About the Role
Responsible for driving procurement sourcing strategies, managing the bid process, and negotiating the purchase of materials, equipment, and services for medium dollar/complexity requirements. This position serves as a representative for the group and ensures compliance with established procurement policies, processes, and controls.
Responsibilities
- Efficiently conducts Request for Proposals (RFPs), negotiates, and executes contracts independently, and supports internal business partners on assigned procurement activities.
- Leads the sourcing, negotiation, and contracting process for medium value contracts/commodities.
- Has a working understanding of contracting practices and General Terms and Conditions (GTC).
- Gathers and interprets market data to gain understanding of spend and facilitate data analytics to support spend portfolio.
- Strategically plans and implements a defined sourcing and contracting structure.
- Develops sources of supply, establishes procurement schedules, and assists in supplier pre-qualification activities.
- Produces and analyzes Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) scorecards.
- Establishes and monitors contract and supplier performance including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for medium complexity categories; and reviews with business groups and uses the data to improve future performance and strategy development.
- Updates, processes, and approves procurement records in a timely manner as directed.
- Coordinates with end users and suppliers to provide visibility and communicate updates.
- Supports coworkers and provides timely responses and guidance as it relates to the processing of their contracts/commodities.
- Ensures tactical support tasks are completed in a timely manner and with accuracy.
- Identifies and outlines medium complexity issues.
- Able to engage small teams to present simple proposals and gain buy-in.
- Utilizes tools and resources available, has moderate understanding of systems and processes, and demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 products.
- Uses this knowledge and experience to effectively facilitate the sourcing & contracting processes.
- Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
- Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
- Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role.
- If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment.
- This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.
Requirements
- Requires basic knowledge of procurement / sourcing, supply market trends and supplier economics.
- Full understanding of purchasing and inventory systems.
- Basic understanding of contract language terms and conditions as well as experience drafting contract agreements.
- Must be able to analyze contracts, terms and conditions, and ramifications of contractual verbiage as it relates to the product, service, and supplier in question.
- Solid understanding of business / financial principles.
- Must possess the skills to interpret and analyze data to present and interpret outcomes.
- Must be able to explain data to all end users and to identify sourcing opportunities from data.
- Strong problem solving, decision making, and influencing skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize against time sensitive deadlines.
- Proven experience within cost savings, sustainability, and various spend concepts and priorities.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in managing moderately complex situations and/or larger sets of data.
- Build trusting relationships
- Manage and develop people
- Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
- Lead change
- Communicate strategic vision
- Create an engaged workforce
- Focus on the customer
- Take ownership & accountability
Skills
- Microsoft Office 365
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Location
- MA/CT/NH
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Regular
Experience Level
- Minimum of three (3) years related experience
- Demonstrated experience with strategic sourcing responsibilities for various commodities, both products and services, in operational procurement and sourcing
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience
Salary/Compensations
- $94,390.00-$104,880.00
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards program
- Eligible for a potential incentive
About the Company
- Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- VEVRRA Federal Contractor
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.
