Agent (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource Energy•Westwood, MA

2d•$79,590 - $88,430•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for a variety of tactical activities and will assist with developing the procurement sourcing strategies, managing the bid process, and negotiating the purchase of materials, equipment, and services for low dollar/complexity sourcing projects from start to finish. This position will work on projects under the direction of Sourcing Agents and Senior Sourcing Agents to support the sourcing process.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of business and financial principles.
Strong qualitative and quantitative skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience with MS Office
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Zero (0) to three (3) years related experience
Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
Work includes analyzing, planning, organizing, evaluating and documenting.
This role works in an environment that often requires the performance of multiple simultaneous activities, where deadlines need to be met and work is performed under pressure while involving significant business commitments and results.

Nice To Haves

Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs.
These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change, based on managerial discretion and work performance.
All applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change.

Responsibilities

Tactical Updates, processes, and approves procurement records in a timely manner as directed.
Provides administrative and data collection support for RFPs, pricing analysis, contract workspaces, new vendor setup, PO (purchase order) & Contract revisions, data analytics, etc.
Provides transactional support to more senior agents to assist with strategic and category driven procurements.
Assists with and manages PO and Contract Workspace life cycles.
Assist in production and data analysis to support Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) scorecards.
Demonstrates working knowledge of corporate goals and actively assists senior agents with generating/recording cost savings, improving/reporting Tier II spend, and identifying sustainability opportunities within supply base.
Supports the sourcing, negotiation, and contracting process for small value contracts/commodities under the direction of Sourcing Agents and Senior Sourcing Agents.
Develops sources of supply, establish procurement schedules, and assist in supplier pre-qualification activities.
Identifies, outlines and gains engagement from other groups and provides proposed solutions, which can be presented to the appropriate groups for approval.
Supports and executes on the implementation of low complexity solutions and identifies opportunities for process improvements as a result of systemic issues.