Procurement Specialist OR Senior Procurement Specialist

Duke Energy Corporation•Southport, SC

9d•Remote

About The Position

This is the career/senior level of the Procurement classification hierarchy. The position manages procurement work across areas of specialization with minimal supervision, procuring products and services that meet Business Unit requirements and standards. The successful candidate is expected to work independently on routine matters, seek guidance for unusual or complex projects or issues, apply procurement concepts and procedures proficiently, identify problems, develop solutions, and take action to resolve them. The assigned work location is Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport, North Carolina, but work is performed virtually after onboarding. The virtual location must be in North Carolina within a reasonable commute of the plant; the hiring manager may also consider highly qualified candidates elsewhere in North Carolina or South Carolina. Virtual employees must live within a reasonable commute of a Duke Energy facility and within a Duke Energy footprint state (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana) or the DC metro area. The schedule is four 10-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, with after-hours and weekend support as defined by duty schedules. The role may involve construction or maintenance activity areas and travel to company facilities or vendor locations. Travel is listed at 5–15%.

Requirements

Procurement Specialist: Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related work experience, or associate degree and 4 years of related work experience, or high school/GED and 6 years of related work experience.
Senior Procurement Specialist: Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related work experience, or associate degree and 7 years of related work experience, or high school/GED and 9 years of related work experience.
Must possess all basic/required qualifications to be considered.
Must be able to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship now or in the future.
Must live within a reasonable commute of a Duke Energy facility and within a Duke Energy footprint state (NC, SC, FL, OH, KY, IN) or the DC metro area.
Work four 10-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, and support after-hours and weekend duty schedules, including participation in a Procurement Duty rotation with nights and weekends.
Support the 24/7 outage schedule.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Office Suite experience.
Nuclear Asset Suite experience.
Cast Pro experience.
Proficient analytical, business acumen, and customer service skills.
Strong sense of urgency and proven desire to learn.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Strong multitasking skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Proficient planning, organizational, communication, interpersonal, and analytics skills.

Responsibilities

Provide procurement services, including expediting and maintaining purchase orders or vendor contracts; resolving invoice mismatches and issues involving pricing, quantities, inventory, material transfers, logistics, and contract terms and conditions; and supporting bid events with minimal management direction.
Promote procurement practices that produce sustainable cost savings and inventory reductions.
Advise the Business Unit on procurement processes, sourcing options, materials-management strategies, transfers, cost controls, and avoidance of procurement issues.
Monitor and manage supplier relationships and compliance with supplier agreements, serving as a liaison between suppliers and the Business Unit.
Understand supplier capabilities, establish supplier relationships, and negotiate cost savings and inventory reductions.
Support Business Unit and supplier relationships by responding to customer inquiries and providing material status updates to support work schedules.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations and Duke Energy business standards.
Analyze and evaluate supplier performance.
Manage daily, monthly, and quarterly reports.
Serve as a subject matter expert and support Supply Chain and/or Business Unit special projects and teams; may serve as a team leader.
Mentor and assist in developing procurement personnel, processes, and standards and procedures.
Support T-week requirements and attend T-week meetings.
Support the 24/7 outage schedule and attend Operational Focus Meetings or Corrective Action Program meetings as needed.
Participate in the Procurement Duty rotation, including nights and weekends.
Serve as the single point of contact for Business Unit procurement, material transfer, or inventory management/commodity transfer processes; represent Supply Chain at Business Unit meetings, including project-planning and outage meetings.
Monitor and manage the commercial performance of supplier contracts and purchase orders, resolving purchase order issues such as invoice mismatches to help ensure prompt supplier payment.