Strategic Sourcing Lead - Hybrid (Complex Procurements)

Eversource Energy; Manchester (NH); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Eversource Energy in Manchester, NH, is seeking an experienced procurement professional to drive sourcing strategies, manage bids, and negotiate high-value contracts across mid to high-dollar requirements.

This role emphasizes leadership, supplier development, and the use of data analytics to optimize the supply base, collaborating across functions to ensure policy compliance and value creation for the company.

Qualifications

• Requires advanced sourcing and procurement best practice process knowledge, purchasing knowledge, including expertise in the category area and full understanding of purchasing and inventory systems.
• Strong understanding of contract language terms and conditions.
• Solid understanding of business/ financial principles.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, decision making, and influencing skills.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to present to different organizational levels.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership skills, including the ability to manage conflict and encourage collaboration.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with colleagues to drive cross-functional teams through all stages of the sourcing process: supplier evaluation, supplier negotiation and contract implementation.
• Assists in identifying and implementing best practices in all procurement processes.
• Provides expertise and advice on strategic approaches to business partners and colleagues in support of adherence to all procurement policies and procedures and to ensure overall compliance.
• Seeks to improve capabilities of the supply base and/or key business processes; implements value-added best practices in sourcing and contract management.
• Promotes strategic and operational functions such as volume aggregation/ standardization and supplier base optimization
• Conducts Request for Proposal (RFPs), negotiates, and executes high complexity contracts; and supports internal business partners and suppliers on assigned procurement activities.
• Coordinates with end users and suppliers to provide high-level oversight and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Leads complex sourcing projects effectively, utilizing novel and strategic approaches to author, negotiate, and execute agreements that mitigate risk and drive value for the company.
• Proactively seeks opportunities to obtain negotiated and cost savings through strategic negotiations and engaging in discussions with suppliers on value-added approaches.
• Has a full understanding of contracting practices and General Terms and Conditions (GTC).
• Establishes and monitors contract and supplier performance including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for medium complexity categories; and reviews with business groups and uses the data to improve future performance and strategy development.
• Produces and analyzes Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) scorecards.
• Routinely evaluates supplier agreements for significant contributions to supply chain sustainability.
• Completes thorough market analysis and works with the Supplier Engagement Specialist to identify viable businesses for all sourcing opportunities.
• Updates, processes, and accurately approves procurement records as directed, identifies issues with the data and works with business partners to develop their understanding.

Skills

Advanced sourcing knowledge

Procurement best practices

Contract terms understanding

Financial principles

Analytical thinking

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) desirable

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Eversource Energy in Manchester, NH, is seeking an experienced procurement professional to drive sourcing strategies, manage bids, and negotiate high-value contracts across mid to high-dollar requirements.

This role emphasizes leadership, supplier development, and the use of data analytics to optimize the supply base, collaborating across functions to ensure policy compliance and value creation for the company.