Capital Projects Procurement Specialist, Sr ; Jackson, Mississippi

The Capital Projects Procurement Specialist, Sr position at Entergy in Jackson, MS, is a hybrid role requiring in-office work three days a week. The specialist will work with business leaders on capital projects, focusing on procurement and supplier management for power generation and renewables. Responsibilities include developing commercial strategies, managing contracts, and ensuring project alignment with safety and performance standards.
Position: Capital Projects Procurement Specialist, Sr Staff (Jackson, Mississippi, United States) Job Title: Capital Projects Procurement Specialist, Sr Staff Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC Note: This is a Hybrid position, working 3 days week in office, and is based out of our offices in Jackson, MS, with travel to Vicksburg, MS and Greenville, MS. Would consider applicants in Vicksburg and Greenville, with travel to Jackson. Those from outside the area would be expected to relocate for this opportunity. Relocation assistance is not available for this posting. Job Purpose This position(s) will partner with strategic business function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Power Development, Capital Projects, and/or Power Generation Organizations. 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 renewables and/or power generation. 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. The position will support projects that are operating within Entergy's Project Delivery System (PDS, stage gate process) and will utilize procurement & supply chain processes to support the delivery of safety, cost, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction measures. Assignments of increasing scale and complexity will be provided commensurate with the demonstrated technical, professional, inter-personal and leadership skills. The specialist operates autonomously but may require supervision or assistance in areas where the knowledge or experiences of the specialist have not been fully developed. Key interfaces could be with the Capital Projects, Power Development, and Power Generations Organization's: Project Managers, Financial Business Partners, SPO designees, and jurisdictional project leaders. Other key interfaces will be with various Procurement & Supply Chain departments (e.g., Category Management, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Sustainability), Tax, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Safety, Legal, Continuous Improvement. Key Tenants of Success Core Responsibilities * Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement * Actively engage and collaborate with external and internal initiatives across the supported organizations and Supply Chain * 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 * Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS) * 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 across similar scopes of work; 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 and the change order process * Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims management and dispute management/resolution * Establish and maintain professional relationships with suppliers based on the highest ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and Entergy's Supply Chain Polices MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education, Experience and/or Certification Education, Experience and/or Certification Capital Projects Procurement Specialist Sr. Staff - 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…