Senior Procurement Sourcing Agent
| Company | Eversource Energy |
|---|---|
| Location | Marlborough, MA, USA, Manchester, NH, USA, New Britain, CT, USA, Norwood, MA, USA |
| Salary | $107820 – $119800 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Requires advanced sourcing and procurement best practice process knowledge, purchasing knowledge, including expertise in the category area and full understanding of purchasing.
- Strong understanding of contract language terms and conditions.
- Solid understanding of business/ financial principles.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, decision making, and influencing skills.
- Effective negotiation skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to present to different organizational levels.
- Demonstrated project management and leadership skills, including the ability to manage conflict and encourage collaboration.
- Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5+ years related experience.
- Demonstrated strategic sourcing / procurement experience to include purchasing, negotiating/drafting contracts, contract management, supplier development and supplier qualification/certification. Prior experience with commodity and supplier relationship management.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with colleagues to drive cross-functional teams through all stages of the sourcing process: supplier evaluation, supplier negotiation and contract implementation.
- Assists in identifying and implementing best practices in all procurement processes.
- Provides expertise and advice on strategic approaches to business partners and colleagues in support of adherence to all procurement policies and procedures and to ensure overall compliance.
- Seeks to improve capabilities of the supply base and/or key business processes; implements value-added best practices in sourcing and contract management.
- Promotes strategic and operational functions such as volume aggregation/ standardization and supplier base optimization.
- Conducts Request for Proposal (RFPs), negotiates, and executes high complexity contracts; and supports internal business partners and suppliers on assigned procurement activities.
- Coordinates with end users and suppliers to provide high-level oversight and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Leads complex sourcing projects effectively, utilizing novel and strategic approaches to author, negotiate, and execute agreements that mitigate risk and drive value for the company.
- Proactively seeks opportunities to obtain negotiated and cost savings through strategic negotiations and engaging in discussions with suppliers on value-added approaches.
- 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.
- Produces and analyzes Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) scorecards.
- Routinely evaluates supplier agreements for significant contributions to supply chain sustainability.
- Updates, processes, accurately approves procurement records as directed and resolves issues in conjunction with business partners.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Six Sigma, Lean, Process or Project Mgmt. Certifications desirable