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Job Title: Senior Staff Capital Project Procurement Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD)

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Job Purpose:

This position will partner with strategic business function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Power Development and Capital Projects Organization. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage end-to-end value across an assigned portfolio of spend, with a focus on rotating and reciprocating generation and/or renewables. The specialist will support the identification, development, and execution of projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning, development of commercial strategies, sourcing of contracts and agreements, and for supplier relationship management/performance through the commercial contract management processes.

Core Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure supply chain engagement

• Actively engage and collaborate with external and internal initiatives across the Power Development, Capital Projects, and Procurement & Supply Chain organizations

• Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first

• Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards are met and understood

• Accountable for the development and execution of progressive commercial strategies, with the business functions, to drive value and enable favorable outcomes for all key stakeholders

• Collaborate with the business units and other stakeholders to support the deployment of capital funds in line with Entergy's strategies

• Develop commercial strategies and contract plans aligned to project needs; maximize leverage through aggregation opportunities; maximize value through optimization of price, contract terms, performance standards, and service levels

• Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contract requirements

• Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager

• Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims and dispute resolution

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with suppliers based on the highest ethical business practices

• Perform storm role duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Legal, or other related discipline and minimum 9-12+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience

• OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 16+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience

• Minimum 6+ years' supply chain experience in capital projects contracting and procurement

• Preferred: MBA or other relevant advanced degree, industry certification (ISM, ASCM, etc.)

Key Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced understanding of Entergy's business model, capital projects portfolio, and key interfaces across the business and Procurement & Supply Chain

• Skillful application of commercial management processes, supplier diversity/sustainability, contractor safety, etc.

• Skillful in creating capital project contracting strategies and leading complex contract negotiations

• Advanced knowledge of Entergy's business and supply chain operations, systems, and processes

• Skillful application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of assignments

• Skillful at internal and external stakeholder communications; operates independently with stakeholders

• Strong communication skills in presenting concise/relevant information to stakeholders

This is a hybrid role, reporting to the office 3 days a week. This position can be in either New Orleans, LA or The Woodlands, TX. Those outside of those areas will need to relocate for this role. Relocation Assistance is available for this posting

Primary Location: - Texas : The Woodlands || Louisiana : New Orleans

Job Function : Professional

FLSA Status : Professional

Relocation Option: Level II

Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings : 2

Req ID: 118064

Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity)

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

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