, contracts, and supplier performance.
5. Monitor and control supply chain expenses to stay within budget. Implement cost-saving initiatives and strategies to improve efficiency. Understand macroeconomic shifts (inflation, tariffs, etc.) and the impact on pricing and budgets.
6. Work closely with internal stakeholders, including engineering, operations, and finance teams, to understand procurement needs and assure alignment with project requirements.
7. Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to procurement activities, such as cost savings, supplier performance, and inventory levels.
8. Address and resolve supply chain-related issues and disputes with suppliers promptly.

Minimum Requirements

• Educational/Experience Level: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field. A Masters degree or professional certification (e.g., CPM, CPSM) is preferred. Minimum of 4 years of experience in procurement. Gas utility experience will be considered in lieu of procurement experience.

• Communication Skills: Must be able to develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal clients as well as supplier representatives. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and external customers in order to obtain and provide explanations and information.

• Numeric Skills: Must be proficient in commonly used reporting and statistical analysis methods/tools. Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.

• Computer Skills: Requires intermediate computer skills for economic analysis (e.g. MS Excel) and correspondence (e.g. MS Word). Requires knowledge of purchasing and inventory control databases such as Oracle, SAP, etc and associated applications used to mine data or other information from these sources.

• Work Conditions: Works in an office environment. May require occasional overnight travel.

• Physical Demands: Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family: Supply Chain