Senior Manager - Construction Sourcing

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.•Warrenville, IL

About The Position

Constellation is the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy. The company is focused on its purpose of lighting the way to a brilliant tomorrow for all. Constellation has been a leader in clean energy production for over a decade and is cultivating a workplace where employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. With the integration of Calpine, the company's portfolio includes 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar facilities, with the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes. The company's culture and employee experience are driven by passion and purpose, aiming to create healthier communities and a cleaner planet. Constellation offers opportunities to build a fulfilling career with chances to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in business, engineering, science, or related field with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience.
Demonstrated project and change management skills.
Hands on experience with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract negotiations
Turbine supply and major equipment purchasing experience within the generation industry
Demonstrated command of supply management practices and concepts. Demonstrated understanding of entire supply chain and cost drivers.
Ability to meet and exceed customer requirements while managing multiple projects and competing priorities, including the ability to present and defend positions before executive audiences.
Demonstrated data analysis capability and the ability to evaluate financial impacts of sourcing decisions.
Excellent negotiation, conflict management and communication skills. Ability to challenge clients and leadership effectively where appropriate. Strong ability to hold Suppliers accountable for performance
Ability to effectively navigate in a support organization
Balancing competing priorities while building and maintaining productive relationships. Ability to constructively manage conflict among stakeholders.
Demonstrated business acumen, ability to grasp technical requirements and communicate effectively with business unit and corporate personnel to meet customer expectations.
Strong understanding of contract terms and conditions.

Nice To Haves

Strategic sourcing and strategic category management experience
JD with meaningful legal transactional experience
MBA degree
Supply professional certifications
Power generation industry experience
Demonstrated understanding of entire supply chain and cost drivers.
Experience with power plant development projects
Working knowledge of Project, Contract, and Construction Management processes used in the generation industry

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage contracting and associated purchases; lead negotiations with suppliers for major design, engineering, equipment packages, and services contracts across multiple technologies within the power generation industry.
Provide governance direction to contract administrators, procurement and sourcing specialists and other supply personnel, as appropriate, within assigned business and spend categories.
Define and drive implementation of sourcing, purchasing and best practices. Define and implement standard procurement/sourcing practices to improve overall effectiveness; identify current trends and best practices to drive process improvement with stakeholders and secure sponsorship to continuously improve.
Lead personnel (both within and external to Supply) to achieve objectives across multiple sourcing initiatives. Prioritize competing needs and assign tasks to support strategic sourcing initiatives and other Supply projects, as appropriate.
Develop and implement the strategy for effectively managing sourcing and contracting spend to meet Constellation Energy Generation's goals; incorporates spend analysis, industry analysis, economic trends, risk analysis and mitigation plans and communication/change management strategies
Supervise Supply Management personnel.
Support the Business Units' Emergency Response activities as assigned.