Category Sourcing Leader

PSEG•Newark, NJ

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for a Sourcing professional with the primary responsibility of managing the strategic equipment and materials acquisition plan. The goal is to optimize total cost solutions for select category groupings of non-fuel external supplier spend. Categories generally encompass annual spend of approximately $30-75 million. This position supports the development and implementation of multi-year strategic plans, aligned to operational goals that identify maximum value contribution to Enterprise. The role is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing category plans with spend in both specific lines of business and across the Enterprise. A Category Leader will manage several equipment and material sub-categories. This position is an individual contributor role.

Requirements

BS/BA Degree, preferably in business, finance, supply chain, or relevant field and a minimum 3 years of procurement, category management, contract management, or strategic sourcing experience. In lieu of a degree, 7 years of procurement, category management, contract management, or strategic sourcing experience.
Candidate must demonstrate experience/familiarity with material and service category management, contract management, and supplier management.
Strong analytical, market analysis and cost modeling skills.
Team facilitation, presentation and team leadership skills.
Experience with and the potential to lead large complex work teams and projects across business units.
Strong change management (people and process) skills and business partner relationship skills.
Possess excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to make clear and concise presentations in front of large audiences.
Thorough knowledge of contract terms and strong negotiation skills.
Strong computer skills: Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Must meet and maintain nuclear requirements for Unescorted Site Access.

Nice To Haves

Masters in business, finance, supply chain, or scientific field.
Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, MS Office including Access, Microsoft Project, Lean Six Sigma, e-sourcing and e-procurement application a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop and oversee supplier management initiatives to drive continuous improvement in all PSEG/supplier contracts.
Manage supplier performance tracking and joint improvement processes.
Develop and execute supplier development plans and key strategic alliances.
Support the creation of multi-year strategic commodity plans (for up to 10 specific commodities) based on profiling of category spend history and forecasts, perform marketplace review and analysis, identify business partner needs, evaluate resource availability, and prioritize sourcing opportunities.
Lead sourcing process activities of strategic sourcing teams, request for proposals and bid evaluations, with direct oversight of team performance.
Establish and execute measurement and tracking plan to monitor business partner and supplier compliance to negotiated agreements.
Report non-compliance activities and effect corrective action where necessary.
Quantify, validate and report cost reductions and other qualitative results from individual sourcing activities in support of the strategic commodity plan.
Interface with business strategists across all business units to develop client needs assessments and establish sourcing strategies that are in alignment with organizations business plans and goals.